OH-De-Layeeeeeeeeee-Hooooooooo

March 27, 2015 by Bill Schroder in R Body Beautiful, R Life Lessons, Rhino Nifty | 3 Comments

Rhinodom cannot accept the full credit for inventing Yodeling, you may be surprised to learn. That is because not all of Us yodel.

Each Rhino family has distinctive oral configurations, which determine just how We go about letting everyone know We are in the area. True, the Indian and Javan Families are pretty similar, but their environments are not, so their needs differ. Not every mouth can Yodel with ease, or even at all.

Yodeling is, after all, only one means of making an impression on the public.

Also, We have learned (the hard way) that Yodeling, though remarkably expressive, is attention getting. It goes against the Rhino grain of demure conduct. Those of Us who yodel no longer live where there are user-friendly land formations, which give Yodeling its zip. We now murmur-yodel. In some ways it resembles a cough.

We do not reside in Switzerland anymore. Sad but true.

Lunar puzzlings

March 24, 2015 by Bill Schroder in R Life Lessons, R Lite, Rhino Nifty | Leave a comment

We are hazy about how far away the moon is, but mega-distant is what We are told.

If you had a scoop of ice cream for each of Us, here and gone, the stack would get to the moon easily; stands to reason, right? 55 million years makes a really big family.

But the Interesting Fact is, each of Us on that cone would be a different flavor. No two scoops would be the same. Like snowflakes, each of Us has things in common with our kin, but also bits of specialness that tone the contribution We each make to the Whole of Rhinodom.

There is much to ponder about Us. That’s what We think, anyway.

Also, there’s a lot to ponder about ice cream.

All said and done, there’s a lot to ponder every which way.

Hitting the Road

March 21, 2015 by Bill Schroder in R Life Lessons, R Outlook, Rhino Family | Leave a comment

Timing a Quest is easy: We’re getting biggish, and Mom is helping Us pack.

Quests are so entirely individual that there’s no point in trying to describe one. Specifics do not count. What matters is the journey itself, embracing experience as We go. We feel the urge, and We’re off.

Each of Us is companioned by Guides, and sometimes We will start out with some pals. But shortly, each of Us has a particular path, and heads off to investigate. We are not loners; We are visionaries.

The illustrated maze here can get you from Rhino to Radish, but the Radish is only a symbol. Where We are headed is to fully discovering our Inner Rhinos. Yes, even We Rhinos can polish up our acts. (Humility in action.)

If We go one way, that’s brilliant. If We go another, that’s brilliant too. It’s pretty much brilliant wherever We go. The whole business of a Quest is Brilliance!!

(The Path to Individuality: See 11/22/14) P141

Semper Radish

March 18, 2015 by Bill Schroder in R Life Lessons, R Outlook, Rhino Nifty | 10 Comments

We have always kept our eyes peeled for a symbol of what is Excellent, a symbol that would serve all Rhinodom. Root vegetables have always been appealing; part is in the earth, and part is on top, like Us. Rooted but gregarious.

And then, only a few Many Years Ago, there was the Radish! What a satisfying shape, what a welcoming color, a snappy flavor, a touching humility among the plant world! In no aspect is it wanting, at least any aspect We value.

The Radish is symbolic of all that is Outstanding; We aspire to its wealth of scintillating facetnous and tonalities.

We are grateful for its example.

Pizza Mind

March 17, 2015 by Bill Schroder in R Life Lessons, R Outlook, Rhino Nifty | 2 Comments

When you visit Your Inner Rhino, you ponder bits of information from Us, pieces of Rhino Mind. So, you are using your Minds to access ours. Lots of Pieces of Mind- revelations, comparisons, associations, confusions, insights, all Pieces of Mind, both ours and your own, in a convoluted tango.

Without your applied communication skills and imagination, the Rhino point of view would be meaningless. So perhaps what We are getting at is that intelligence and fellow-feeling are greater capacities than either you or We should take credit for. We do not invent our own potential, none of Us.

And from that idea may come some Peace of Mind.

Trepidation, uh oh!

March 15, 2015 by Bill Schroder in R Life Lessons, R Mindset | Leave a comment

Rhinos are not superstitious, mostly.

Julius Caesar was assassinated on the Ides of March (today, the 15th), some time ago. The idea makes some people nervous. Now if We were to go about condemning dates for abrupt Rhino departures, each of Us would be a big tottering Wet Mess.

How to avoid the Pitfalls of Fate is anybody’s guess. If Disaster is just lurking somewhere for you anyway, why fret about it?

Life is made up of events, some joyous, some less so. Why saddle your mind with dread, especially if it accomplishes nothing? Better to go shopping for a new toga.

Pi are squared…

March 14, 2015 by Bill Schroder in R Life Lessons, R Lite, Rhino Nifty | 4 Comments

Archimedes was an olde Greek genius, who liked to scamper around town in the nude when he had a Big Idea. (We are full of Big Ideas and go nude all the time, so what’s the big deal?) He discovered many tricky things, they say.

One of his Big Ideas was called Pi, which has something to do with mathematics and geometry (?!?). It doesn’t look like much, but it is highly regarded in some circles (ho ho). Rhinos are challenged to count to six, so the details of Archimedes’ work will go without explanation on Your Inner Rhino. Few of Us ever met him.

The point is: March 14th, is Pi Day because it is the third month, 14th day. 3.14159265 etc.&etc., is Pi’s mathematical value, so Voila! Pi Day. If this is still cloudy, ask anybody else for help.

We understand it is a Major Holiday for our readers, and We like to support your enthusiasms. Party long and loud, with our best wishes. See Archimedes in his tub? “Eureka!” means “I figured it out”. Yell that.

2+7= ?

Cultural Conundrums

March 13, 2015 by Bill Schroder in R Life Lessons, R Mindset | 3 Comments

Some places are having Daylight Saving Time. Congratulations to them, We guess. But what it is and how it works is perplexing. It may just end up being a mystery which does not yield to our cogitations. How something can be then and now at once doesn’t seem natural.

In Asia and Africa (where We live), nobody has this peculiar tradition today. It has been tried, but why it was then and why it isn’t now, well don’t ask Us.

Here is a good question: who is keeping Nightlight Savings? Hmmmmm? Ask yourself that.

YourInnerRhino.com is not afraid to tackle thorny issues, as you can see.

How Many Candles???

March 13, 2015 by Bill Schroder in R Life Lessons, R Mindset, Rhino Nifty | Leave a comment

Methuselah lived to be 969 years old, which is a human record, We are told. (This picture is Us pretending to be Methuselah.)

Counting may seem natural, but that’s only because somebody believes in it. Rhinos don’t discount it, heh heh, but then We don’t find numbers convincing. What’s the difference between a hundred and a thousand? Spelling.

One thing We can tell you is that a While Ago and before that, many critters lived scads of time, much more than today. Methuselah would just have been one of the crowd Back When. How We know this is Inscrutable, so don’t badger Us about it. As far as We can recall, We used to live a few thousand years at a crack.

It stands to reason: without a thousand years, how could We pack so much delight into one lifetime? Your Inner Rhino: Logic triumphs again!

While We have your attention, No, We do not grow beards, so We had to use a fake one. But We do have hair here and there. We are mammals, and proud of it, though what advantage mammals have over any other critter, We don’t know.

Progress will be when We don’t care.

Twinkle Toes

March 11, 2015 by Bill Schroder in R Life Lessons, R Outlook, Rhino Nifty | Leave a comment

Rhinos don’t wear shoes. Even in a fantasy situation, it just isn’t a Rhino thing to do. When We lose contact with the earth, We just get Way Squirrely. So no shoes, except for special pretend, and making a point.

What brought Cinderella to mind was the “Aha!” of finding that the shoe was the Perfect Fit. This is how We each feel when that peak adolescent moment grabs Us, when We discover that perfect thing for Us to do with ourselves- our own Quest. Nobody else could wear that shoe, nobody else can undertake our Big Mission or make that unique contribution to Rhinodom. That Quest is our own particular version of Adulthood.

“Ahas” don’t get much bigger than that.