Category Archives: R Lite

Wee Tales

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7-28 BxPotter

It is Beatrix Potter’s birthday today (1866). She is best known for The Tale of Peter Rabbit, but she wrote another 20 highly successful books concerned with the imaginary daily lives of small critters in England. Her stories are kindly, with an underlying dry humor.

Ms. Potter was also an enthusiastic and effective Conservationist, preserving her Lake District homelands. To Us Rhinos, that looks like a job well done. Thank you, Ma’am.

Here you see the Rhino version of her hedgehog laundress, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle. Let’s face it: Rhinos have a knack for mimicry and disguise.

a la Mucha

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7-24 MuchaBDay

Mr. Alphonse Mucha! What a guy! Hard to sing his praises loud enough, though this is his birthday (1860), so maybe it’s appropriate.

Mucha was a passionate, patriotic Czech. Rhinos think nationalistic fervor sometimes gets out of hand, but there is no arguing with the artistic contribution he made, much of it dedicated to enhancing Prague. (Prague has always been a popular Rhino hangout, as you probably knew already.)

Natural form in the service of geometry, and geometry enhancing the natural. Mighty sensual and very Rhino.

The Investigatory Lens

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7-23 Peekaboo!

What is the Rhino Position on the continuing argument, is it Itsy-Bitsy or Inky-Dinky Spider? Some of Us feel one way, others another. We try not to let these issues overwhelm Us, but We feel the question is dangling.

One problem We have is that Rhino vision is not outstanding. We have trouble focusing on minutiae. Also, there are just too many spiders riding the range.

We are thus forced to leave the question alone, at least officially.

Please let Us know how the debate resolves itself, if and when it does.

To the point…

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7-19 Degas

Edgar Degas, born in 1834 in Paris, is doubtless the most famous painter of Dancers, concentrating on their professional milieu, both the stage and the studio.

When it comes to the Ballet, Rhinos have an advantage, having three toes per foot. When We go on point, there is a lot of collateral stability.

A Good Thing(s), if there ever was(were) one.

I Scream, You Scream

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7-17IceCreamDay

Yes, it is National Ice Cream Day, as well as Peach Ice Cream Day. Why these two days occur together is puzzling, but at Your Inner Rhino, We just report these celebrations; We don’t create them.

On a related topic: an indispensable tool for enjoying ice cream is the dipper with the mechanical scraper. This handy utensil was invented by Mr. Alfred L. Cralle in 1897. He was one of the first African-American inventors to receive a U.S. patent. All ice-cream lovers are grateful for his efforts on our mutual behalf.

And that is the latest Your Inner Rhino scoop…

Oldies but Goodies

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7-10 TeddyBearP

This is The Teddy Bears’ Picnic Day. We Rhinos are fond of this rollicky tune, and have been since it was written. The music, by JW Bratton, was writ in 1907. The words came later, when Jimmy Kennedy wrote them in 1932.

We recommend it.

It’s makes Us giggle. Rhinos are all pro-Giggle. It’s just the way We’re wired.

Reading between the Lines

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7-8 603 palmistry

We Rhinos are not gifted Palm Readers. True, our feet are criss-crossed with wrinkles, but We don’t seem able to determine what they might mean. Occasionally We peer at them, trying to make out what message they send. So far, nada.

The idea of reading the Future, or the Past, or the Whatever is fun. It is something to do Now, if only for a few moments.

Plus all Rhinos like the idea of Bandanas, right? Our fashion sensibilities cannot be suppressed.