Here is a remark from H.L. Mencken, a newspaper man, known for his no-nonsense approach to the workings of government, plus most everything else. He wrote for the Baltimore Sun.
Mr. Mencken distrusted popular sentiment. He was not universally adored, but then, who is?
In 1841 John Goffe Rand patented the first collapsible tube, designed originally for oil paints, which did not store well when exposed to air. (Mr. Rand was a portrait painter.) Further uses have been found for his invention, as you doubtless know.
Acknowledgement never hurts, albeit in hindsight.
Today Your Inner Rhino kicks up its heel, posting our 700th piece of work. We make whoopee.
FYI, 700 is more than 600 and less than 6 million, so We have plenty of room to expand.
We chug forward.
How is it that when Rhinos go new places, there are things We know We have seen before? Huh?
Maybe our minds are taking trips when We aren’t paying attention. That would explain it, and our minds would have plenty of opportunity for those jaunts, right?
That’d be “Yes”.
Think of this as a Public Service Advisory: when out in the Wild, keep your eyes peeled for Wildebeests. They travel in huge gangs, thundering around. If somebody is in charge, you could fool Us. No harm intended, they just swarm in any old direction.
Trampling is a lot less fun than it may sound.
Upshot: Look Out!
It should not take anyone by surprise to learn that Rhinos each have individualized boiling points. Some are higher than others. Others are lower.
Now you know for sure.
Rules and Regulations and Statutes and Policies. All Important and Crucial. Many and many more of these codes and dictates. Some agree with one another, others not. These Rules come in clusters from two to a zillion and two.
Since Rhinos don’t count beyond 3 with any assurance, most Rules must be overlooked. Also, We are seldom confident about which set of Rules to apply today. What happens when We get it wrong… or right? Rules seem deliberately perplexing.
Rhinos have few Rules of our own. So far, so good.
Queen Elizabeth I was born in 1533. She was popular, but prickly. She liked things her way, without sass of any kind. A Queen clearly in touch with her Inner Rhino.
We Rhinos are wired pretty much the same way, right?
Bess (as she was called by her best pals) also liked to gad about in plenty of finery. Rhinos do that too, albeit on a theoretical level.
All sensible critters like Windy Days, Rhinos no less than any other.
Appropriate choreography is self-explanatory.
Your Inner Rhino 