Doubtless you Readers spend part of your days looking at the calendar, murmuring “it’s November, all right”. Yeah, November. Some day in November.
But November is different in various places. Some places it’s chilly; others, it’s toasty, dry, or damp. It’s a lot to wrap a Rhino’s head around.
Jab a pin in a world map, and ask yourself, What are those folks up to? It’s a lot to contemplate. Makes our heads throb.
Partway through our preparations for Halloween, We realized that today is probably the birthday (1451) of Christopher Columbus! He is known for finding America in 1492, right where you might expect him to. Still, it was a Big Deal.
“Congratulations”, says ‘Your Inner Rhino’, 568 years after the fact.
And now, back to the Trick-or-Treat Follies.
RhinoTots are raised by their Moms. Their Dads do their duty, then wander off on other business. But the Idea of a Dad is still potent in the RhinoTot’s imagination.
It should be no surprise that these invisible Dads often take on heroic or fabulous aspects, a consequential back-up in the RhinoTot psyche.
In the Wild, any support We can each assemble is considered a Good Thing.
It would be interesting if Rhinos, or anybody else, could look at the Past without the filters of the Present. As far as Rhinos can see, it can’t be done. Data may enhance a look back, but it will never provide more than suppositions, how We would react today, given the past circumstances.
Knowing things is tricky, even for Us. Rhinos have more than enough Attitude to offer, but it is detrimental to Perception. A generous or sour Attitude, it still distorts matters.
There is a deep Gulf of Understanding between Now and Then.
Every so often, Rhinos find ourselves in Situations which seem to defy Common Sense. The train of Events seems to have left the station when We were not paying attention. Possibly We were mentally in the Dining Car and got distracted. Or were dozing.
Anyhow, Rhinos must realize that Unusual Things can happen, with or without our Active Participation.
Fortunately Rhinos are engineered to deal with Unpredictable Moments. Yet another Natural Gift.
Hooray for Us, one and all.
And thank you for your Attention, dear Readers.
Rhinos often wonder why Stories seem so entertaining, full of exotic characters, surprising activities, and energetic build-ups. Does everybody live in such a World?
Frankly, in the Wild, things are exciting, but Rhinos don’t often think of the events as Thrilling, more as Alarming.
Maybe light-hearted disaster is the nature of Fiction.
Even We Rhinos are prey to Doubts. We can’t tell if We are as fascinating to others as We are to ourselves.
All Rhinos find ourselves riveting, but each of Us has the inside track on our Insights and Wit. Still, there is no predicting if We are allowing our Best to truly shine.
When We tell a joke, do other folks get it? Sadly, not always.
Rhinos are really into Dirt, under our feet, or swirling about, or whereverrr it is located at any given moment. We just can’t seem to get enough of it. We find it energizing, and soothing, and delightful, not to mention tasty.
Dirt is Satisfying. It makes Us squeal with glee.
Dirt! Hooray.
Huzzah. The staff of ‘Your inner Rhino’ is returned from our merry pranks, feeling sassy and dynamic.
Yup. Zippity doo Dah, that’s Us!
Your Inner Rhino 