This is Friday the 13th, which means something bad. Things will not work out. Feel glum. The Glass is not half full, or half empty; it is missing entirely.
Rhinos do not have unlucky days. We are spared that concern because 1) We can’t count, and 2) We have no calendars.
We can look sour, but it takes practice and concentration.
Rhinos have a built-in capacity for Euphoria that defies description. It just comes with the Natural Package. We do not control it, because… Well, why would We want to?
Some days are only a #1 on the Euphoria Scale, others are a #3. These vacillations are more or less meaningless; any way you look at it, We are of Good Cheer and excited by our Prospects. Dazzled by our Good Fortune.
Maybe other Critters have the same potential, but forget to notice it.
Smiling through, Your Inner Rhino.
Mr. Marc Chagall was born today in 1887.
And a good thing, too, say We at Your Inner Rhino.
July 4 is a National Holiday, yet We at YourInnerRhino.com have mixed feelings about how our Nation’s business is being conducted. We want to celebrate our Nation’s strengths and Ideals, but hesitate to pretend that all is Well.
We do not feel Yankee Doodle Dandy.
Rhinos are impressed with how often Adventures commence on Mondays. There are other days, but if it’s a new set of Experiences, Monday is the most likely start time.
We admit, We are seldom sure what day it is, but if its suspect, Rhinos call it a Monday, and nobody argues with Us about it. Which proves something, or other.
We do want to point out that Adventures are not necessarily Bad Things. They just involve a lack of Control, which is the norm anyway.
Finding a Flawless Aesthetic Balance isn’t easy. It requires Taste and Attention. And an assumption that it matters.
The question is whether the Outside or the Inside is more worthy of Dedicated Effort. It’s a Question each Critter must address alone, Rhinos included.
Nobody says it’s easy.
All Rhinos are Vegetarians. Nature provides the best Greens to keep Us Fit and Feisty. But if We ate up Everything, what would all the other Critters be munching? We share in the Wild. Diverse Critters, diverse Veg.
Rhinos have built-in Radar to scan a locale, and know where Rhino Foods are lurking. We just meander over and get acquainted. Warthogs get Warthog Food. Etc.
Trust Us; We’re grateful for those Veggies. Indeed We are.
Here at Your Inner Rhino, We are now taking a break from children’s stories. We are much in the debt of the Readership for so many suggestions and have had a good time with them. This is not a “The End”. It’s a More-to-Come-Later Announcement.
Charles Perrault’s 1697 version of “Puss in Boots” is probably the most popular, but it is based on earlier works by Giovanni Francesco Straparola and Gianbattista Basile. Now you know, if it comes up in conversation.
Puss, an ambitious cat, is good at seizing Opportunity and conning gullible folk, including the King and an Ogre. Eventually his poor young master marries the princess, all thanks to Puss’ ingenuity.
Any Rhino would tell you, Cats are cunning. Most mice would say the same thing.
Your Inner Rhino 