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It is true that Your Inner Rhino specializes in Trivia, but isn’t that what it’s all about?
Rhinos are gifted Meanderers. This skill has much in common with ambling, but requires more core relaxation and less idea of a destination.
Them We got.
Grandma Moses (born 9/7, 1860) didn’t start painting until she was 78 years old. Her career wasn’t short though; she lived to be 101. Lots of famous output.
Rhinos seldom get sidetracked along the way. That is because We chew a lot, so We can ponder creative outlets all the time, at the same time.
Rhinos don’t usually live to age 101, We think, so We cram a lot into the time We do get.
Rhinos do not hold jobs or labor in the sense that many of our Readers do. We are not idle; We have to attend to our daily affairs without any voluntary holidays ever. Eating, drinking, sleeping, etc. For Us these require presence of mind and nimble responses and unquestioning dedication.
Don’t underestimate the lilies of the field. We are a busy bunch.
By the time Hamlet is over, almost everyone is dead. One by one, the whole cast is done in. Horatio, Hamlet’s pal, is left to assess the damages and wonder how he escaped Mr. Shakespeare’s lethal attentions. We suppose someone had to be left to explain how matters got out of hand.
Rhinos find this aspect of Tragedy interesting. Our worldwide numbers are thinning, so We pay special attention.
Fortunately for Us, Rhinos are stout-hearted critters; We march onward while the marching is good.
Once snakebitten, It only makes sense to keep an eye out for other members of the offending clan.
One hazard of that is that you can be scared frantic by a rope- or a shoelace. Doesn’t seem quite fair, but there you have it.
Rhinos do not write the rules in these matters.
In the course of Time, most Rhinos have that first Realization: This is Adulthood. Thrilling, yet appalling. It is such a surprise that one doesn’t know what to make of it.
One gulp is seldom enough, whatever the circumstances.
Life is filled with Ups and Downs, Rhino life no more nor less than any other critter. Our general aim is to enjoy the Ups, and do what We can to short-circuit or endure the Downs.
Good and Better are common. Bad and Worse are inevitable. Two sides of the same coin.
One thought to hold onto is that Worst will come to Worst only once. By comparison, the rest looks pretty good.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a fine play, genuinely funny. Puck is a free Spirit, independent, rambunctious, unpredictable, and cagey: entirely likable.
These traits are common among Rhinos, so We gravitate to characters who know about Mischief first hand.
Admittedly, Rhino understanding of Convention is somewhat limited.
In 1883, Krakatoa, a gigantic volcano, erupted. The blast was heard 3 thousand miles away, literally. The ash clouds affected Earth’s weather for years. The tsunamis were dreadful. The violence was equal to four thermonuclear bombs.
Krakatoa sits between Sumatra and Java, which have given their names to two extant Rhino Families. That any of those Rhinos survived this singular event seems incredible.
Over 50 million years, our Family have witnessed many catastrophes, yet here We are, discussing it. Rhinos are here by Nature’s grace.
Your Inner Rhino 