We Rhinos don’t like to grab the credit for every little thing, but those of you who assume that Betsey Ross made Flag #1 all by herself need to do some research. You’ll find that that myth has had a lot of “embroidery”.
Rhinos do not actually sew, nor do We spin or weave. Still, We are good at bringing pressure to bear. Motivational , that’s Us! Also Visionary (while We are tooting our own horns).
Happy birthday, one and all.
It might seem like a burden, marching forth slathered with praise and accolades galore. Fortunately, Rhinos are built for the task. Nature and Family History have prepped Us.
Occasionally somebody will suggest Humility to Us. For Us, Humility seems like a denial of our RhinoCentric approach to matters. What feels appropriate to Us is Celebration of our bountiful provision.
Maybe other critters have a lot to be be humble about?
Rhino Education would probably be more productive if We were better at paying attention in the first place.
Each moment is deluged with stimuli, much of it trivial, but still diverting. Here We are, frantically prioritizing our responses, when on comes another onslaught of impressions, rumors, puzzles, scents, etc. So much to evaluate and process! And this only accounts for the time when We are paying attention to anything whatsoever.
It is possible that if We paid attention to one Lesson a day, We might actually learn something concrete. We may never know…
Today is Paul Bunyan Day. We have always had a soft spot for him and his logging exploits, no matter how improbable. He puts the Tall in tall tales.
In the Rhino Bunyan versions, Paul is not accompanied by an Ox, but a Blue Radish named Babe.
With a radish for a buddy how could anybody go wrong?
Rhinos mostly think of ourselves as sophisticated and insightful, but the truth is, We are easily mislead. That’s because We seldom understand why anybody would deliberately hoodwink Us.
Maybe We have too many Wide-eyed and Trusting Genes.
Better than lots of Sly Genes, right?
Youth is surprising. One morning We wake up, and part of Us has grown! Was like that, now like this! The shifts grab our attention when We notice, which is not all the time (another feature of Youth).
Rhinos are never certain, even after 50 million years of wondering about it, whether We grow inside, making the outside stretch, or the outside grows and the inside has too hustle to fill it up…?
We don’t fret about these matters. Nature has worked out all those details for Us, allowing Rhinos to resolutely fumble forward.
Rhinos are a patient crowd, mostly. Still We do sometimes wonder if there are not more-than-enough Words. Period.
‘Nuf said.
Today Your Inner Rhino provides a proverb: “Smooth Seas never made a Seaworthy Sailor”. Rhinos are enthusiastic swabs and like this sort of salty insight.
We generally confine our maritime adventures to dry land. There is a lot more dry land where Rhinos live than there is ocean. Plus more greenery at lunchtime.
As you can imagine, it’s harder to find your sea legs when you have four of them.
All Rhinos like storytelling, in whatever format. It is interesting how Fictional Figures can hold our imaginations so thoroughly. We know these FFs as companions, pals, exemplars and foes. They engage some aspect of Us; We are kindred spirits.
It may be distillation of character that makes these FFs so user-friendly. The complexities are removed to focus on particular attributes or tonalities. Not so with our actual acquaintances, darn it.
We want our cake, but We show up with forks in hand. Uh-oh. Ambiguity!
Your Inner Rhino 