Category Archives: R Outlook

The White Wall

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12-21Foggish

Weather comes in many flavors, Fog being one of the most exotic. Where Rhinos live, it only comes in certain seasons; it’s unpredictable. We look forward to it in a spine-tingly way. It’s fun to be able to see next to nothing, and inch along, judging each step and humming upbeat tunes to bolster our spirits.

The tomfoolery is qualified by the need to stay sensible. We don’t want to get damaged, no sir, no sir. But We have the Rhino Universal Secret Weapon: our Noses! What We cannot see, We can still smell. Ha Haaaaaaaaaa!

Our lives are brimming with hilarity!

Decisions, decisions

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12-14 decisions

When We Rhinos are confronted with a Problem, We often feel pressed to Consider matters and arrive at some Definitive Conclusion. What makes these crises daunting is that often We don’t care about the Answer, muchless the Question. Nature dictates Policy, not We.

So We simply toss the whole business into a mental hopper, and pick an answer, almost at random. And nobody else seems much the wiser. Ask anybody. Assuming they were listening in the first place. Which seems unlikely.

Yours truly

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12-10 Nostalgia
Despite our obvious dynamism, Rhinos are a remarkably sentimental group. We have a marked sweet spot for days of yore. We rest assured on our long history, but still, We mostly focus on the last few hundred years when Nostalgia is the topic.

Though Rhinos focus on Today and its call to action, We can nonetheless peek back on many memories and associations which warm them little cockles of the heart. The fact that many of those memories are demi-fictiontal does not impact them in any way.

Why wait for Valentine’s day?

No Sweat!

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12-8 Perspiration

That’s right: Rhinos don’t sweat. Our body heat moderation is dealt with in other ways, the easiest to spot being Us in the mud. (See: 6-28-15) Mud not only protects our hides, but discourages insects and their kin. And mud cools Us off. Ditto rolling in dust.

The picture, though charming, is entirely fanciful; it has nothing to do with Facts. Why would We ever disguise our odor? The way We smell is what informs all our ranks of just what’s up with Us. That singular whiff is a major achievement for each and every Rhino. It is 77% of what qualifies Us as Masterpieces.

Downwind is where everybody wants to be. Ask anybody.

What a difference an ‘S’ makes

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12-2 Today!

As inept as Rhinos are with counting, We are just as poor with days of the week. This is partly because weeks make no sense to Us. There are seven days in each one, so We immediately lose interest; too many days. Months are past any conception of ours.

Rhinos were very fond of Tuesday for a long time. But it turns out that We had that wrong too. We thought it was a new spelling, or an olde spelling, of Today. Today We can grasp. Today reverberates in our consciousness. It’s where We are right now.

We usually recall Yesterday, and have an inkling of what’s involved in Tomorrow. Three days, and We’re all counted out. That leaves us Soon and Then, and they have little practical application for Us.

Our approach works for Us. We recommend it.

Here AND There

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12-1Visionz

As We meander through our days, Rhinos are often amazed at the range of alternative realities available to Us. We can concentrate on the grass in our mouth, or assign our attention to other internal imperatives or longings. So much to receive, and these visions play nonstop inside there somewhere. Each version addresses its own view of matters. Some in color, others in black and white. No subtitles needed.

No popcorn necessary to enjoy the shows.

Black Rhino

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11-30 BR&Acacia

Back in Africa, We are the Black Rhinos. What We lack in size (We are about half the size of White Rhinos: 11-28-15), We make up in Pizzazz. All Rhinos have the same amount of RhinoHeart, so imagine it informing every cell in a Black Rhino; That’s right, there is a compression factor because We are smaller, so it makes Us that much more Dynamic! Whatever you can be full of, Black Rhinos are twice as full of it!

Shown is part of our secret formula. This is Us eating an Acacia bush. Note all the thorns? Right! We gobble these up, sorting them with our agile lips. Oh yes, our lips are specially tricky, shaped like a hook for selecting prime bits and pieces.We roam, nibbling as We go. Occasionally some grass, but mostly shrubbage.  This diet makes Us feisty.

Who could ever get too much Feisty, right?