Rhinos cannot reliably count beyond 3. We have tried, and a special few have managed 4. However, when asked for a report on 4’s appeal, the gifted Rhinos report it means little more than 3, so why bother?
All Rhino mathematics come out with the same answer (3). Or “a lot”, that’s the other answer.
But making a mess with chalk is always a good time. At least that is the RhinoPosition on that topic.
Rhinos are generally Soloists. We are friendly with other Rhinos, but our social attachments are loose, to say the least.
Bees, on the other hand, are Sociable, capital S, Sociable. They call it Teamwork, and seem delighted with their approach.
Rhinos are a bit too willful and sporadic for that way of doing things. Or perhaps We are just too big.
Happy May Day.
That’s what YourInnerRhino says, and that ‘s what YourInnerRhino means.
Rhinos are careful about the stories We tell our Tots. They are impressionable, and We’d rather impress them only once.
No Rhino story We can think of ends with “Happily Ever After”. Such a slogan leads to Expectations which will be unfulfilled. And those sorts of Expectations can be hard to shake.
We prefer something more realistic, like “and the next day was more Happy, or less Happy, or roughly, just as Happy”.
Today is Arbor Day. Enjoy them, plant them, thank them.
We Rhinos are taking the opportunity to get going.
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Today We note the 1880 birthday of M. Michel Fokine. He was the first dance director of the Russian Ballet Russe, working under Serge Diaghilev with composers like Igor Stravinsky and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Much landmark collaborative artistic output from one and all.
He created the piece PETRUSHKA, 1911, about a clown puppet who suffers for love. As with much “high art”, the story ends unhappily.
M. Fokine’s work made strides in adding natural physical expression to ballet’s more formal technical tradition. Rhinos call that Progress.
Rhinos are entirely content in our Rhinotude, but from time to time, We like to think of what other critters must contemplate on a daily basis, how they expend their energies. It broadens our understanding.
The Tiger, for instance, does a lot of Lurking. Tigers hide and then jump out, taking advantage of their cunning ways. It is a system that serves their purposes.
Rhinos do not lurk, on principle. But then, our vegetation does not try to gallop away when it’s mealtime.
Rhinos are gifted at Impersonation; it’s a knack, and We have it! The picture provided today offers a fine example of our exotic abilities: this is a Rhino disguised as a Giraffe, not a giraffe in fact! Gotcha! (Do not be embarrassed, most everybody is fooled.)
But We Rhinos are not fooled. We may imitate some other critter, but We are Rhino down to the last fiber. A sniff alone would tell you.
Nature is not fooled either. Naturally.
Here We see a Reenactment of Ponce de Leon’s discovery of the Fountain of Youth back in 1513. He was busy claiming Florida for the Spanish crown, who were happy to have it. As was often the case, the folk who already lived there knew nothing about these developments.
YIR enjoys bringing you Readers these historic moments. Often We get to don false beards, which is the zenith of humor, let’s face it. Hooray for imaginative dress-up.
We also wish Ponce de Leon ‘Happy Birthday’, which he celebrated in 1460. The first time.
Your Inner Rhino 