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To OZ? To OZ!!

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5-15 LFBaum

Today is Mr. L. Frank Baum’s birthday. Rhinos all thank him for his The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, written in 1900. It is a favorite story of Rhinoid fortitude and collaboration.

Rhinos are not usually into Scarecrows. In a cornfield We would be more the problem than the solution, assuming you eventually wanted to harvest the corn yourself. Rhinos like our meals now, not later.

In case you were unaware, The Wizard of Oz was made into a movie, but with people in it. Any RTot can hum all the songs for hours and hours and hours. Ask any RMom.

Exerting Influence

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5-4ALiddell fp

Alice Liddell (whose birthday this is) was the child that kick-started the Inner Rhino of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, aka Lewis Carroll, who wrote Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. If ever a book smacked of Inner Rhino, this is it!

Always good to know who did what back when, like say, 1865 (whenever that was).

The portrait of Miss Liddell is a YIR Special.

Soon, Sooner, Soonest

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5-2 In between
Whereas Rhinos are done doing whatever it was and investigating that, there is always a thrill about what’s coming. Assumptions are mostly a waste of time, since We understand only a fraction of the was-and-will-be, on our best days.

So We enjoy the titillation of the Anticipation, before the Revelation arrives. Yeehaw, is what We say!

Notice Rhinos do not mention Hope. We don’t pretend to know what scenario will serve Nature, so why clutter up the process? Getting all wrapped up in Hope only invites disappointment. It’s like betting against ourselves.

Over there

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4-29On the road again

Wanderlust seems to come upon Us in waves. A clutch of Rhinos is all-well-and-good, and next thing you know, We are packing ourselves up, and heading off to New Frontiers. Whole wings of the family just sashay off together.

Scent dictates to Us; Nature sends a seductive breeze our way, and We toddle towards it. It’s how We got to North America and were so successful there. And when it was time to go back, We just reversed things. 25 Million years in a place may look like a commitment, but everything has closure, sooner or later.

Half of the good times of Pathfinding is not knowing where We are going, or what We will do when We get there. It’s called Adventure.

Agitationalities

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4-26RichterScale

Today Rhinodom salutes Charles Richter, who somehow created a scale for weighing Earthquakes. We don’t pretend to understand it, but many Readers think highly of it, so We do too.

Earthquakes happen and always have, whenever they like. Not much warning and then a bunch of activity. It helps to be light on our feet, ready to hop one way or another.

Falling rocks are the main hazard, so smart Rhinos step away from hillsides till things quiet down. Duh.

Sincerely yours

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4-25ChickenSoup
Rhinos are fans of Valentine’s Day, but We are never sure exactly when it occurs. So We just recall it, generally. A mental stance, as it were.

In case you do not practice this system, dear Reader, We just felt We should send a little reminder that We hold you in a tender place in our hearts, where We can cuddle and appreciate you all the time.

Rhinos are affectionate, by Nature.

Recycling

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4-22 food chain

In the Wild, We have no issues with recycling. Everything and everybody gets recycled all the time. Rhinos eat vegetation, and in turn make poop, which in turn nourishes the landscape.

When any of Us feels too limp to forage for food, a committee of critters arrives and starts the demolition process. We expect it, so it is nothing special.

Keeps the Wild shipshape. We approve of that.

Rule Britannia

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4-21RuleBritannia
This is in tribute to the present queen of the United Kingdom, Elizabeth the Second. In case you forgot, last August she became the longest reigning monarch in UK history, having surpassed Queen Victoria finally.

Today she turns 90, which is a long run, in and of itself. We Rhinos say, good for her. Keep up the good work, Ma’am.