Your Inner Rhino again recommends the Jelly Bean Diet, that unfailing favorite…
Category Archives: Rhino Nifty
The Case of Chicken v. Egg
Rhinos are Nature’s philosophers; it’s just how We are made. (It may be due to our demi-Greek heritages.) Give Us a problem and We will mull it over, assuming it interests Us or We understand the question.
We do not bother to formalize our determinations however. We would be certain to change our conclusions sooner (likely) or later (less likely). Lack of documentation of our cogitations is a help, and saves wear and tear on the Environment.
Rhinos are Globally-Conscious if nothing else.
Open-Minded
That’s your Inner Rhino at work! Each day, or every so often, each of Us Rhinos gets a fill-‘er-up of Rhinotude. We pause, and then, We get a Boost from Beyond, fair day or foul. Pretty marvelous, in more ways than one.
Attitude is Everything, and We got it!
Orientalismes
Sheherazade is by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and a haunting piece of music it is. All arabesques and seduction and mystery. Very Rhino.
The musical piece is based on “The Arabian Nights”, which is a great Rhino favorite. Ms. Scheherazade keeps herself busy telling stories. Rhinos love stories and story telling. We love stories today, and We loved them when We helped crank these out originally, say, a thousand years ago.
Yes, that’s right. Rhinos get around. And got around then too. Family tradition.
(Today is Rimsky-Korsakov’s birthday, but in 1844, We are told.)
Rhino go Bragh
There’s Keats and Shelley and Wordsworth, plus others, and Your Inner Rhino.
But let’s face it, We are the only ones on that list still cranking out Verse!
You’re welcome.
None so deaf as…
… they who will not hear, is how that saying ends, in case you forgot.
When Julius Caesar died in 44 BC, he shouldn’t have been surprised. He had been handed his expiration date by a soothsayer.
The Seer was named Spurrina (says Suetonius, who ought to know) who had divined his forecast by perusing entrails, as any good haruspex would do. Seems a strange method, but We Rhinos have seen fancy thinking before, so maybe Spurrina was onto something. We have to admit, Spurrina got it right.
Spurrina should not be confused with Farina, which is a breakfast porridge. Your Inner Rhino likes to keep the record straight.
Effervescence in 3
Rhinos have always been fond of the Waltz. We don’t say We invented it, but then, We are discreet when it comes to saying anything.
The Waltz is tricky for Us, because Rhinos really function with four feet on the ground, making the counting intricate. Also, We do not do this dance, or any other, in couples. Not enough room for the gowns, however hypothetical they may be. We just sweep about, humming and having a Grand Time of it. We fizz, in 3.
Today is the birthday (1804) of Johann Strauss I. He made a lot of music, plus some children who also made a lot of music. He is the poster child for Vienna, accordingly. There everybody waltzes all the time, no matter what. That may account for their robust health.
Imperturbability
One of the Rhino characteristics that allows Us to travel the world is our Serene Demeanor. Life in the Wild is sometimes astonishing, but it does not compare to the sights offered among the “Civilized”.
Were We not so unflappable, We would be in Meltdown Mode half the time.
Composed, that’s Us. At least mostly.
One other version of reality…
Kay Nielsen was a Danish illustrator, specializing in fantasy images in the early 20th century. Brilliant, and influential.
We tip our Rhino caps to his Vision, and wish him a belated Happy Birthday.
His work has lost none of its luster through Time, say We.
Timely Warning
Tonight is the night when something happens with clocks. We don’t tell time, We Rhinos, so it is a purely hypothetical speculation. For Us, it’s sun up, sun down, and stages in-between.
Still, our Readers like timing things, so We do too, in a Spirit of Camaraderie. Can’t get too much of that!
Your Inner Rhino 