All living things are in communication with the rest of Nature. Nothing stands alone or does not make the effort to converse with the rest of the planet. A fortifying idea, to be sure.

Rhinos sometimes feel a bit out of the loop. With some sorts of rocks, and even with some sorts of plants, our ability to ‘get the message’ is second, or even third rate.

Seaweed is a case in point. What it has to tell us remains a mystery, but mostly, We do not live on the shore. Fortunately.

We at Your Inner Rhino forgot that yesterday was Donald Duck’s film debut in ‘The Wise Little Hen’, 1934. Hooray for Walt Disney.

Donald Duck is a wildly animated animated character, and Rhinos enjoy the extremity of his emotional displays. Probably you do too.

Rhinos find it strange that seeing another critter go bonkers has a calming effect for Us.

Rhinos are usually paying attention to something-or-other most of the time. We are not bragging, but We keep our eyes peeled, or at least one of them.

We entertain various interpretations of what We notice because We are often incorrect in our interpretations.

Rhinos are on the Qui Vive, meaning vigilant, though it took the Staff here a while to get the spelling right. It’s French, and We lack the sophistication to get this stuff on the first bounce. It is part of being illiterate.

One of the chief benefits of having nothing whatever is that Rhinos have less than a little to Organize. Add to that our inability to conceive of more than Three of anything, and anyone can see why Rhinos are a notoriously cheerful species.

Besides, as far as We can tell, Nature thrives in a state of Chaos. Thus Rhinos, with our free-wheeling approach to tidiness, fit right in.

In the Wild this system of Organization is not uncommon, but We gather that it is not Everyone’s cup of tea. Go figure.

Interestingly, Rhinos don’t have real names for Emotions. Whatever these feelings and energies are, they absorb our attentions pretty thoroughly. Giving the Emotions names or explanations just works as a system to control or dampen the Emotions’ purpose.

It bears thinking about. Yes?

Yep. That’s Us. Participants. On the one hand, Rhinos are what We Eat. On another, We are where We Live.

Also, We are What We Dance. And Why.

Yep. Rhinos got Rhythm.

June 5, 1646 Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia was born in Venice. She had an illustriuos academic career, able to speak 12 languages when all was said and done.

She is also the first woman ever to be awarded the “Magistra et Doctrix Philosophiae” (Professor and Doctor of Philosophy, 1678). She studied both Philosophy and Mathematics at the University of Padua.

Quite a gal!

Today is National Gingerbread Day. Why that is, We Rhinos cannot say. Maybe June 5 is the day Gingerbread was invented, though We mostly doubt it.

Honestly, who cares? Details, details.

We Rhinos are gifted with an overload of Energy, much of it intellectual, and plenty of the get-going variety.

These Zaps of Electric Pizzazz interact with one another, propelling Us onward, toward ill-defined but promising Adventures, just over the Horizon or around the Bend.

It’s a happy way to travel.

Rhinos have patiently allowed ourselves to be tested and examined for Many Times. The idea behind these investigations seems to be, do Rhinos think and respond as Humans do? If We don’t, We are dumb beasts. If We do, then We are extravagantly outstanding and should be elected.

It does not seem to occur to the folks running these tests that the point is not to analyze Rhinos, but to prove the Excellence of Humans. The tests ultimately prove nothing whatever.

There will never be a Proof of Intelligence, because Intelligence corresponds to the life each critter is created to lead, natural to its kind. Refute that, if you will. If you were given a test designed by a Starfish, how do you think you would do?