Your Inner Rhino is Fiesta-ing ourselves silly! Please join Us!

Sig. Niccolo Machiavelli, b. 1469 in Florence, Italy is remembered today for his book, ‘The Prince’.  In it, he details the lengths to which a Leader must go to achieve and retain Power. He points out that the Appearance of Virtue is dandy, but the Reality of Self-Interest is what counts. The Game is won by the Cunning and the Ruthless.

Rhinos don’t have political goals, so Mr. Machiavelli’s ideas are hard to grasp. Without the concept of ownership, his aggression is murky. And Rhinos don’t own anything tangible.

Still, Rhinos do have our own Self-Respect, so We win.

Today YIR salutes the women of the Himba, herders of NW Namibia. They color their skin and hair with red ochre paste (otjize), earning them the name of the Red Women.

Rhinos don’t have a formal system, but We do dust our skin with Earth for protection from the sun and insects. We end up matching the area We inhabit, in some ways like the Himba women.

Call that a coincidence if you like…

We Rhinos have been dancing since Heaven Knows When, which means a long time. For Us, having a body is step one of Dancing, and after that, things just take care of themselves.

Rhino Dance is not regimented usually, if ever. We just start, and go with the energy of the rhythm or tune, or noise. We are not picky. There is no judgment involved; We just have a whale of a time!

We are not interested in Evaluation or Criticism. We are simply moved to Move! That said, We don’t make much of a public demonstration. We can Dance without wriggling at all. Not every species can say that.

Not only is today May Day, but it is also Mother Goose Day, with goose, or without.

In case you thought about forgetting it, YIR steps up.

Today has been Herr C.F. Gauss’ birthday, in 1777, in Germany. He is famous for his mathematical genius and insights on scientific method.

Rhinos do not excel at mathematics, but don’t usually need to. We can only count to three, and happily shove the numbers around. Whatever the outcome, We are equally content. We understand it is not every Critter’s system, but for Us it has worked a Long Time.

The difference between Addition and Subtraction is primarily spelling, if you ask Us.

Trips provide variation in a Rhino’s schedule and locale. Sometimes it is easier than others to figure out what to make of the event.

Sometimes it is impossible. Other times We have to wait while things sort themselves out.

Another instance of Nature calling the shots, not Rhinos.

‘Your Inner Rhino’ may be able to post tomorrow, but wanted to warn that the Staff and I will be scurrying around, squawking like chickens. We have Good Intentions all ready to go, so at least that’s something!

We Rhinos hear a lot about Hope, sometimes pro-Hope, sometimes no-Hope. The discussion goes on, and We wonder if it will stop soon. Then the Rhino contingent make a mass exodus, looking for lunch.

What We Rhinos long ago concluded is that most of the time, things work out OK. Yes, yes, sometimes blatantly not OK. BUT, what We can vouch for is, Rhinos have been here a Bazillion Years, which looks pretty hopeful to Us.

We are not unaware of Doubt, but all things considered, Rhinos are a Sunny-Side-Up kind of species.

Tonight is the Full Moon, the Pink Moon. We Rhinos had assumed it meant things looked pink, but no, it refers to some tasty little springtime flower.

At any rate, any event can use a new get-up, however Suppositious it may be. Why have fanciful notions if a Rhino is not going to embrace them and enjoy the moment.

Why indeed?