Nevada joined the United States on October 31, 1864, following Mr. Henry Comstock’s discovery of silver in 1859. Since then, gold, and other valuable minerals have been found and mined in Nevada.
One feature of Nevada is its extraordinary dryness, having large areas of dessert. Parts of the state get 4 inches of water a year.
It has some big cities with exciting things to do, but much of the territory is barren. Mountains and flat valleys. A lot of each, popular with the native Wildlife.
Partway through our preparations for Halloween, We realized that today is probably the birthday (1451) of Christopher Columbus! He is known for finding America in 1492, right where you might expect him to. Still, it was a Big Deal.
“Congratulations”, says ‘Your Inner Rhino’, 568 years after the fact.
And now, back to the Trick-or-Treat Follies.
‘YourInnerRhino’ once again addresses the public need for information.
A Word to the Wise is Sufficient, right?
(BTW, Candy Corn was invented in 1888 by George Renninger of the Wunderle Candy Company in Philadelphia. Now you know.)
Sometimes Rhinos overhear snide remarks about our being fat or awkward. In the Wild, no critter is ever fat; We eat to survive.
We come in a bulky package, it’s true. In our case, Bulk is a sign of glowing health and vigor. That’s the design Nature assigned for Us. We eat hearty or We die.
The standard to which Rhinos adhere is Natural; We own no mirrors.
As far as any Rhino can say, Heraclitus had a lot to say, probably more than We can grasp. A lot of contradictions, but two views are always better than one, right?
What We have taken from Heraclitus is that We, and everything else, are always in the process of shifting, one form to another, growing, decaying, happy, blue. There is no true Stasis. The pace may vary widely, but Change is ongoing.
Rhinos don’t need to prove anything to ourselves. We take things minute by minute; it works for Us, whoever and whatever We are becoming.
Heraclitus of Ephesus, philosopher, etc., observed:
Nobody steps into the same river twice, for it’s not the same water, nor is it the same Rhino.
Heraclitus, paying attention.
Heraclitus the Obscure, the Greek philosopher, is remembered through various observations he made, one such being: The way up, and the way down, are the same.
Also, today We salute Mr. Pablo Picasso, born 1881, whose creative works have had a lasting impact on modern art.
Rhinos, having no national affiliation, appreciate the achievements of everybody, wherever they are doing whatever. Simplicity itself.
Heraclitus of Ephesus (now in Western Turkey) was a Greek philosopher, born around 540 BC. Nothing he wrote remains, but he is quoted by later philosophers, and his ideas are still worth pondering.
Heraclitus was called “Obscure” because his insights defined matter and matters as endlessly changeable, shifting and developing. Nothing is permanent.
It is obvious why Heraclitus is a Rhino favorite; He was not Right, he was Aware. Also, We are told, he was prone to weeping.
Your Inner Rhino 