Worth Mentioning

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Mr. Patrick Henry made his famous speech in 1775 in Virginia. A passionate call for Action from the assembly.

Rhinos are not clear about the meaning of this speech. Is the question, Liberty from something, or Liberty to do or be something else? As with many rallying cries, the precise meaning can be confusing when scrutinized.

Mr. Henry also said,”The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it’s an instrument for the people to restrain the government.” Sounds about right to Us.

YIR Apologies

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Outstanding Intentions seem to have failed Us, which meant We did not Congratulate Nebraska on its Statehood, granted on March 1, 1867. We got distracted, but We do offer our regrets for the delay.

Nebraska is known as the Cornhusker State, but in 2018, Nebraskans chose a new slogan, “Honestly, it’s not for Everyone”. This demonstrates a dry sense of humor, which all Rhinos appreciate. Obviously, the folks who are there find it satisfactory, and what else is there to know?

No place on Earth is “for Everyone”, as any Rhino could tell you.

 

Plant-ation

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We Rhinos have only a sketchy idea of how Nature has Rhino systems organized. So it is unsurprising that We find the operations of plants mysterious. We eat them, but We can’t comprehend their logic.

That is not to say that We don’t fully appreciate their magnificence and the gifts they grant to Us, big plants and small.

We are grateful to plants, and let there be No Mistake on that, please.

On its way…

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We Rhinos are generally Optimistic, always knee-deep in Anticipation. Oh, We may try to look Worldly Wise and detached, but behind that facade lurks a sense that things are about to get Even Better.

And most of the time, that attitude seems to work out pretty well.

And when it doesn’t, at least We are upbeat up until the moment things go South.

Reflections

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No Rhino is free from Delusions; they come with the Territory. How We see ourselves is simply not going to agree with our Mom, or the neighbors, or our siblings. Each of Us is working away on ourselves, each as a project with mystical, individualized ingredients. We inhale ourselves.

Rhinos try to bear in mind that what each of Us sees in the mirror is different from anybody else, be it the casual glance or the scrutiny of the censorious. Knowing this, We try to cut other Rhinos some slack.

It helps to know how little We know, so We know how valuable our opinions may be.

The Jig is Up!

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It’s a curse, but We Rhinos can get carried away with the spirit of the holiday… any holiday. We just jump on board, and then who can tell?

We admit, there have been past repercussions from this approach, but We can’t go hide under a rock, dreading the Worst.

‘Erin go bragh!’ That’s Today’s solution.

O’Peekaboo

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St. Patrick’s Day honors a saint. However, it also celebrates many of the traits of the Irish, a spirited gang, if there ever was one.

On the Emerald Isle, cunningly phrased compliments are called ‘Blarney’.

Rhinos have to deal with these compliments all the time, up to our eyeballs at the very least. It is exhausting. Fortunately for Us, St. Patrick’s Day comes but once a year.

GPS of the Wild

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Rhinos like to think We know where We’re going, and We strut out on Life’s Boulevards accordingly. But as often as not, We find that either 1) We didn’t know where We were going or 2) things have gotten changed around somehow. Either, or both, ideas could be true.

The most Useful, and least often Used, Solution is to ask directions along the route. Most Natives will tell Us the way, assuming they know it themselves.

Lessons in Humility are probably good for Rhinos, even if We don’t like them much.

The Maine Event

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March 15, Maine was admitted officially to the Union in 1820. Most of the folks live near the coast. Per Square Mile, Maine has the lowest population density east of the Mississippi.

It is called The Pine Tree State, for obvious reasons. Plus it has more Lighthouses than any other state, and We can’t ever have too many of them! That is because the coast is mighty rugged, so boats need the help.

Maine is large and has mostly Wilderness, which in our Rhino opinion, makes it rich indeed.