Even We Rhinos are oftentimes surprised by surges of appetite in the face of Daily Activities. Because that is true, We want to warn our Readers to think twice before yielding to Holiday Temptations.

Olde Proverb: Don’t bite off more than you can chew. (A word to the Wise is sufficient.)

It has always been the Rhino understanding that an Opinion represented some sort of mental conclusion, arrived at by Reason and Experience.

All critters receive training from family members about what is good to believe, and what stinks. This system could be improved; not all assumptions are necessarily worthy. These sort of Opinions look suspiciously like Prejudices, grounded in emotion run amuck.

Or, on occasion, We will assess a situation and try to analize a decent possible resolution, taking various conflicting solutions into account.

It might be remembered that Rhinos weigh in by the ton, though We can’t exactly remember why that affects our Opinions… or the respect our Opinions deserve.

Every Rhino knows what to do when it’s time to do it. We sometimes like to pass the blame to another souce, but Rhino Guides are seldom mistaken. We may not like the suggestions the Guides offer, but since We knew those ideas already, We give the solution a final stab, hoping the Guides will disagree. Or be overbooked.

There is a whole Rhino Suspicion that Rhino Guides are not off in outer space, but as time goes on, We come to realize they are mostly our own voice, telling Us what We already knew.

Frankly, it’s mildly irritating. So many opinions, all reflecting the same cosmic Awareness.

We Rhinos sometimes wonder just where We are, one way and another.

Howsomever, much of our wondering doesn’t seem to come to much of substance. Still, We find ourselves comforted by a sense of participation in the Big Galactic Awareness.

So. We are in good company. All of Us doing what We can on the Great Balance Beam of Being.

The Election 2024 is over now, but there will doubtess be some fretting over the process.

We Rhinos are willing to wait out the fracas, not that the public gets much chance to express itself, other than the “Questionable Ballots”.

A grim business, to be honest.

Well, here We go, hoping for the best, voting for our collective Future, not for the flashiest candidate or slickest slogan.

This is a vote about Consequences, not for the brightest teeth.

Reputedly, there are many lyrics to this wail, but they are not known to the Rhino vocalists, as far as We know.

The Heebie-Jeebies are common enough during the Halloween Season. Shivering in the shoes, spontaneous howling, a Sense of Cascading Doom, are but a few of the standard symptoms.

Note that these phenomena are not unlike those commonly associated with the Election.

Life in the Wild can make things tricky. The day-to-day pressures tend to fill a Rhino with frustrations and exacerbations, which must be controlled. The common process for that adjustment is the Primal Scream. Nothing in the Wild satisfies as completely, as far as We know. You probably knew that already.

What is less familiar is this key step; always Clear Your Throat before embarking on the project. The explosive power of the Scream can loose all sorts of wandering Whatever in your pipes, and you would not want to hit anybody, by accident. Or choke yourself.

Not every piece of advice will apply to every Critter.

Rhinos cannot count past ‘three’, so You see our problem. Or at least, one of them.