Some of our Readers seem to feel that an all vegetable diet sounds bland. We Rhinos hasten to inform you that grass can have Quite a Kick.
Really.
Vive la France!
Given the astounding expertise of this French Mime, it seems unnecessary to point out that this is a performance of the Fall of the Bastille, a notorious Parisian prison. It fell in 1789, kicking off the French Revolution, which was a really big mess.
Still, the French people celebrate Bastille Day annually as a day of national pride, and although Rhinos don’t quite grasp the idea, We don’t want to rain on anyone’s parade.
Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite from Your Inner Rhino, you French people. (We do not know how to add accents, so don’t complain, s’il vous plait.)
Life’s Highways
Some Rhinos have a tendency to pursue Courses of Action which are not constructive. Signs abound, pointing out the Error of One’s Ways, the air is pungent with intimations of Blight.
We get the message, but are often perplexed about how to cope, how to address the Situation.
Rhinos often forget the benefits of the U-Turn.
Some Assembly Required
Rhinos often suspect that some part of Us has gone missing. Or more than one. Or possibly more of Us is missing than has been located to date?
What We really suspect is that missing pieces are connected to the idea of room for improvement.
Since you asked…
Anchors Aweigh!
Today, in 1405, Zheng He led a mighty Armada of 300 ships and 62 Treasure Ships off to sail around Asia, as shown. It took 7 separate trips, but he logged lots of nautical miles over the next 28 years. Why he went is a bit hazy to this day.
His ship was 1.5 football fields long (450 feet) and 60 yards wide. Nine masts, and housing 1,000. This presented ideal circumstances for Rhino stowaways, since We blend into crowds with ease. Cagey, that’s Us.
Rhinos are not natural sailors, so We would get off and walk, whenever possible. Sumatra and Java are always R party countries.
Out of sorts?
Rhinos generally appear even-tempered, as Readers must realize. Nature has a system to guarantee an upbeat demeanor. It is called Aromatherapeutics.
Whichever way We turn, Rhinos (even disgruntled Rhinos) are greeted by stimuli and energies, bouquets of scent delivered by the breeze. How could We stay ornery when there are riches galore, tickling our fancies and priming our pumps?
Being grumpy is not a viable Rhinoption.
Assyriologist Extraordinaire
M. Jules Oppert (b.1825) was a famous linguist and translator , dealing with Mesopotamian cultures. He is known for his work deciphering Sumerian Cuneiform clay tablets, some of the earliest known writing. These messages were achieved with a stylus in damp clay, then hardened.
In case your Cuneiform has gotten rusty, the sample shown says, roughly, “Rhinos are mighty fine critters”.
Thank you for your good work, M. Oppert.
Irretrievable
Now and then Something will come out of our mouth that, to our horror, is harsh, inconsiderate, or uncalled for. What possesses Us is beyond all Rhino logic. But once said, the stench lingers.
The only way to fix the situation is to say We are sorry, and mean it. Yet Bad Behavior is bad behavior. The only possible excuse is that We are insane, which is seldom the case.
No Rhino likes to be the cause of anguish to any other critter.
Better Choco-late than Never
This is the day credited with introducing Cocoa Beans to Europe, 1550, arriving from Mexico with the thugs who plundered the Aztecs in Mexico. In Central America, Cocoa Beans were a semi-precious commodity.
Rhinos don’t eat Chocolate, as it gives Us the Heebie-Jeebies, but many of our Readers are fans. So today you have a good excuse to go nuts.
Rhinos don’t wait for excuses to go nuts. We just pack and go.
Your Inner Rhino 
