Each and Every Rhino is made up of a variety of Selves. Here We show: 1) the public self, 2) the social-scented self, 3) the private self, and 4) the unknowable self. Each idea tangoes with the others, having its effect, all in step.
(Yes, this is greatly simplified, but We hope the general gist is conveyed.)
Each Rhino is a lot to keep track of.
Today is Lucrezia Borgia’s birthday, back in 1480. Her family was ambitious and ruthless. Perhaps her family’s enemies are responsible for Lucrezia’s reputation as a Poisoner.
The telling issue is that nobody has ever figured out who got poisoned. Yet her damaged reputation remains.
Ugly Rumors can be hard to squelch.
Rhinos wonder what inter-galactic travelers make of their visits to this planet. If anybody took the time to notice them, the tourist would probably be shot, right? If they’re Different, shoot first, ask questions when it’s too late. It’s a System; it has limitations, but it is a policy.
It’s a System and train of thought that keeps all of Nature on its toes.
It’s a pity really how few formal Garden Tours We Rhinos get invited on.
Ah, well. We are perfectly at home in Nature’s garden, and that is fine by Us.
A Reminder for the Unwary: Jelly Beans can be hazardous to your figure.
The staff of Your Inner Rhino know whereof We speak.
Today marks the 900th Post from Your Inner Rhino. We’re feeling modestly sassy about the fact, naturally.
Thank you, all you Readers. Tell your friends to check in with YIR, also any strangers who look like they could profit from this brand of Wisdom (which is doubtless most of them).
This is a Sumatran Rhino, doing a Cake Walk, appropriate to the occasion.
Rhinos are not good at SCRABBLE, since We can neither spell nor count. We like the little tiles though, and the board is pretty. One advantage Rhinos do have: We play equally well in all 29 languages SCRABBLE comes in.
In RhinO there are a lot more silent letters than in the Reader’s alphabet, which explains a lot.
Mr. Alfred M. Butts invented SCRABBLE in 1938. Today is his birthday (1899). It seems fitting to salute him, as he has provided a lot of good times to YIR‘s Readership.
We Rhinos space out our Slumberations through the day, particularly when it gets hot. But what Your Inner Rhino wanted to point out, is that We live in two different worlds every day. When it’s bedtime, We check out of the regular day, and check into Dreamland. In the former, We feel We are in control. In the latter, We witness ourselves on a different level where We occur.
And then it’s time to Wake Up, and pick up where We left off.
One advantage of living in the Wild is that there is never a need to Dust. Everything is perfect as it is.
Before doing something Drastically Impulsive, the sensible Rhino calculates the odds of emerging in good health.
But not every Rhino is sensible, We gotta admit.
Also, today in 1849 Mr. Walter Hunt took out the US patent (#6281) on the Safety Pin. Your Inner Rhino salutes his accomplishments.
Your Inner Rhino 