It takes so little to demolish a habitat; all that’s needed is some shortsightedness and indifference and neglect.
On Assignment
We Rhinos are occasionally disruptive, it is true. Nature has given Us plenty of wherewithal for Party Critter-dom, and We need to keep these skills and proclivities in shape.
Not every critter is up to the job, as We are.
Somebody’s got to get ‘er done!
The Greatest Show on Earth
Today, in 1881, PT Barnum and James Bailey combined their shows, creating a mega-production, the Circus. After their deaths their circus was absorbed by the Ringling Brothers (1906), resulting in the circus of today.
Circus seems to represent a crazed gaiety, a colorful amalgam of the exotic, the dangerous, and the beautiful.
This circus will have its final performances in May of this year; its time has apparently passed. It was an institution, and had a great deal to recommend it, for “Children of All Ages”.
Attennnnnnnnn-tion!
All Rhinos appreciate a snappy Uniform, and can mentally elaborate them to suit temperament and fashion. In our mind’s eye, We acquire a debonair je ne sais quoi.
But Uniformity is a denial of all true Rhinotude. No two Rhinos are alike; We don’t aspire to it. Each of Us has gifts, evidence of Nature’s bounty.
Rhinos have much in common among themselves. But when it comes to presentation, why indulge in duplication?
Misty
Tennessee Williams, 1911-1983, was a playwright of great distinction, capturing the varied tonalities of failed expectations and complex relationships, in a distinctive voice of his own.
A brilliant birthday boy.
Looking Up!
Back in 1655, Christiaan Huygens discovered Titan, the largest of Saturn’s 53 moons. Surprising that he could find it up there, really.
These questions work best if one has given up on the Flat Earth Theory, which We Rhinos have not done entirely. (see 1-26-2015)
The tulips signify that Mr. Huygens was Dutch, which maybe you knew already.
the Simple Explanation
M. Joseph Liouville, b. 1809, was the pioneer of Transcendental Numbers (a real number, but not a root of an algebraic equation with rational roots.) Oddly enough, Rhinos get this idea pretty well, assuming it means numbers that can’t be counted. In our case, that takes care of all of them, except 1, 2, and 3.
We’re glad M. Liouville cleared that up.
Chlorophylled
Green is not just a color, at least from the Rhino standpoint. Well, maybe it is a color if the definition includes Green’s mesmerizing fragrance, its many moods and nuances, intentions and muffled giggles, its potential for dynamic shifts and rhythms, its heroism and its generosity.
That’s our idea of Green; Rhinos feel privileged to be on the planet with it.
Maestro!!!
Here’s saluting Mr. Stephen Sondheim, whose contributions to American Musicals have been so memorable.
Some guy!
Hush
Rhinos do not chat much. In the Wild, the noteworthy news is apparent to one and all. We can smell it.
In silence We can absorb the rich data that assails Us. It’s a good system.
Your Inner Rhino 