Cleaning up her act…

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8-19 Macbeth

Macbeth is a Tragedy, meaning things go from Bad to Worse in 5 Acts. This one is about a warrior and his wife who decide to seize the Scottish throne by any means necessary. Ambition proves to be a cruel mistress for sure.

Late in the play, Lady Macbeth decides to wash her hands of her complicity in a medley of murders in the first 3 acts. Unfortunately for her, even the perfumes of Arabia are unequal to the task. She comes unglued. Actually, she was pretty unglued before she even started scrubbing.

Wicked Ways do not pay off, as any Rhino could have told them.

A Rose by any other Name…

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8-18 MLewis

Mr. Meriwether Lewis was born today, in 1774. In 1804 he and his pal William Clark were commissioned to go find out what was out West, since nobody besides the local inhabitants knew.

Being Discovered is a peculiar experience. We Rhinos know about it. Somebody comes to your neighborhood, and it becomes theirs. How this could be so is a mystery. It makes no sense. But trust Us, it happens all the time.

Rhinos do not have names in the human sense; We know one another by scent. But if We were to have usual name names, We would pick Meriwether right away. We would all be named Meriwether. It would be too excellent to pass up.

Possibly that idea defeats the point of a name? If they have a point?

Beyond the Thermometer

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8-16 RabbitCreek

Gold Rush Fever broke out in the Klondike shortly after the discovery of gold on August 16, 1896. When word got out, there was a crazed rush to get in on the action. Some prospectors got wealthy, but most did not.

We Rhinos went up there for a peek, but the customs were too Wildly Wooly. Also, there was not much to eat when it started to snow.

Gold is all very well, but Rhinos favor low shrubs.

Sumatra Tales

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8-15 SumTales

The stories and histories that cement the Rhino Family come in many forms, for sure. The majority are related to scent, many to sound, but there are also visual springboards a-plenty.

Rhino Awareness is chock-full of stimulation as it is. Stories, however they are transmitted, help to keep things in perspective.

Rhinos are lucky. Who’d know better than We do?

Ice Cream Truckin’

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8-14 CrmSickle

Today is National Creamsickle Day. As is often the case, it is pretty toasty and humid outside, making Creamsickles both welcome and impractical. Ah well, even Rhinos can’t have it all.

The Creamsickle was invented in 1905 by a Californian named Frank Epperson, age 11. There is a conversation grabber!

YIR, keeping Social Interaction scintillating.

Fig baskets: full of surprises

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8-12 CleoLastHurrah

At Your Inner Rhino We usually commemorate historic births of interest. Unfortunately, nobody seems to recall when Cleopatra was born, so We are forced to use her death date, back in 30 BC.

Cleopatra was quite a gal: she not only ruled Egypt, but was known for many other memorable adventures and powerful playmates.

Things eventually went badly for her, so Cleopatra stung herself with an Asp. Another riveting hissssssstory lesson from YIR.

YIR Food for Thought

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8-11 hbirthdays

Birthdays are mostly good things in a mindless way. Yeah, yeah. Congratulations. But birthdays musn’t be taken for granted, say We Rhinos. In Nature, many things can throw you off track, once and for all.

We can bet on this: if We are interested in Longevity (and who isn’t?), We just have to accept that Birthdays are going to be part of the process, on a regular basis.

Stands to reason, right?