Another Holiday, this time National Lollipop Day… as if you Readers didn’t recall. You can’t fool Us.
A reminder: in 1908 George Smith named this confection for a race horse. That horse’s name was Lolly Pop.
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!
Up and About
‘Imaginary’ should not be a dismissive term, a way of degrading a perception. In fact, exploring the unknown moves the mind from the inconceivable to the embraceable.
Our ability to imagine a reality can make that state real, or as real as any other.
Glowing
Every now and then, We wake up to a Big Surpriser, a burst of energy and delight and anticipation and confirmation. We can’t predict these surges. They just bound onto the scene and do their thing, and then are on their way.
They are extraordinarily stimulating, and on the other hand, they are exhausting. Like a trip to the Circus. So We stay in a state of semi-suspended demi-excitement all the time, both hoping for, and dreading, these Visits. Life in the Wild is full of such visitations… just the way it is.
To Fizz or not to Fizz? We usually Fizz.
On the Spot
So here is a particular place, where We happen to be in the picture, just at present. While We may not pay much attention, that does not mean that this place may not have seen amazing things on other occasions.
Last week or a million years ago, who knows? Who is keeping track? But a little respect seems to be in order, whether We know the particulars or not.
Hats off. It never hurts to allow for Monumental Accomplishment, whether We know what it was or not.
Give that spot the benefit of the doubt, that’s what We say.
Rubbing the Wrong Way
When the question comes up, “What fabulosity would you like?”, Rhinos are often stuck for an answer. We are in the habit of being contented with what We have.
We can imagine various alternative realities, but We don’t invest in the idea that one would necessarily be an improvement on what We have (nothing much) or where We are (here).
What more could one reasonably wish for?
Home Schooling
Despite the picture here, RhinoMoms do almost all their teaching by scent. Predators all have a distinct set of key smells which warn the Tot to skedaddle and find Mom lickety-split. Moms know what to do, and then they do it. Moms are accomplished.
Noses are wonderful, indeed they are.
Bon Jour!!!
Happy Bastille Day to you all. The exact nature of this holiday is mystifying for Us, but We know it has something to do with French-ness and a lot of Ooh-la-la! How can-can you go wrong with those ingredients?
BaobabSpeak
Rhinos are always interested in the core values and motivating processes of plants, in this case the Baobab Tree. We have tried over the millennia to focus our thinking in such a way as to absorb the Vegetative Vibrations, to root out the Baobab Mystique, as it were. Heh, heh.
It might be argued that Nature does not mean Us to comprehend Baobabness; the same opaque rules hold true for dandelions and lichen as well. They are true to themselves, and to their methods and schemes. Rocks too.
What’s also true is that We are not a great deal better at truly knowing what any other being, Rhinos included, has on its mind. We may observe, and draw conclusions, but ultimately, none of Us is entirely Knowable.
Said and done, do We each know ourselves that much better?
The Labs of Life
When growing up, most Experiments are pretty random. We try one thing and another, but the consequences simply enhance our understanding of the world in which We function. Many Experiments are tried and true, so We are just confirming RFamily efforts of the past. Tradition.
Occasionally, somebody comes up with a Really Special Experiment, which can have Really Surprising Results.
It is a tough call, deciding whether to embark on Adventure or not. No outstanding answer that We know of. We’ll let you know if We zero in on a Policy.
Life’s Little Ways
On the one hand We have our Ups, and on the other We have our Downs. That’s Nature’s system.
But what perplexes Us is, why do the Downs always seem so much more speedy and alarming? Huh? What’s with that? It doesn’t seem quite fair.
But “fair” is not part of Nature’s system, or at least not consistently enough to notice.
Whatever Nature lacks, it isn’t integrity.
Your Inner Rhino 