Demanding Days Ahead

The Election here involves a lot of Big Talk; some of it may be true, but how would a Rhino know?

When a Charmer collars you, on the sidewalk or on TV, take a hard look at what is being offered, and see if that Candidate could possibly deliver on Promises of rapid radical change OR of keeping things as thay are, or were.

It’s time to exercise Common Sense. Nobody is going to invite you to think. The Election focuses on important issues, emotionally charged. Weigh the motives of the speakers; there always will be plenty. The voting privilege We face is not for Us alone but for all of the citizens of a gigantic, complex social machine.

Value your vote, for everyone’s sake. Please.

Rhinos can’t vote, y’know. But We can form opinions.

Assignments

The trees in some parts of the world divest themselves of their summer crop, which We Rhinos assume makes a positive movement, up there n the branches.

That said, We Rhinos have some reservations about the bountiful leaves the trees spread at our feet.

On the bright side, there are places where the trees conduct their business, yet do not require this autumnal supervision. Send kindly thoughts to Your Inner Rhino, if you please. We live in the center of a Forest.

FORE!!!!

Rhinos like miniature golf. It takes less time than bigtime golf, and the balls don’t get lost as easily. We play primarily after midnight and before full daylight. There was a time when ‘NO RHINOS’ signs were common, but a negotiation was successful. We play when the usual customers can’t see anyway. RMG is played the standard way, though the order of the holes is arbitrary. We play holes 1, 2, & 3, then We play whatever holes attract Us. The game goes on until We decide to call it a night.

We find the golf clubs difficult to maneuver, being sort of doll-sized. Golf is a game for the Patient, so even Rhinos are surprised that We undertake it. We save ourselves the aggravation of counting strokes since We don’t tabulate with even approximate accuracy. Thus, everybody wins.

Regarding yesterday’s post, We would never be able to play on a full sized course. We would lose interest and eat the plantings.

Speaking of Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott (LMA) has been a huge name in publishing since 1868 when LITTLE WOMEN came out. LMA followed with a group of other successful novels, most notably, LITTLE MEN.

In the 19th Century, Rhinos did not have much to do with humans. We knew enough to avoid them, but their culture when at home was mysterious. So when We heard of LMA’s books, We assumed that there were humans who were small, as in ‘Little’. What LMA really meant was ‘young’ people, maturing. We were glad that got cleared up, but at the same time, We were somewhat disappointed. We liked the idea of Little People scampering about.

Rhinos are large, by almost any reckoning. So We mentally catalog smaller critters, of which there are plenty. Scale is intriguing; what’s bigger or smaller or heavier or has feathers or gills. Lots to think about. Think about it for a moment, and you’ll understand Us better.

Jumping

Rhinos are adept at many athletic events, but jumping is not high on the list of Rhino Skills. We account for this shortfall as it relates to our weight. We are goodly critters, and We land heavily. We are talking Tons here, literally. Less jumping is good jumping, say We. We are pretty good skippers.

We are quick and nimble runners. Just ask anybody.