The less said, the better…

We Rhinos have dietary schemes which may not serve all critters. The system referred to in the quote below is always one elective in Rhino dining, widely preferred by young Rhinos. Also other Rhinos who know a good thing when We see it.

One thing for certain is that nothing much in the Wild is certain, from the weather to the countryside to X,Y&Z etc. This disorganized Natural approach is what makes this quote so brilliant. Rhinos may have to adjust ourselves hourly, but We can do it, recognizing how hale and hearty We are. We refer to it as Dessert Power.

That clarified, We at Your Inner Rhino wish you all a satisfying Friday.

M. Charles Baudelaire (b.1821- d.1867) a renowned French poet and author, gives Us the following quote, “The devil’s finest trick is to persuade you that he does not exist.” A slippery idea, this.

The Devil is not part of any societal concept among Rhinos, but it is powerful in many cultures. As We understand it, the idea is that in a cause-and-effect scheme, hell is the result of poor/loveless choices during life on the earth, hell being unpleasant in the extreme. So the devil seduces folks to think that unkindness has no consequences for its practioners.

We have had a fine time conjecturing about the Devil’s wardrobe. Much discussion at ‘Your Inner Rhino’ about its coming in other colors…

Yeah. That about encapsulates the Rhino attitude toward the day.

Please join Us.

On September 8, 1664, Peter Stuyvesant, the Dutch Director-General, signed over the deeds for New Amsterdam to Britain. He had no choice in the matter because the colonists would not rally for warfare.

Peter Stuyvesant was a peppery and determined authoritarian, not generally liked during his term of office, 1647-1664. While serving the Dutch in combat elsewhere, he lost his leg to a cannonball, which was replaced with a wooden one, the leg that is. The loss probably did nothing to improve his temper.

The British got the property which was desireable for commercial shipping to Britain. After the big day, the name of the port was changed to New York, in honor of the Duke of York, King Charles II’s brother.

No Rhinos were present that We know of.

Although he was a Macedonian king, born 356 BC, he is best remembered for marching his army around Asia and Back again. He was a reasonable conqueror, given the standards of the time, which were rough-and-tumble, to say the least.

The cited quote seems oddly related to the idea that a chain is as strong as its weakest link. Maybe all cultures have similar ways of dealing with common beliefs. The Rhino version involves fruits and berries, but the gist of the message is similar.

Oscar Fingal O’Fflahertie Will Wilde is often spoken of as a genius wit. He was Irish.

Rhinos realize that some of Mr. Wilde’s observations are so wrapped up in his perceptions of late Victorian society that We cannot comprehend every irony. That said, there is more than enough to keep Us chortling, which is a favorite Rhino passtime.

He is, and was, just as adept when treating darker themes.

Every Rhino is made up of many-many bits and pieces. The exciting part is watching one trait or another surface. Some come early, others phase in later on. Everything added up, it becomes a Rhino.

Nature seems to have come up with the Secret Rhino Recipe, leaving plenty of room for developments and particularities along the way. We get our good points and our not-so-good points. It all works itself out eventually. Aaaaaaaaaand Voila!