Life in the Wild is how it is for Us Rhinos. The Wild is unpredictable, one reason among many for calling it Wild. You might think it refers to the residents, but that is not all that is unexpected.

The plants around us have many exciting features of their own, with which We Rhinos must contend. One aspect of that is that We, being big beasts, find ourselves dealing with reactions, often without warning, to things We eat, or even just brush by. And then, Bingo, We are allover frantically Itchy. We have lots of skin, We Rhinos, and rashes can develop in mere minutes. We can roll around, scratching and squealing, but the annoyances can be intense, a hazard of being as sensitive as We are.

Then We get up the next day, and often the whole business has died down or disappeared. But when an attack is at its height, believe Us, We become Ir-rash-ional.

Rhinos are presently experiencing the Perseid Meteor Showers, which will last a few more weeks. If you go out after dark and stay patient, there will be a stunning astro-display. It occurs annually, We think. Go where it’s darkest, and pack a picnic.

This phenomenon is named for Perseus, who slew the Medusa, quite a while ago. The meteors seemed to come from the constellation Perseus, explaining the title. (See the upper left corner, where P’s feet are shown.)

Some meteors do land on Earth, so keep your eyes peeled, especially if you live in Antarctica, where meteors tend to cluster (so We are told). (Many thanks to Mr. Ken McCarthy for the nudge.)

It came to Us that Inspiration is much like a wet piece of spaghetti. Slippery and hard to handle.

We Rhinos feel pretty strongly about Inspiration, one way and another.

(Less so about spaghetti, which We seldom encounter.)

We Rhinos like to take our time with most of our regimens. Hurrying mostly leads to disaster in one form or another, so We amble forward.

All Rhinos keep in mind the Now of today. What was an hour ago, or 5 decades ago, or whenever may float into our awareness is not Now. We usually split Time up that way: What was, NOW, and what might come along.

The figures on the wall, etc., are supposed to be Runes. We stole them from the Armenian runes, which somehow seemed appropriate when We waded into this theme. Please don’t hold your Armenian friends responsible if We goofed it up. We thought they looked ‘cool’.

The hair-do is a wig. Rhinos don’t grow enough hair to make a meaningful wig possible. We can’t have it all…. Same rule applies to beards, FYI.

Two readers wrote in, saying that they received no image with the post of August 31, 2023, which was a year ago, give or take. Imagine, if possible, the consternastion this created among the Your Inner Rhino Staff! So We are recycling that drawing to fill the gap. Mercy.

The idea of that Post was that Boredom is helped along by a contribution by the one who is bored.

When We get home after a vacation, many Rhinos find that getting back into the Groove is not easy.

There seems to be a direct relationship between the Vacation Diet and Groove Shrinkage.

The only solution involves huffing and puffing.

We had a fine time on vacation, yes indeed! We went to London, England, and with a lot of help We had a great flat, not flashy but pleasant, with a yard, no less. We went to the theatre, and went to Hampton Court, which is an olde favorite. Also some museums, of which there is a swell selection.

We saw old friends We had not seen in years, and gossiped and laughed- all very pleasant. England treated Us well.

That said, We are pretty pooped, although revved up. A hard combo. Stimulation is dandy, but We have to adjust to being home. Still, many happy memories.

Airports are intriguing places for Us Rhinos. There are all sorts of rules and regulations and processes which make marginal sense, We assume, for those who can take direction.

As you may imagine, few of the regulations mention Rhinos specifically, which We interpret as giving Rhinos an ‘all-clear’ to just get on with it. So We slither through the cracks, and pick an empty seat… or stand off to the side and Blend In.

Travel is exciting; We get on in one place, and get off in another. Hard to top that! Even when We get onto the wrong flight.

Next week the editorial staff of ‘Your Inner Rhino’ is off to visit foreign parts on Vacation. As you can imagine, We are mildly catty-wumpus and topsy-turvied, one way and another. Please cross your fingers on our behalf, night and day. And vice versa and in-between.

You might suppose that We have specific goals We intend to achieve, but those have not clarified themselves so far. We foresee a good deal of overeating, since there are lots of gardens over there; We feel confident We will not starve. Always stimulating how much We can and will eat when We get hungry.

We know that We oughtn’t eat our map, but since Rhinos are cartographically challenged anyway, the loss would be minimal.