Monday, February 22, 2010

The Glory Days, for the Rhinos, at least

Today I was wondering what kind of dinosaur I would have been back in prehistoric America.

That led me to wonder where dinosaurs were most prevalent.
Isn't that the kind of thing you should learn in elementary school? The kind of useless information that should stick with you your whole life, the kind of thing you wish you didn't know because you'd rather have more space to learn important things, like the structure of fiscal policy or how to really play poker?

But most importantly, it led me to wonder if rhinoceroses are leftover dinosaurs.

Isn't it the only thing that makes sense?
They're big, sturdy, and grey. With horns, kind of like a triceratops, and scaly skin like I would imagine a dinosaur would have--kind of like an iguana. And they don't really have predators, and they travel in packs, and no one ever wakes up thinking, "Today I'm going to mess with a rhinoceros."
Nothing like a camel. (Camels are furry, slow, and harmless-looking. That doesn't mean they're actually harmless, but what is, really? Anyway, I had to compare it to something from the animal world otherwise it would have been completely random and off-base. And for Lent I'm trying to be less random, more easy-to-follow, among other things, like being less passive aggressive. All of these things will contribute to a personality reform, in a good way: a more down-to-earth way.)
These are the Glory Days for the rhinos, since they are the leftover dinosaurs.

I think that's enough for today.
Keep in mind I don't re-read these posts before I publish them. That would be a waste of time.
Remind me to write a poem about rhinos.

And please recognize, that I made an extreme effort to chronologically describe my thought process on this one.

Happy Monday