News from the front, with Bimi, cat activist

 

Yesterday, my friend, DL, went to a May Day rally in Coral Springs. Unfortunately, the SURJ group he was meeting up with (to walk to the main rally together) was nowhere to be found. Very odd. SURJ organizers are known to be responsible. Not sure what happened there.

But the take away for me was sitting (pun intended) with my feelings of "less than" again. Due to my autoimmune illness, rheumatoid arthritis, I live with constant pain and am currently disabled, using a walker and wheelchair. (That may change in the future. If I have anything to do about it that will change!) Getting out is a bit challenging for me. It depends on my pain level that day and time. I also need to research whether places I want to go to are walker and wheelchair accessible. Gone are the days of committing to activities in advance and always being able to maneuver the locales and actions. And that makes me sad. It makes me feel left out. And in these political times, I really want to be part of community organizing.

While I am well aware that I need to take ownership of my life as it is and seek out ways I can be involved; I still felt left out. And then it hit me. I could send a proxy to events I am not up for. And who else could represent me but my trusted feline daughter, Bimini.  She is feisty and very vocal - as all guests who visit my home remark. She talks a lot and has a dramatic presentation. 

Bim accepted this job and will be reporting from the field on meetings, rallies, marches, etc. Yeah, this will be fun. Stay tuned.