Not blind--that we know of.

RantWoman has had a festive week of running into people she knows who are also blind, at least as blind as RantWoman, though also afflicted with things like eye glasses and erratic use of or total lack of white cane just to fool casual onlookers.

Ambassador Thwack was not on duty in either case. That is one of those RantWoman sending erratic signals behaviors that we just call out for everyone's edification. Then we call it out again just so MAYBE there evolves some baseline of community awareness: warning RantWoman CANNOT see very well. RantWoman may or may not tell you that at every opportunity. RantWoman does not want to run into you. RantWoman does not want to spill hot soup on the heads of energetic children. Oh wait, RantWoman is getting repetitive, not letting things go. RantWoman is also failing to detect the desired baseline level of awareness so RantWoman is aiming for consistency in message.

RantWoman needs Ambassador Thwack to be the length he is on the streets but finds him a bother in close quarters. RantWoman needs to keep track of Ambassador Thwack which can be a pain when he is not in the Rant-bag. RantWoman s still darned glad she can get around as well as she can. RantWoman is also impatient with people who trip over Ambassador Thwack, and RantWoman can make a zillion other excuses. Plus Ambassador Thwack can be a little fuzzy on the Peace Testimony; he may become a Friend by convincement in some millenium yet to arrive, but sometimes Ambassador Thwack is either just indolent, or so badly behaved and inclined to percussive pedagogy that RantWoman has to keep him well-contained. RantWoman is also easily deluded as far as temptations to slack off around her home and places she goes to regularly.

In one case at RantWoman's abode, RantWoman physically ran into blind neighbor. RantWoman actually has several blind neighbors, many of whom either do not use a white cane at all or are just as erratic as RantWoman about cane use without even sharing some colorful cane moniker. In this case, RantWoman and Blind Neighbor were just in each other' fog zones and the collision was low-speed enough not to have any lasting effects besides embarrasment.

In the second case, RantWoman ran into Former Attender at another event to delightful effect. Former Attender has never used a white cane that RantWoman knows of, but has officially been blind longer than RantWoman has. RantWoman and Former Meeting Attender were both at a contentious meeting and both glad to evade election to any office connected with the contentious points. However, we had a lively conversation about Meeting.

Former Attender complained that she stopped attending Friends' Meeting not only because of fading theological conviction but also because, Former Attender reported, she had spent two hours working next to someone at a work party and the Friend did not recognize Former Attender two weeks later. "...and she's not even blind." RantWoman later, thinking of a number of Friends who confess some of their hidden eye issues to RantWoman "...that we know of."

But RantWoman decided she has enough to do managing her own introduction / get connected / keep connected twitches. RantWoman notes Not Even Blind Friend, whoever she may be, in a hold in the Light about welcoming energy sense. RantWoman will let Former Attender tend to her own connectivity.

Former Attender used to be housemates with Eye Roller Friend and greetings were requested to be passed. RantWoman also explained her current philosophy about Eye Roller Friend. Lots of people roll their eyes in Meeting for Worship; RantWoman continues to esteem Eye Roller Friend for sending clear audible signals about the point. Former Attender just laughed!