tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55733510439013331682024-03-14T23:35:24.921-05:00Fancy This! ~ Another Timelineby Graphic Designer Rebecca LeaRebecca Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11837571870306990089noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573351043901333168.post-6721502170514023592024-03-14T23:34:00.001-05:002024-03-14T23:34:26.155-05:00Boney Fingers test runGoing to give it a whirl.It is unclear whether I can post to the world.No labels tonight.Anxious to press Preview then Publish and Hope to continue this journey.Rebecca Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11837571870306990089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573351043901333168.post-78571673626031019742024-01-07T08:00:00.001-06:002024-01-07T09:27:56.817-06:00The HermitSolitude.Inner reflection.Knowledge. Spiritual.Block chaos.There is NO time on the clock!Rebecca Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11837571870306990089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573351043901333168.post-14404920650867697502023-10-08T23:51:00.004-05:002023-10-10T08:57:25.890-05:00Editorial Opinion: First Amendment Fundamental FreedomsEngulfed by chaos, I am taking a pause to revisit the fundamental freedoms offered to the citizens of the United States of America (USA) titled: The First Amendment."Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petitionRebecca Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11837571870306990089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573351043901333168.post-34414005708089381302023-08-17T18:10:00.004-05:002023-10-08T23:52:10.501-05:00Word for the Day: Malinformation This type of media content has been happening for years. Months ago I heard this word used and the definition was minimal but, recently I heard it used at a U.S.A. House Congressional sub-committee meeting televised on YouTube and now there is a formal definition available: Malinformation is based on fact, but used out of context to mislead, harm, or manipulate. An Rebecca Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11837571870306990089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573351043901333168.post-24622615837846863012023-02-14T02:00:00.004-06:002023-03-12T12:14:54.855-05:00Editorial Opinion: Communication technology moves society backwardsImage by danny moore from Pixabay Communication technology moves society backwardsCommunities are users of Social Media formats and it appears that some of the worst in neighbors and neighborhoods is in our face. The sharing of ideas, different points of views, role playing with a "bait and switch" motive that replaces the use of sarcasm has created a realm of chaos. All of Rebecca Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11837571870306990089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573351043901333168.post-79648761524881064802022-08-29T01:00:00.006-05:002023-10-08T23:52:53.398-05:00Editorial Opinion: This Dadaist Sorts Hats Max Ernst - Ubu Imperator - 1923These days and times, I find myself wasting too much time analyzing everything I read or listen to provided as news or community social media posts. No matter what; Just surrounded by stupid or is it?I actually have a vintage pin-back button that says,"I'm surrounded by stupid."I keep it right by my keyboard so, I can stay on track. A mantra button that was Rebecca Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11837571870306990089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573351043901333168.post-7100280683250227472022-08-13T07:47:00.003-05:002023-10-08T23:53:13.549-05:00Editorial Opinion: White SpaceI've given some thought after my last posting. Trying a little experiment.More specifically, the refrains of using this blog environment tools for expression.This will inspire me to clean-up this paper mess on my table.As a senior, I get bombarded constantly with forms.I haven't seen my drawing table in years now.Over here, everything one was taught and trained to do has been Rebecca Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11837571870306990089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573351043901333168.post-13772290722044537742022-07-15T22:26:00.003-05:002023-10-08T23:53:44.242-05:00Editorial Opinion: Knock, Knock. Who's There?Here is how I started the morning. Review information I know:Left brain | Right brainPsychobiologist Roger Sperry discovered that human beings are of two minds.In the early 1960s, Sperry and colleaguesIn 1981 Nobel Prize in PsychologyThe left brain/ right brain mythImage by ElisaRiva from Pixabay Elisa Riva on InstagramThat little sprint down recall lane took less than 15 Rebecca Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11837571870306990089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573351043901333168.post-36605450938058385292022-07-02T13:39:00.003-05:002023-10-08T23:54:14.586-05:00Blog Post: check website security compliance Take the time to check website security compliance I have been writing about website compliance in other places but, it occurred to me to check my personal pin boards. Artists, if you are using a Pinterest pin board, get prepared to spend a lot of time checking those pins.I have hours spent and probably a few more days yet to go in checking.Many of those pins come back to not be found Rebecca Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11837571870306990089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573351043901333168.post-38399114283236639342022-06-25T14:44:00.005-05:002023-10-08T23:54:39.838-05:00Blog Post: Think by Rebecca Lea I love rainy days!so, "quiet please, I'm musing" MinimalistThinkRebecca Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11837571870306990089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573351043901333168.post-87768523478633675172022-06-15T13:08:00.003-05:002023-03-12T12:00:14.866-05:00Blog Post: Almost Almost ready. Pretty much done.Captured almost all of the journeys that I have undertaken in the virtual world.When I finish clearing my art table with only art tools and supplies, then the next title will say done. I am happy and pleased to see trending the styles of Art Deco, the Bauhus movement, and the Surrealism Art movement. Then there is the light. Black and White in any art formRebecca Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11837571870306990089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573351043901333168.post-66270434862928279242022-06-02T00:33:00.005-05:002023-03-12T11:59:15.280-05:00Blog Post: Peace & HappinessPeace & HappinessI will take the Gemini path, today. I am taking the time to re-focus.Some follow the path of crisis.This type of messaging is filled with mis-information.Asking myself, Is Truth also at a tipping point?I choose Peace & Happiness and will take Time to focus.My burden basket is full.Rebecca Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11837571870306990089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573351043901333168.post-19929847702833549992022-05-18T12:46:00.006-05:002023-03-12T11:58:19.270-05:00Blog Post: Next ...Next ...Today, I am just trying to not miss posting during the month of May.I woke at 4 a.m. for no apparent reason. Fifteen minutes later, I understood why?The the lightning began, the thunder clapped so strong that the house shook and the windows rattled.This went on for nearly an hour. I see no indication that it actually rained but, those jet streams that many meteorologists now Rebecca Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11837571870306990089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573351043901333168.post-23366200888029953072022-04-22T20:28:00.003-05:002023-03-12T11:57:04.832-05:00Blog News: Earth Day 2022Earth Day 2022Earth Song and Earth DayWGCU | By Sheldon ZoldanPublished April 21, 2022 at 4:45 PM EDT"Congress passed large pieces of environmental legislation thanks to the growing movement, including the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act. President Richard Nixon signed the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency into law eight months after the first Earth Day."Rebecca Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11837571870306990089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573351043901333168.post-3808494986285971712022-04-20T22:17:00.010-05:002023-03-12T11:56:00.473-05:00Blog Post: Finding ConnectionsFinding ConnectionsIn my effort to focus on the Climate and Environmental Issues a connect happened way closer than I could have plotted. Dan Bacher wrote the linked article inserted below just over six-years-ago. We follow each other on Twitter which, is the reason this article came into view for me. Bacher is currently covering the salmon reports and the Delta waters of Rebecca Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11837571870306990089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573351043901333168.post-59975470063299443242022-04-03T13:15:00.004-05:002023-03-12T11:53:26.742-05:00Editorial Opinion: Upside DownUpside DownI've been using this phrase for years now. It seems to be catching on. I just hope that people using it truly understand the impact of utilizing this phrase.It has come to my attention that I missed having, at the very least, a single entry for March.So, today's task is to start setting a pattern for entering words and thoughts for this storytelling journey that I have put myself Rebecca Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11837571870306990089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573351043901333168.post-11393126449992405002022-02-16T19:31:00.003-06:002023-03-12T11:48:51.396-05:00Blog Post: HopeHopeIt does not appear to be an easy task to start a new journey, when one is older and single.When money is important and the world one knew seems upside down and in distress. I've been looking online at all types of information to get a sense for areas including even the one where I actually live.Today, I discovered that the many towns and communities that I would be interested in startingRebecca Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11837571870306990089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573351043901333168.post-89985890188654953272022-01-30T11:42:00.008-06:002023-03-12T11:47:45.010-05:00Blog Post: Stuck! Stuck! Do you ever just get stuck? Well, I sure do. Here it is a brand new year and I am falling into the abyss. Winter keeps me busy. Getting ready for another winter storm in Northwest Arkansas.Hopefully, I get my writing thoughts together while doing various survival tasks.I read a tweet from Stephen King that said, just keep writing!So, for today, step one is accomplished. If Rebecca Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11837571870306990089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573351043901333168.post-74931395065021972982021-11-25T12:12:00.003-06:002023-03-12T11:30:01.893-05:00Blog Post: What's Up? Food for Thought notesWhat's Up?Food for Thought notesBeen a month according to the timeline since I have written anything here so, just notes on what's up. This type of writing helps me sort out the chaos. The global pandemic is still active. Some areas will claim it isn't but, that is just a political and economic statement that is hurting everyone everywhere.Then since I live in a global universe (internet), Rebecca Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11837571870306990089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573351043901333168.post-22732834985804263222021-10-02T20:22:00.003-05:002023-03-12T11:29:03.621-05:00Blog post: Littlemouse Vision QuestLittlemouse Vision QuestI have been busy bringing together over twenty-years of website work back to life.Some of my readers might remember me, since I began communication right here.The new website that I am building is a challenge. No longer working off my Mac so, I can stop that mantra in my head. You know the one: Go left not right - click once not twice.Creekside News Journal (CNj)Some of Rebecca Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11837571870306990089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573351043901333168.post-15270797410953635202021-09-09T19:03:00.007-05:002023-03-12T11:01:21.104-05:00Word for The Day: Cyber-bullyingWord for The Day: Cyber-bullyingIt has been some time since I have addressed the word; cyber-bullying.In 2006 and 2008, teenagers were the victims of cyber-bullying in Missouri. Those incidents brought attention to the lack of laws to punish the criminals having damaging effects on the lives of others. Today, there are about 45 states that have laws in their State's to legally address this Rebecca Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11837571870306990089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573351043901333168.post-78502606330900743252021-09-09T16:37:00.004-05:002023-03-12T11:03:32.520-05:00Word for the Day: OppressionWord for the Day: Oppression"a situation in which people are governed in an unfair and cruel way and prevented from having opportunities and freedom"Cambridge DictionaryrlsUpdate editing March 8, 2023Rebecca Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11837571870306990089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573351043901333168.post-52703707493455517362021-08-27T00:20:00.004-05:002023-03-12T11:27:41.014-05:00Blog Post: Littlemouse's Vision Quest journeyLittlemouse's Vision Quest journeyGathering together all the locations I have utilized over the past twenty-years.Word for Day is in draft for the moment.Sized a masthead to fit Creekside News Journal's RSS feed and published the first short article for a local news item hosted at the Creekside News Journal (CNj).And the final assignment is to gather facts together after receiving replies toRebecca Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11837571870306990089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573351043901333168.post-65870284515806046702021-07-20T01:50:00.005-05:002023-03-09T01:13:44.883-06:00Word for the Day: Social MediaWord for the Day: Social MediaSocial media usage for advertising in the U.S.A. is overseen by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC.) Social media usage by government officials in the U.S.A. is overseen by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC.) Government Social Media Policies are recommended for elected officials as well as their staff. Elected officials need to comply with Rebecca Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11837571870306990089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573351043901333168.post-20280056608180622222021-07-14T23:54:00.004-05:002023-03-09T01:11:42.418-06:00Word for the Day: GerrymanderWord for the Day: GerrymanderIn 1812, Eldridge Gerry was the Mayor of Boston and signed a bill that created a partisan voting district. Gerrymandering is the political term, named after the Mayor, and the term is considered to carry negative connotations including corruption of the democratic process.The term will be used most often when voting districts are re-drawn utilizing the data Rebecca Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11837571870306990089noreply@blogger.com