AI generated images of me walking in the desert carrying an OldManJim sign. Click the image below to view them.
AI image creation has become my new hobby. For some strange reason I have been envisioning myself in my Florida Summer gear (shorts and sandals), riding on the back of a small rocket, holding on by a rope.
So, I defined that vision to AI, and it gave me these:
Of course I did a bit of post production on each, and told it to put my blog name on the rocket somewhere.
Credits to deepai.org and the chibi-character-generator.
Shelby asked me to come up with some AI logos for their gun store business, showing gun smithing. So I came up with thirty round ones for them. The company name is Green Line Arms so I tried to incorporate a green circular line into them.
But it got me to thinking, is a line in the form of a circle, still considered a line? So I asked Microsoft's CoPilot A/I that question, and here was the reply:
"Interesting question! In geometry, a line and a circle are fundamentally different shapes. A line is straight and extends infinitely in both directions, while a circle is a closed curve where every point is equidistant from a fixed point called the center."
"However, when we talk about a "line in the form of a circle," it suggests we're imagining a line that loops back onto itself to form a circle. This actually describes a special type of curve called a "closed curve" or specifically a "circle" in geometric terms."
"In essence, while a circle can be thought of as a line that's been bent around to connect end to end, it doesn't fit the strict mathematical definition of a line anymore. It's quite a fascinating concept to ponder!"
I dug out my big heavy sub-zero Idaho coat, slapped on a stocking hat and gloves, and walked to the Dollar store this morning. It was probably overkill as the Sun was starting to warm things up, but I saw a guy walking around wrapped up in a blanket, so I was glad to have the stuff.
I picked up paper towels and ice cream and as I walked back, I thought about Trump, and the changes that are about to come down in this country I love. It's cold here in Florida, and that will change. I don't know where I will be living at the end of the month, and that will change too, but it's ok.
I'm just really glad to be alive, and to watch Americas transformation back to greatness. Besides my limited family, it's what drives me to carry on.
My relatives on both sides go back centuries, and I'm as American as you can get. I had relatives fight in the Civil War, my grandfather in WW1 and my dad in WW2. They all fought for the same thing, so that I can live a free life and fuck it up badly if I happen to.
California just hit the bottom of U-Haul ratings, more moving out and fewer coming in, than any State in the U.S. Kamala is going to run for Governor, and will probably win.
I was born and lived there for my first forty years. I have grandkids I've never met living there, and old friends, so I really hope the State survives.
You got to lose, to know how to win, and sometimes you never make it. I'm sitting in the garage Cave wrapped up in blankets with the little heater blowing warm air on me, and thinking about the homeless crowd waiting outside the soup kitchen down the street, in this bitter cold.
It took us about an hour to get ready and let the folks into the dining area around 0700, but this morning I hope they were allowed into the building early, just outside the kitchen. I can't imagine the despair they must feel.
I had to stop volunteering there because my mobility was embarrassing. There have been mornings I've thought about joining the crowd outside and coming inside for a meal, but my pride wouldn't allow it.
I actually have no pride left. As I sit here alone in the Cave I am humbled by the generosity of my grand-daughter, and ashamed of the drinking problem that has fucked my life up.
I haven't had a drink since last year and I plan on being able to continue saying that, as long as I can stay alive.
I've been diving into the latest version of my Filmora video editor, 14.2.9, and I love it! I was playing with some new AI features on that image I took of the homeless guy under the freeway between two porch posts, and ended up with this.
Here's the original:
Here's my Filmora desktop:
I own a license, so there are no watermarks...
I bought a video editor a few years back called Filmora and most of my YouTube work came out of it. I've avoided updates but I finally ramped it up to the latest, and it's nice.
Shelby had some video clips and images from a recent trip to the gun range with her gun store owning boyfriend, and asked me to throw something together.
The store is Green Line Arms by the Navel Base in Pensacola.
Here's the About page.
Anyway, this is what I whipped up today:
I dove into the free web based Kapwing video editor today. There was I time I could master this shit quickly and create great content, but I'm just not as good as I once was. Concepts are harder to grasp, and implementation is difficult.
After an hour my old head was spinning but I did manage to smack two videos together, one was a YouTube I shot and posted a while back, and the other was an MP3 from Dan's Google Drive using the Share link Shelby sent me.
So, actually not bad for my first hour.
I finally stopped sleeping on the foam mattress from my dead truck, that's been on the floor of the garage. I rearranged my bedroom upstairs and I've been there the last few nights. My watch said I slept well last night, and I concur, had some very deep dreams.
My body is still really sore all over and it sucks, but hey, it could be so much worse. I took a shower this morning and wandered out to the front porch, drinking water instead of booze, which I've sworn off of.
My homeless neighbor across the street under the freeway has got himself a chair. It sure beats sitting on a concrete incline, or up in the dark at the top. It's also Sunday so the food kitchen I used to volunteer at, is closed.
It's going to get rough here shortly as that cold and snow storm sweeping the country is descending on us. It's actually 70° here now, but forecast to drop down to the thirties by tomorrow.
I need to figure out a way to get him a meal, but unfortunately I don't have any extra blankets. Hopefully he will make it into the shelter.
Dan and Shelby want to create a promotional video for the gun store, and they would like me to help. Shelbs asked me what Video Editor I've used over the years, but the truth is, it's old.
We live in an amazing time now, and the tech has come along exponentially. So I asked ChatGPT How would I make a video using photos and videos from a Google Drive that's not mine, but I have permission to use them?
The concept is to use an online video editor to use online content created by a client and stored on Google, then create a video that could be uploaded to YouTube, and used on their website to promote the business, in this case, Green Line Arms Gun Store.
Of the bunch out there, I like Kapwing. They have a free version to get up to speed with and a $16 monthly subscription to create content.
Shelby and Dan can decide how they want the videos and photos from a recent range outing to be presented, come up with an outline, and give me access to the content.
I told them hell yea and that I wanted to be paid in THC infused mocktails. What an amazing world!
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