As you can see from other posts on this blog I have been studying and commenting on the history of Stevensville, my home town. Among other things this involves looking at old documents collected and saved by friends and family members. In some cases this can be tedious and time consuming. The type of documents
I just happen to be one of the last kids to go through good old SS#9 on Airline St. Back then, in the 50’s, we started Grade 1 in the little one room school house on the north corner of the school property (out by the road). Both grades 1 and 2 were handled in
One of the things I’ve always found interesting is how various stretches of land in the Stevensville area have been used, developed, and re-organized over the years, and especially since my childhood. From my pre-1970 perspective these areas include: The Creek (Black Creek) The Grove (which is now known as the “United Empire Loyalist Park”)
This series on AI is interesting, but I’m confusing myself. Should these posts be in the music blog (Good Vibrations) or in my more general blog (The View from Conestogo)? I’ve decided to do it this way: – Posts as they relate to the role of AI in music and the promotion of Muzictrain/Uke Crew
I wanted to move on to creating a “reel” for posting to both Instagram and TikTok. The variables here are pretty confusing, but I at least wanted to create a short lip-synched video, put some type on it, and try to get the “Comment ‘Yes” and I’ll send you blah, blah, blah.” This is more
Memories of the Village I Knew Whenever I return to Stevensville – the small town where I grew up – I am struck by the changes. My memories of the town are of people and places as they were in the 1960s. I moved away after getting married in 1968 and left most of those
My experiments with AI programs made me realize that having a group of “characters” is important. By “characters” I mean images of people who can serve as my “subjects” in posts, ads, and videos used in various media. For example, in this video I wanted a “little girl playing a ukulele”. So my first job
My recent attempt to rejuvenate Muzictrain by moving our meetings to Elmira, developing the “Jam Nite” concept and introducing “Uke Crew” has meant developing quite a bit of new material. This included program ideas, program names and accompanying logos. One of the first ones was a redo of the Muzictrain identity. This was not meant
This series of posts will focus on my developing use of AI for various purposes. One specific use will be for creating, developing and organizing products and programs for Muzictrain. These will include things like developing training courses and using various ways of promoting these programs. A good example right now is the development of
To see the reviews of a specific book on Amazon go to the book’s product page. You could also search by author, or topic. Scroll down to the Reviews section below the Author information. You should see “Write a customer review”. A review that is marked “verified purchase” has more weight than a non-verified purchase
The recent Trump-inspired uproar about Canada’s relationship with the United States has several dimensions: economic, cultural, political. All of these focus on the heightened importance of reducing our dependence on U.S. trade, diversifying our relations with other trading partners, reducing internal trade barriers between provinces, and taking better advantage of our abundant natural resources. One
We’ve decided to visit some small towns in our area of Ontario this summer. The first one was a week or so ago – a visit to Floradale, just a few km outside of Elmira. This has been a small community with many Mennonite families, but as one long time resident told me, it is
I recently watched the Jordan Peterson interview of Jim Balsillie regarding (among other things) the upcoming Canadian election. I hesitate to comment at any length, but feel it is worth sharing a few basic comments and questions. In case you are not aware of Jim Balsillie’s background, he made his fortune as co-CEO of Research
