For sheer breathtaking fun and amazement, it’s hard to beat generating beautiful visuals with just a few words. Think of an entity. Now think of a visual style. Then… https://www.midjourney.com/showcase/recent/ Next step, create conceptual worlds that never existed (until now). https://labs.openai.com/ Now… let AI create a comicbook series. https://www.cnet.com/culture/ai-drew-this-stunning-comic-series-youd-never-know-it/ Or create people that never existed. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/12/thanks-to-ai-its-probably-time-to-take-your-photos-off-the-internet/ If […]
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Across the Fence: A Mighty Podcast
Do you like books? And do you like listening to podcasts? Then this one might be exactly the thing for you: “Mighty Books” is a podcast on YouTube and Spotify in which Ryan Oliver interviews authors about their books. Ryan is an author himself, and I have been one of his interview partners last year. […]
Lakewood City Council seeks to fill Position 6 vacancy
City of Lakewood social media post. The Lakewood City Council is accepting applications to fill its Position 6 vacancy. The position was vacated by Council member Linda Farmer who is now the Pierce County Auditor. Interested? Find out how to apply: bit.ly/3QksQtJ
Faster and Faster; part 2, ‘Eye of the Beholder’
Artists may tremble at the variety of image tools available to the populace. Or they can use them as well. Here are but a few of the mind-bending tools available to armchair Picassos. Want to see a new you? Upload a few selfies, then you can render a composite in any style imaginable (and maybe some […]
Letter: Inklings
Submitted by Bob Warfield, Lakewood. Thinking back to first inklings, spun from imaginings, scraped from the residue of conversation, ginned-up in discussion around the coffee served, second cup or third at Burs, I’m called to remember the first outline of what became Our Town, our very own prospering and happy local jurisdiction. Tracing definition to […]
CPSD Staff Spotlight: Armando Valdez
A Clover Park School District story. Our Clover Park School District Staff Spotlight this week features Clover Park High School girls soccer coach Armando Valdez, who was selected as the 2022 SPSL 2A coach of the year! Armando, a 2014 CPHS graduate, was born and raised in Lakewood. After spending time away from this community during […]
Clover Park School Board to Host Special Meeting on Jan. 5
Clover Park School District announcement. LAKEWOOD, Wash. — The Clover Park School District (CPSD) Board of Directors will hold a special meeting on Thursday, Jan. 5, at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held virtually and live-streamed on Zoom and YouTube. The meeting will called to order and immediately move into executive session to discuss legal […]
Sound Transit Lakewood Station survey closes January 5
Sound Transit announcement. Sound Transit is planning a better-connected network, so more people can walk, roll, bike and take transit to Lakewood Station and community destinations. This could include filling in missing sidewalks and curb ramps, adding bike lanes, updating bus stops and more. What do you think about our plans for new sidewalks and […]
Adult Life; December 1st, 2022
The air on the back porch was in the 30° range +/- a few degrees, the sky clear. A portion of the moon was visible in the eastern sky between the branch’s of the big, old, cedar tree that towers over the porch, in a way that lent to something I can only describe as […]