Well, today was the culmination of months of rehearsal in preparation for our church's annual worship service called Christmas in Kissimmee. Darlene and I were both able to sing, joining with 70+ other singers and instrumentalists in a celebration of the birth of Jesus and a presentation of the gospel message. If you'd like to [...]
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Osceola County (FL) Wilderness Areas – Twin Oaks Conservation Area
Besides Shingle Creek Regional Park, another "urban wilderness" area that I love is Twin Oaks Conservation Area. Located on an eastern arm of Lake Tohopekaliga in Kissimmee, it offers a number of recreation opportunities for simple folks like me. First, I enjoy fishing there. To be honest, I've never actually caught a fish, or even [...]
AI Imagery
I've been delving a little into some of the capabilities of the AI tools that are becoming more and more available. At first it was just a curiosity, but I'm actually finding the image generation capabilities quite useful for my adult Sunday School class teaching. For decades now I've been using my computer as a [...]
Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
One of the things I've read about in Florida that is in the Orlando area is called the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive. Last Memorial Day weekend we were able to go explore it a little bit. Lake Apopka is the fourth largest lake in Florida and has a large conservation area along its North Shore. [...]
Dining with the Departed
This past weekend was the annual fund-raising event for Osceola History - an event called Dine with the Departed. It is a catered dinner with multiple options for making financial donations to the Osceola County Historical Society. The event takes place in Rose Hill Cemetery, which is the historic cemetery in Kissimmee where many of [...]
The Watchmaker's Pulse 