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I am a retired sailor living in Winston-Salem, NC. I became known on the Internet as TKDTutor due to my TaeKwonDo Tutor martial arts website, which has been online for over 24 years.

EDUCATION

• • High School: Mineral Springs and North Forsyth, Winston-Salem, NC.

  • AA: Administration of Justice, Los Angeles City College.

  • BA: Social Sciences, Chapman University.

  • MA: Management/Public Administration, Webster University.

  • MS: Criminal Justice, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. 

MACM(SW), United States Navy (Retired)

• • MA: means I am a Master-at-Arms, the traditional job rating name for navy law enforcement. 

  • CM: means I am a Master Chief Petty Officer, more commonly known as just Master Chief, the highest Navy enlisted pay grade.

  • SW: indicates I earned the Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist designation.

MARTIAL ARTS

• I have trained, taught, and competed in Taekwondo, Judo, and other martial arts for over 50 years.

Information about the links

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Website Links

Taekwondo Tutor (TKDTutor). Comprehensive information about martial arts generally and taekwondo specifically.

CCRC Guide. Everything you need to know about Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC), also known as Life Plan Communities.

Salemtowne Trails. All about the Salemtowne Retirement Community walking trail system.

Boomer Swimmin' Holes. Information about some popular swimming holes, lakes, and pools around Winston-Salem and Forsyth County, North Carolina, during the 1950s, 60s, and 70s when the early baby boomers (1946-1954) were children, teens, and young adults.

What we’ve got here… Some variations on a famous line from a classic movie.

Blogger Page Manager. It helps you to build and manage a website of any size using Google Blogger and other Google apps. It is especially useful for sites that may contain HUNDREDS of pages of information.

Feeling Gamey? Offers free online rules and online and printable scoresheets for some popular card games that are easy to read, understand, and use. These online tools help keep the games moving and help keep the scorekeepers in the game by making it easier to keep score.

Blog Links

Far-Outlier. Observations of life from a lifelong skeptic.

Triad Trail Tracker. Information about bicycle trail and greenway riding in the Triad area surrounding Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Document Links

Blood Pressure Log. An automated FREE Google Sheets workbook to log daily blood pressure tests.

Article Links

Shiba-Inu. They are great dogs if you can handle them.

Bicycling tips for seniors. Tips learned from experience.

Energy drainers. People who suck the life out of a room when they enter it.

Best wealth-building advice. Tips from some financial professionals.

Points to ponder. Some things to think about.

Quotations. Inspiring words from the great and the not-so-great.

Beware of copyright infringement. You have to be careful on the Internet.