HAPPINESS

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It’s rather difficult to reflect on 71 years, especially when only 20 of those years have been digitized.  But I am glad I did this even with some holes in the crazy history.   I came up with a new name….. therubbadrummachiefmasterwaterskifanatichusbandfatherpops That’s the only way to cover 71 years.   I hope your 71 years have […]

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  FOUR DAYS ON AMERICA:  #4 July 4, 2023 I still think America is a great place because I know there are at least 165,000,000 good people here who live each day with a kind heart.  People like President Jimmy Carter…. who,  after leaving the White House, founded the Carter Center and has done more […]

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If you are not sure that America is a great place, then ask yourself these simple questions and you will realize why I still think so. Did you go to sleep last night in a nice bed in a comfortable house, probably with air conditioning and heat? Did you drive your car to work and […]

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FOUR DAYS ON AMERICA: July 2, 2023. (NOTE:  Be sure to watch the video at the end. Thanks. ) I still think the United States is a great place because we have accomplished great things in 250 years. We built a democracy, a grand experiment, which is still operating, despite the many threats, foreign and […]

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FOUR DAYS ON AMERICA: July 1, 2023. I still think the United States is a great place because of these words: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of […]

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CM THOR:  the facts started TKD 1972 – joined ATA in 1974 opened first academy 1975 awards / championships: Hall of Fame 2021 Physician Assistant (PA) in surgery for 30 years and Director of Hospital Surgery department for the last 7 years. Family:  two amazing sons and 5 grandchildren Things I love doing: Teaching TKD […]

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                                          CM Harvey-Stauber – the facts Born:  1961 1973 started Taekwondo Instructors:  Finis Shelnutt, H.U. Lee 1975 1st degree 1977: youngest person (16) to certify as instructor 1978 first female to open commercial academy 1981: […]

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CM Tony Isaacs I promise you!  I am not lying!   I know there is little photographic evidence, but I did indeed attend the FIRST Korea tour in 1987. Here is a pic from 2011 when some of the original 1987 pilgrims also attended the 2011 tour.  I’m in that pic, top left. But that trip […]

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  CM Jaime There was a time back in the late 90s when my son, Jacob,  was chasing a world title.  His mom and I were very excited,  and we decided to do all that we could to support him.  He was about 17 at the time, so we considered letting him travel alone if […]

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CM Stauffer One act of simple kindness. It was 1983 and a very “green” and scared 2nd degree found himself in Little Rock for his first “Grand Nationals.”  Somehow, I found my way to the Princess Hotel where many instructors were staying, and as I was having breakfast on tournament day, I met CM Stauffer. […]

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