- Acupuncture From A Patient's Perspective: September 2009, American Chronicle.
- Acupuncture: May 2006. World Dragon Kenpo Schools of Self-Defense.
- Dolphin Therapy for Children: October 2008, American Chronicle.
- Fundamentals of Pilates: July 2007, World Dragon Kenpo.
- Interview with Sooyong Kim, Licensed Shiatsu Therapist, Energy Therapist, and Aikido Instructor: June 2007, World Dragon Kenpo.
- Introduction to Tai Chi Chuan and Qi Gong: Interview with Dr. Sen Huang. April 2008, World Dragon Kenpo.
- Shiatsu Therapy: Interview with Gareth Callister-Bischof. March 2007, World Dragon Kenpo.
- Tai Chi and Qi Gong Seminar: Interview with Coach Ron Pfeiffer: April 2008. World Dragon Kenpo.
- Tai Chi for Back Pain and Other Modules: Interview with Coach Ron Pfeiffer: September 2008, World Dragon Kenpo.
- Tai Sophia Institute: October 2006, World Dragon Kenpo.
- Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Common Cold: February 2008, World Dragon Kenpo.
- Art History: A brief web page that features some of my favorite painters.
- Michelangelo Buonarroti: I Live in Hell and Paint its Pictures: September 2008, American Chronicle.
- Our First Renaissance Man: Leonardo da Vinci: September 2008, American Chronicle.
- Museum Analysis And Observance: A college research paper comparing two works of fine art by Auguste Renoir and Francisco de Goya for a class in Humanities.
- Frederick Douglass Blog: World History Blogging Network. February 2007 to September 2007. I was the historical editor for this project.
- International Herald Tribune World Cup 2006 Fan Blog. "The IHT invited soccer fans around the world to participate in a blog during the World Cup. About 15 readers were selected to send submissions until the final match on July 9."
- Niccolo Machiavelli Blog: World History Blogging Network: August 2007 to September 2007. I was the historical editor for this project.
- World Dragon Kenpo Slayer News Blog: April 2007 to December 2010. I was the editor for this distance learning project about martial arts and alternative health therapies.
- World Football Commentaries Blog: November 2006 to present.
- Amazon.com Portfolio: 2000 to present. A 90% helpful vote rate as of January 2012.
- Book Review Portfolio: Separate detailed listing. (Many are business and career-related.)
- Soccer Book Reviews: 2004 to 2011 at a variety of publications.
Career-related Themes
- Answers to Interview Questions: This article with referenced in the e-newsletter of Asktheheadhunter.com® on July 19, 2005.
- Biographical Sketch of Niccolo Machiavelli: September 2008, American Chronicle.
- Frederick Douglass: A Sterling Example of Literacy: January 2011, American Chronicle.
- Excellent Salary Sense: Ask The Headhunter® website.
- Handing the Bat to Joe DiMaggio: August 2009, American Chronicle, and at No Shortage of Work, August 2011.
- Hidden Lessons from Our First Jobs: February 2010, No Shortage of Work.
- How To Obtain Freelance Writing Ideas: November 2007, Freelance Writing Jobs.
- How To Reduce The Threat Of Terrorism: A college research paper written for a class in Human Resources Management.
- If Plato Were Alive Today: Qualifications for the Presidency: September 2008, American Chronicle. I co-authored this article. Excerpts were referenced here.
- If You Could See Me Now: The Absence of Frederick Douglass in the 08 Election: September 2008, American Chronicle. I co-authored this article
- Looking Inward in the Shadow of a Financial Meltdown: September 2008, American Chronicle. I co-authored this article.
- Larry W. Phillips, Author and Editor of "Ernest Hemingway on Writing." Performancing, February 2008 and American Chronicle, September 2008.
- Questions to Ask Potential Employers: October 2008, American Chronicle.
- Remembrance of Slinging Sammy Baugh of The Washington Redskins: December 2008, American Chronicle.
- Selected Quotes from Ernest Hemingway on Writing: December 2008, About Freelance Writing.
- Should I Invest in the Stock Market? December 2009, Answerbag.
- The Art and Science of Interviews: December 2008, Football Media and January 2010 at No Shortage of Work.
- The Differences Between the Tokyo and New York Stock Exchanges: A college research paper written for a class in international finance.
- Why Is Dressing Down the New Dressing Up? July 2008, American Thinker. I co-authored this article. Excerpts were referenced here.
- eHow Portfolio of Job Descriptions and Training Articles: 2010.
- BART Train Operator
- Conference Intepreter Training
- Crocodile Wrangler
- Electrician Apprentice
- Heart Surgeon
- Interpreter and Translator
- Medication Translator
- Museum Interpreter
- Optometric Assistant
- Physicist
- Technical Author
- Translator and Interpreter Training
Foreign Language Translations: Italian and Spanish to English
- The Soccer Translator: July 2008 to present. Italian and Spanish to English translations, along with links to all of my published work at various sites/publications. This is my translation portfolio site.
- Big Stan: June 2006. Italian to English translations of martial arts publications for a motion picture by Rob Schneider.
- Boca Juniors and the Amoias of the Americas: February 2008, Soccerlens. Spanish to English.
- International Herald Tribune World Cup 2006 Fan Blog: Four (1, 2, 3, 4) Spanish to English translations.
- Niccolo Machiavelli Blog: World History Blogging Network: August 2007 to September 2007. Selected Italian to English translations.
- Machiavelli: The Art of War in 2008: September 2008, American Chronicle. Italian to English. I co-authored this article to provide translated quotes.
- Soccer Terminology in the Mother Tongue: December 2005, Italiansrus.com cultural site. I translated Italian terms and phrases commonly heard during a television or radio broadcast into English.
- The Amoias of the Americas: December 2004 to 2008. Spanish to English translations of an entire web site.
I have also conducted two interviews in Spanish and Italian, respectively, for Keeper Skool of Australia. These are documented in my Interview portfolio.
- Anatomy of the Heart: June 2008, World Dragon Kenpo.
- Introduction to Diabetes: December 2008, World Dragon Kenpo.
- Introduction to Osteoarthritis: March 2009, World Dragon Kenpo.
- The Brain and Bodily Movements: May 2008, World Dragon Kenpo.
International Soccer Journalism
- Beyond The Pitch: Italian and Spanish to English translations and diverse commentaries since 2011.
- Brainbench World Cup History Test.
- Calcio Connection: AC Cugini Scuola Calcio Archive (Italian Soccer School). Commentaries and interviews from 2005 to 2007.
- Copa America Argentina 2011 Fact Sheet e-book: A 19-page guide to the quadrennial South American championship for Beyond The Pitch.
- Club World Cup Japan 2011 Fact Sheet e-book: A 9-page guide to the annual FIFA Club championship for Beyond The Pitch.
- Football Media: Contributing writer during 2008.
- International Herald Tribune 2006 World Cup Fan Blog: "The IHT invited soccer fans around the world to participate in a blog during the World Cup. About 15 readers were selected to send submissions until the final match on July 9."
- Italian Calcio and History of the Azzurri (Italian National Team): Maintained from 2000 to 2010.
- Italian Soccer Serie A: Italian to English translations, commentaries and two interviews from 2010 to 2011.
- Soccerlens (UK) Portfolio: Commentaries, Interviews and Translations: October 2007 to July 2010.
- Why Do Americans Call it Soccer? October 2007, Soccerlens.
- World Football: "In any language, the whole world is united by a ball." Maintained from 2000 to 2010. This was the precursor to my World Football Commentaries blog.
- World Football Commentaries: November 2006 to present. Daily news commentaries and goal videos about international soccer. This site also contains links to my published interviews and articles.
Martial Arts/Chinese Healing Arts
World Dragon Kenpo Schools of Self-Defense (WDK), Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. This is an e-learning program for self-defense and Tai Chi. I was a contributing writer at WDK from December 2005 to December 2010, and became the editor of the newsletter in late 2007.
June 2009: I co-authored an e-book that documented an entire self-defense system.
- Benefits of Martial Arts Training for Other Sports: June 2009.
- Book Review: The Art of War: Part 1. August 2006.
- Book Review: The Art of War: Part 2. September 2006.
- Book Review: Bruce Lee Fighting Method: Skill in Techniques: March 2010.
- Bruce Lee: The Great Innovator: March 2010.
- Bruce Lee Television Interview (1971) with Pierre Berton: October 2007.
- Four Orange Belt Self-Defense Techniques: April 2007.
- Four Purple Belt Self-Defense Techniques: May 2007.
- How to Typeset a Book: November 2007.
- Impact of WDK on Personal Defensive Techniques: December 2005.
- Legends of Kenpo: Lee Bachman: April 2006.
- Legends of Kenpo: Elvis Presley: November 2006.
- Legends of Kenpo: Jeff Speakman: January 2006.
- Preparation: A Mental and Physical Process: August 2007.
- Press Releases: August and September 2008.
- Ray and the Roadrunner: December 2006.
- SAMBO: The Russian Martial Art: December 2007.
- Self-Control: The Example of Jackie Robinson: April 2007.
- Summary of Dragon Kenpo Karate: January 2007.
- Three Yellow Belt Self-Defense Techniques: February 2007.
- The Example of Sergeant Salvatore A. Giunta: December 2010.
- The Law and Self-Defense: Interview with WDK Instructor and Law Enforcement Officer Ed DellaCroce: December 2010.
- The Lost Art of Showing Respect: June 2006.
- World Dragon Kenpo Training Guide: June 2009. An e-book that documented the entire self-defense system.
- Martial Arts Product Reviews
- Product Review: Qigong for Health: November 2011 at Amazon.com and November 2011 at Tai Chi Productions USA.
- Product Review: Tai Chi for Back Pain: April 2011 at Amazon.com and June 2011 at Tai Chi Productions USA.
- Product Review: Tai Chi for Diabetes: November 2011 at Amazon.com and November 2011 at Tai Chi Productions USA.
- Product Review: Tai Chi in Paradise by David-Dorian Ross: December 2009 for World Dragon Kenpo.
- Product Review: The Spirit of Qi Gong by Deborah Davis: September 2009 for World Dragon Kenpo.
- Product Review: adidas EUROPASS: Field Testing the Official Euro 2008 Ball: June 2008 for Soccerlens.
- Product Review: adidas Jubalani: Field Testing the Official World Cup 2010 Ball: June 2010 for Soccerlens.
- Product Review: adidas Samba Classic Indoor Soccer Shoes: December 2008 for SoccerPro.com.
- Product Review: adidas Samba Millennium Indoor Soccer Shoes: December 2009 for SoccerPro.com.
- Product Review: adidas Sereno Training Pants: November 2010 for SoccerPro.com.
- Product Review: adidas Teamgeist Official World Cup 2006 Ball: June 2006 for the International Herald Tribune World Cup Fan Blog.
- Product Review: Nike Brasil N98 Track Jacket: September 2010 for SoccerPro.com.
- Product Review: Nike Juventus Full Zip Training Jacket: November 2009 for SoccerPro.com.
- Product Review: Nike Juventus Trainer Jacket and Allegiance Scarf by SoccerPro: November 2011.
- Product Review: Puma Italy Training Jacket: November 2008 for SoccerPro.com.
Sports Medicine
- Alternative Therapies to Treat Sport Injuries: March 2010, World Dragon Kenpo.
- Interview with Dr. Craig Panther of Pure Sports Medicine of London and the Team Physician for the Fulham Football Club: November 2007, Soccerlens.
- Sport Injuries: July 2006, World Dragon Kenpo.
- Tiger Balm: November 2006, World Dragon Kenpo.
- Treatment for Back Pain and Spasms: September 2008, World Dragon Kenpo.
Technical Writing Presentations
The following topics were presented at annual software users' conference seminars.
- Ergonomics of Healthy Computing: June 1997.
- Financial Planning in the Millennium: June 1999.
- Multi-Cultural and Gender Communication Styles in the Workplace: June 1998.
- Online Help System: June 1997.
- Favorite Places: The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.: August 2006, Current Newspapers. Available upon request.
- Interview with Sarah Glass: Correspondent and Photographer of the Tristan Times: February 2006. Tristan da Cunha Times (Originally published at AC Cugini Scuola Calcio). This is from the most remotely populated island in the world.
- Ranch Life in Montana: September 2008, American Chronicle.
- Tanked-up Underwater Imaging from Dahab, Egypt on the Red Sea: February 2008, Soccerlens.
- The 10,000 Lira Note: February 2008, Italiansrus.com. This was also published in June 2008 in La Gazzetta Italiana newspaper from Ohio.
