"This above all else, to thine ownself be true. For as surely as night follows day, thou canst not be false to any man." From Hamlet -
At age 17, I adopted this saying as my personal philosophy of life. It has never been regretted, as Honor and Integrity mean a great deal to me.
Male 68 years Young, Divorced after 34 years, Proud father of two great Adult children, B.S. degree in Business M
Background
Information
1958 Graduated H.S. - 1963-1970 attended night school @ U. of Balto. while working Full time - May, 1966 Married, June 1966 Honorable Discharge U.S. Army - June 1970 B.S. Degree in Business Management, 30 years as a Manager. Singer: Volunteer Baritone in Choir of The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen for 16 years -Karaoke - Dancer - NY Times X-words - Pool ( 8 & 9 Ball) - Cribbage - Chess - Bridge - Pinochle - Trivial Pursuit - Thinker - Teacher - Presenter - Author - HELPER.
Likes: Nature, Sunrises & Sunsets, Candles, Flowers, Massages, Ocean & Beaches, Travel, Reading, Good Movies, The Ravens, Jewish Apple Cake, and More!
INFLUENCES: Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), Erma Bombeck, William Shakespeare, Robert Burns, The Greek and Roman Classics, and last but surely not least - Elizabeth Lucas-Taylor - a Grand, and Special Contemporary LADY! She's been in WHO'S WHO so many times I lost count!
Birth Place
BALTIMORE, MD USA
Accomplishments
Credits:
(1) Article: "The Big Move", 9/91 Today's Facility Manager, Roundtable Discussion, p.8-9.
(1) Poem:"Let Freedom Ring", 8/92 The Price Club Journal, p.12.
(1) Hymn Lyrics: "Oh, Joyous Day, Risen Is He", 12/91, Premiered: Easter Sunday, April 11, 1993, Composed and Sung by: Mark A. Bowersox, St. Charles Catholic Church, Pikesville, MD.
(1) Hymn Lyrics: "The Word of The Lord", 2/94, Composed and Sung by: Mark A. Bowersox.
(2) Poems: "A Hylander's Blessing", p.12, "For Mother's Day", p.39-40, 8/94, Graces ...Prayers and Poems for Everyday Meals and Special Occasions, June Cotner, Harpers San Francisco.
(1) Poem: "On A Nectarine", 6/94 Remembrances, Honorable Mention, Summer 1994 Iliad Literary Awards Program, Iliad Press, Cader Publishing, Ltd., p.13. Earned Membership in The National Authors Registry.
(1) Poem: "DELUGE" The International Library of Poetry, Anthology 100 Best Poets & Poems of 2000.
p.211.
(1) Article: "Love Is Like..." 2003, PASSION - An Anthology of World's Great Short Stories, p. 241, published by: Radha Agrawal for CYBERWIT.net, Allahabad, India, ISBN 81-901366-4-X
(1) Lyrics of my poem, "A Hylander's Blessing" set
to music, 2005, by Australian composer, David Hamilton.
Additional Information
FIRST BOOK entitled "Bawlmer, Merlyn - Home of The HONS"
ISBN 1-4137-7704-X ---> memoirs from Birth to the Age of Reason -> to Being "Legal" -> to "Over The Hump" -> covers about 55 years, very briefly!
Inventory: 15 years of "pieces" running the full gamut from Poetry to Prose, including: Articles, Short Stories, Essays, Commentaries, Expose's, Topics range from Religion to Controversial issues, such as: RADON, SMOKING, ASPARTAME, and other "Big Brother" SNAFU's or Cover-Up's.
Goal: Get "Discovered" then get PAID -
Retired from the J-O-B in March 2006 -became a "Trailer Trash' denizen in 2005 - and LOVE it!
Sleinte! Skoal! Prost! Nastrovya! L'Chiam!
Ciao! Ta-Ta! C-Ya!