by debidrecksler | Feb 28, 2012 | Authentic Me Campaign
Between the age of 6 and 8, our class was given a survey; not having to do with Race, or ethnicity, but a survey of class status. As I can remember from over 40 years ago, the questions asked were to find if we considered our family as ‘poor, middle-class,...
by debidrecksler | Feb 21, 2012 | Human Interest
There are two little girls from the UK who have become more famous in a short period of time than most of us can ever dream of in a lifetime. It all started with a video that landed them on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. One performance on Ellen’s show led to another...
by debidrecksler | Feb 3, 2012 | Life
Lately I’ve been feeling like my life is on speed dial. Where did the last 10 years go or the last 20? It seems like time went by in the blink of an eye! Today I’ve been thinking about one of my best friend’s daughter’s weddings which took...
by debidrecksler | Jan 28, 2012 | Life
I was born in Mercy Hospital in Miami, Florida on January 29th, 1951. According to my Mother, I started to come into the world before the Doctor could be located. The nurses were instructed to stop my birth. They held my Mother’s legs together. My Father could...
by debidrecksler | Jan 19, 2012 | Life
I am claustrophobic. It all started 37 years ago, when I was confined in an elevator and couldn’t get out. I felt the walls caving in on me and I couldn’t breathe. When I finally got out, I tried to forget about it. Several years later, I was at an...
