by debidrecksler | Nov 2, 2009 | Human Interest
It was a challenge for my generation to keep in touch before the invention of the Internet. Having the ability to “search” for a missing friend or family member and utilize social networking sites like Facebook to reconnect has proved invaluable....
by debidrecksler | Oct 30, 2009 | Human Interest
LONG BEACH, Calif. (Oct. 26) – Move over, it’s Saturday night at Club Bounce and people are bouncing onto the dance floor in a big, big way. These are big, big people, all dressed to the nines and many tipping the scales at 250, maybe 300 pounds.Reading...
by debidrecksler | Oct 28, 2009 | Human Interest
A few weeks ago my granddaughter lost her first tooth. When I asked her what the tooth fairy brought her, she said her Mommy told her that the tooth fairy was not real and that she would be giving her a dollar for losing a tooth. Being the world’s most perfect...
by debidrecksler | Oct 21, 2009 | Human Interest
CHICAGO (AP) — Taking a page from its original playbook, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. launched a full-fledged price war with Amazon.com Inc. and a nation of book retailers, lowering online prices on certain highly anticipated hardback titles to $9.My concern is not the...
by debidrecksler | Oct 19, 2009 | Human Interest
October 2009 is full of surprises. A few days ago, my daughter and I were sitting by the pool enjoying a warm Fall day. Now, it is so cold outside, we’re getting out our winter jackets and wondering if it’s going to snow.I remember the first time I saw...
by debidrecksler | Oct 12, 2009 | Human Interest
Plus-sized beauties go au naturel for Glamour’s November issue. Photo: Matthias Vriens-McGrath for Glamour.The only thing wrong with this photo is they forgot to include me! Just kidding of course! BUT… If this had happened 38 years ago and I had been...
