by debidrecksler | Sep 29, 2010 | Human Interest
My son Paul is visiting before he takes off on the next leg of his journey. I’m doing something that I haven’t done in a while…cooking all his favorite meals! It’s funny how when your household is reduced to two, you eat a lot differently....
by debidrecksler | Sep 27, 2010 | Human Interest
Last night, my husband and I were both working at our desks when he looked over at me and said, “I received a video from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. I think you’ll want to see this.” It is a rare piece of footage from Vienna in 1938....
by debidrecksler | Sep 24, 2010 | Authentic Me Campaign
I thought that this was interesting enough to include in Debi Drecksler’s Authentic Me Campaign. Congratulations to Lizzi Miller for helping change America’s definition of BEAUTY. Next step…Redefining the word Plus Size! lPhoto: Richie Buxo / Splash...
by debidrecksler | Sep 22, 2010 | Human Interest
It’s a challenging job market especially when you live in an area where most of the employers refuse to pay livable wages. People are angry… Read this person’s reply to an ad posted on craigslist “have u lost ur mind or is everyone not willing...
by debidrecksler | Sep 20, 2010 | Authentic Me Campaign
Some people talk about how they want to make a difference in the world. Others quietly go about their business educating others and touching lives. The Authentic Me Campaign is proud to introduce Ray Mapp from Asheville, North Carolina. What...
by debidrecksler | Sep 17, 2010 | Human Interest
September 18th, 1991 It is my husband’s 41st birthday and Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year. I call my parents to wish them a Happy New Year (l’shana tova).The nurse answers and tells me that my Father has gone to synagogue to pray. I am...
by debidrecksler | Sep 15, 2010 | Human Interest
In our world of big names, curiously, our true heroes tend to be anonymous. In this life of illusion and quasi-illusion, the person of solid virtues who can be admired for something more substantial than his well-knownness often proves to be the unsung hero: the...
by debidrecksler | Sep 13, 2010 | Human Interest
Remember Mr. Roger’s song, “Who are the people in our neighborhood?” Photo courtesy of Family Communication, Inc. . I may just be the guy on the street but I’m worth knowing. I’m the lady at the drugstore who hands you your prescription...
by debidrecksler | Sep 10, 2010 | Human Interest
As my readers know, my husband Richard Drecksler just launched an exciting new website for his real estate business. As his assistant, I am online every day keeping up with the latest real estate news. I came across this story on AOL News and thought, “What a...
by debidrecksler | Sep 8, 2010 | Human Interest
A Mother and her two little boys are passing through a small mountain town in North Carolina and see a sign for gem mining. The Mother knows that the kids are tired from being cooped up in the car all morning. It would be another hour before they arrived at their...
