by debidrecksler | Mar 5, 2010 | Comedy, Human Interest
I’ll be curious to see, after this freezing cold winter with record breaking snowfall, how many babies are born in late summer/early fall 2010. I think we are going to see one of the biggest baby booms ever! I am happy to say that I will not fall into that...
by debidrecksler | Mar 3, 2010 | Human Interest
For some crazy reason, I am fascinated by what people keep in their cars. I don’t peek in the windows or do anything too weird, but if I happen to pull up next to them in a parking lot, the view is right under my nose….practically! After years of studying...
by debidrecksler | Mar 1, 2010 | Family, Human Interest
“When I see a double rainbow, I always see it as a sign of something good to come.” Debi Drecksler Brianna (name changed to protect identity) had been in five foster homes, before she came to our family at the age of three. It was a horrible beginning for...
by debidrecksler | Feb 26, 2010 | Human Interest
I am trying to live the here and now life because at 59, I may be heading toward the last leg of my journey. I’m not being morbid, just realistic. The women in my immediate family have not outlived their men. By my age, my mother was already very ill and...
by debidrecksler | Feb 24, 2010 | Comedy, Human Interest
Last night was my third week performing at Tomato Tuesdays, at the New French Bar. We had a great turnout and the room was packed! Once again, I was the oldest and only g-rated comic, both of which puts me in a category all my own. My Dad used to say, “Keep your...
by debidrecksler | Feb 22, 2010 | Comedy, Human Interest
I hate wearing tinted glasses when I’m in brightly lit places but unfortunately ever since my eyes were damaged, I see better when I’m wearing them. Otherwise, bright lights (the kind in grocery stores, department stores, etc..) literally blind my eyes....
by debidrecksler | Feb 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
Now that I’m back into writing and performing comedy again (after a short hiatus to concentrate on other creative endeavors), it is important that I clarify a few things. Dear 200 assorted relatives, I heard through the family grapevine that a few of you are...
by debidrecksler | Feb 17, 2010 | Comedy
Last night, I performed again at Tomato Tuesdays. Once again, the room was packed and the energy was bouncing off the walls. I had prepared all new material, not realizing that it is perfectly acceptable to repeat jokes. Many of the comics do this at open mic as a way...
by debidrecksler | Feb 15, 2010 | Human Interest
Have you paid attention to the latest television commercials for pharmaceutical drugs on the market? They’ll show you a smiling person who goes on and on about how they were totally incapacitated until a certain drug came along and turned their life around....
by debidrecksler | Feb 12, 2010 | Human Interest, Politics
Andrew Young’s book, The Politician is out and once again, North Carolina is put on the map for the sordid details of former presidential candidate John Edward’s affair with Rielle Hunter. People magazine (Feb 15, 2010 issue) included an interview with...
