by debidrecksler | Feb 10, 2010 | Comedy, Human Interest
Well folks, I finally did it! Last night I performed at Tomato Tuesdays at the New French Bar at 12 Biltmore Avenue, downtown Asheville. This is an open mic night for comics, where you’re given a certain amount of time to do your thing. If someone in the...
by debidrecksler | Feb 8, 2010 | Human Interest
Life is too short not to have a spirit of adventure. Some lucky folks will have the opportunity to travel the world, drinking in the new sights, sounds and experiences like a person with unquenchable thirst. They’ll share their adventures with family and...
by debidrecksler | Feb 3, 2010 | Comedy
I’ve been a Fran Drescher fan since the first time I watched her sitcom, The Nanny. Being a Jewish woman of the same generation, I laugh my way through every episode, no matter how many times I watch them. I love that our names are...
by debidrecksler | Feb 1, 2010 | Family, Human Interest
My Grandfather, Herman Barnett, was one of the best friends I ever had. He was almost deaf and I was a chatterbox, which made us quite compatible. We used to like to hang out together. We’d go to lunch, where he would tell me every time that I was his favorite...
by debidrecksler | Jan 30, 2010 | Comedy, Human Interest
My daughter called yesterday to sing,”Happy birthday!” Being a talented musician, it was a lovely rendition. Then she asked me a question,” So how does it feel to be 59?” Being the funny Mama that I am, I told her that I scared the daylights...
by debidrecksler | Jan 29, 2010 | Human Interest
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says it will cut about 11,200 jobs at Sam’s Club warehouses as it turns over the task of in-store product demonstrations to an outside marketing company. Shopper Events will launch a new demo program called “Tastes and Tips” with...
by debidrecksler | Jan 28, 2010 | Human Interest
I share my birthday (January 29th) with Oprah, or since I’m a little older, I should rephrase that… Oprah shares her birthday with ME! A few years ago, I came up with a brilliant idea! I wrote Oprah and suggested that she have a special birthday show and...
by debidrecksler | Jan 27, 2010 | Human Interest
Every day, in small towns all over America, hundreds of decent, well qualified men and women pound the pavement searching for work. The journey has been a tough one … Here are a few of their stories. Names have been changed to protect identities. Bill applies...
by debidrecksler | Jan 25, 2010 | Family, Human Interest
After a year of trying to sell the spacious mountain home my husband and I raised our family in, (four realtors and five price reductions later) we have decided to also put our new townhome on the market. This was the home we “downsized” to in a...
by debidrecksler | Jan 22, 2010 | Human Interest
The cover of People magazine recently featured 23 year old actress, Heidi Montag who had 10 surgical procedures performed to make herself feel more attractive. Since then, she has appeared on Good Morning America defending her decision to go under the knife for the...
