by debidrecksler | Dec 28, 2009 | Human Interest
Family and friends used to laugh when they’d hear that we didn’t have cable television. They thought it was even funnier that we only could get reception for two channels and that was when the weather was good in the mountains. We really didn’t feel...
by debidrecksler | Dec 25, 2009 | Human Interest
For the past 23 years, our Jewish family has enjoyed Christmas Day by dining at our favorite Chinese restaurant. It’s a tradition that we look forward to every year. December 25th, 2009 After we were seated and had placed our order, I noticed an attractive...
by debidrecksler | Dec 25, 2009 | Human Interest
An elderly man lived alone in a small apartment on South Miami Beach. His wife had passed away years earlier but he was blessed with a large family who came by often to visit. Every day, he walked to synagogue to pray and spend time with his friends from the old...
by debidrecksler | Dec 23, 2009 | Human Interest
The other day I was shopping in K-mart. After paying for my purchases, the cashier handed me an $8.00 off anything in the store coupon, to be used for my next visit. I thanked her for the coupon and as I turned to leave, I saw an elderly lady behind me with a...
by debidrecksler | Dec 22, 2009 | Human Interest
As I’m writing this, I’m staring at over a foot of snow outside my window. It was the cause of massive power outages and hundreds of traffic accidents this weekend. I wonder how something so breathtakingly beautiful can cause so much havoc? Friday morning we lose...
by debidrecksler | Dec 18, 2009 | Human Interest
Writing comedy means looking at life with a huge sense of humor especially on days when absolutely nothing is going right. Of course, I could always… 1. Down my sorrows in a stiff drink (not an option because even a light beer makes me dizzy 2. Raid the...
by debidrecksler | Dec 16, 2009 | Comedy, Human Interest
I have always been a HUGE fan of Sophia Loren and consider her the most gorgeous woman on this planet! Yesterday afternoon, as a thank-you to my darling husband for accompanying me on a shopping excursion, (his least favorite activity), I bought us both a treat at...
by debidrecksler | Dec 14, 2009 | Family, Human Interest
It’s a challenge when you have 1 grandchild and you have to share holiday time with 3 sets of grandparents (and a set of great grandparents) who all live in different parts of the country. Welcome to the modern world! Looking at this I have so many relatives...
by debidrecksler | Dec 12, 2009 | Uncategorized
On Friday Dec 11th, I wrote about my husband’s missing gold chain and the story behind how and why it was created. Today, I was upstairs in our office and since Richard was gone on a 12 hour job, (the guy works incredibly hard) I decided to give the room a...
by debidrecksler | Dec 11, 2009 | Family, Human Interest
It was 1977 and I was a young wife and mother on a mission. My husband’s birthday was coming up and I wanted to give him a very special gift. Having little money (we lived off love in those days) but being creative, I melted down my best piece of gold jewelry (a...
