by debidrecksler | Sep 8, 2008 | Family
In the nine years that I’ve been in the chocolate business I’ve made some great telephone friends. I work with wonderful gourmet companies around the country and through the years my sales reps and I have really gotten to know each other.Recently, one of...
by debidrecksler | Sep 6, 2008 | Business
Young adults just starting out deserve to be given the same respect and attention as the older generation. It bothers me to hear stories of young people going into businesses and not being treated properly. One 20 something young man shared stories of going into banks...
by debidrecksler | Sep 5, 2008 | Consumer
The other day a sales manager at a car dealership told me that he has customers trying to buy cars who are behind several months in mortgage payments. As everyone knows, if you are looking to finance a car they will do an extensive credit check. There is no hiding...
by debidrecksler | Sep 4, 2008 | Politics
They say give a job to a busy person and it will get done. Just ask any Mother who works full time and still manages to volunteer at every school function.I do not have a problem with a Mother of five running for the second highest political office in the country.Why?...
by debidrecksler | Sep 3, 2008 | Politics
Politics brings out the worst in people and I’m tired of it. I’m trying very hard to be an educated voter but it’s a pain in the you know what to weed out the garbage that is being circulated from the real facts.It’s amazing how many people...
by debidrecksler | Sep 2, 2008 | Politics
The big news yesterday besides hurricane Gustav was the announcement that Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin’s daughter is five months pregnant and is planning to keep the baby. The media has had a field day with this news.Here are my thoughts…Unmarried...
by debidrecksler | Sep 1, 2008 | Consumer
My 25 year old daughter wears a vintage dress of mine that she looks absolutely amazing in…I wore it at her age and have pictures to prove it. Who would have thought all those years ago that one day I would pass down that dress to the next generation....
by debidrecksler | Aug 31, 2008 | Consumer
When my son the web designer/entrepreneur created the debidrecksler.comsite for me, I promised to write a column every single day ( I like the word column better than blog). As a consumer writer, I am used to deadlines …I have written many once a week and once a...
by debidrecksler | Aug 31, 2008 | Human Interest
The other night I attended a book review where one of the topics we discussed was nourishing the soul. The guest speaker, a lovely young lady, used a candle as an example of how the wick is useless without the wax…comparing the connection between our body and...
by debidrecksler | Aug 29, 2008 | Family
This week my eldest son , The Attorney…is back in the news again for one of his legal cases. His week has been filled with reporters and cameras and lots of questions. He handled everything really well as I knew he would.I love my son with all my heart but just...
