By Tobi Schwartz-Cassell Confession: I’m sleeping with someone besides my husband. And Stan’s okay with it because he’s sleeping with this guy, too. We’re sleeping with Fred. He’s our dog. Once…
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50 Shades of Betty: My Strange Sophomore Sleepovers
By Tobi Schwartz-Cassell When my friend Carol and I were sophomores in high school, we’d have sleepovers most Saturday nights. When we slept at her house, we’d share the double…
A World without Chocolate? Say it Ain’t So!
By Tobi Schwartz-Cassell Okay. I don’t want to alarm you, but industry specialists are predicting that by 2020, we could be in for a major chocolate shortage. And though 2020…
What do Baby Boomer Women REALLY Want?
By Tobi Schwartz-Cassell I’m not an expert, but I did publish a magazine for and about Baby Boomer Women for seven years, plus I happen to be one (a Baby…
Who You Need to Meet with Before You Send Your Resume
By Guest Blogger Peter K. Studner Each time you make it past the resume review stage and interview with a potential employer, the meeting seems to go really well. But…
There’s a reason why the term “Helicopter Parent” was coined
By Tobi Schwartz-Cassell It occurred to me recently, that back when my husband and I were college-shopping with our now-26 year old son, it was a shared responsibility. It was…
The Friends I’ve Never Met
By Tobi Schwartz-Cassell Lately, the first place I hear of a celebrity passing is Facebook. It’s not that I don’t keep up with the news. It’s just that so many…
Your Dog Doesn’t Like Your Date? What do you do?
By Kris Rotonda, Guest Blogger While one-third of all married couples started their romance online, (according to the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), only 23% of those who…
A Glimpse into My Journey
By Tobi Schwartz-Cassell I came to Elsie at a time when I had some heavy duty medical issues. None of them were related, and there were a number of doctors…
Franks & Beans’ First Event: A Grand Success!
By Tobi Schwartz-Cassell Master Psychic Medium Carole Tollen was at her finest at F & B’s first event—“Halloween on the Farm with Psychic Carole Tollen.” As a psychic, Carole gave…
Some things are just that important
By Tobi Schwartz-Cassell The time to check on your health is when you’re feeling good. Because it’s those hidden invaders that’ll get you every time. You may have read about…
My Very First Blog Post of My Entire Life
By Tobi Schwartz-Cassell Blogging is as puzzling to me as Twitter. And even more puzzling than hashtags. I’m puzzled by it because I don’t understand who’d want to read my…