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Thursday, April 18, 2024

Barbara Blomquist

Barbara Blomquist is a Naperville resident, wife, mother, quilter, and screenwriter. Contact her at BWBLomquist@aol.com.

Transitions – Perspective over time

“Life is about perspective and how you look at something…ultimately, you have to zoom out.” —Whitney Wolfe Herd I’m a history major and a Sci-Fi...

Transitions – Down the rabbit hole: social media

I recently discovered Tic Tok. Don’t even know how I got there, but what a mistake – two hours gone and not enough sleep...

Transitions – Military Reserves: Day jobs and active duty

This is the third column that will feature thoughts from Army Reservist Jeff. According to a report in Military News, Military.com, on May 13, 2022,...

Transitions – A Guardsman Protects our Capital

Last month, in the first of a three-part series, I introduced Jeff a Soldier in the Indiana National Guard. This is a continuation of...

Transitions – A new generation of Army reservists

I was recently introduced to Jeff, a military man from outside the draft era. One downside of a draft-free military is that there is...

Transitions – The recent face of weddings

We’ve attended three weddings in the last few months. In one, the couple requested that you show proof of vaccination. The live band was...
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Transitions – Harder not impossible: A Tribute to Sidney Poitier

I greatly admired the late Sidney Poitier, the first Black man to win an Oscar for 1964’s Lilies of the Field. His portrayal was non-traditional...

Transitions – A positive new year

I recently had my annual blood workup. I did not like the results. I must exercise more, drink more liquids, (not caffeine or alcohol), and avoid...

Transitions – A different tradition

My little granddaughters are like many of today’s affluent kids – they have more dolls, toys and books than anyone in my generation. Unfortunately,...

Transitions – Powell and Jefferson

What do Thomas Jefferson and the late General Colin Powell have in common? They were both the first. Jefferson was the first Secretary of...

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