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May 19 2011
Where My Mother-in-Law Grew Up
Marlboro Man, the kids, Tim, his kids, and the cowboys got up at 3:30 Tuesday morning in order to drive over an hour away to work cattle. I also got up at 3:30 Tuesday morning, not because I was going with them to work cattle–but because moms in the country have to get up when their kids and husband get up or they look real, real dumb. And because I had to crawl under sofas, look under stacks of books, dump out boots, and peer behind bookshelves in order to help everyone find all the spurs, gloves, and hats they invariably can never find at 3:30 in the morning. It's amazing how that happens. And because I have to kiss them and hug them and lay my hands on them before they go, and tell them to be careful, have fun, and help their dad.
Then wait till I see the truck driving away on the gravel road before I violently hop back in my bed for another hour or four of shut-eye.
Marlboro Man took my camera that day.
I loved the shots he came home with. The land where they went to work is very close to where his mother grew up–it's right on the Kansas line, and it's even more remote than where we live. It's beautiful countryside.
And there's his father, my husband, my father's older daughter's mother-in-law's son, snapping shots on his strong, faithful steed.
Hi, baby. You're the youngest in the family and you make me proud every single day of your life.
See that home in the distance? That's where my mother-in-law grew up. She's told me so many stories of her childhood, about her summer days spent walking the creek with her Border Collie, about her sister, who loved staying in the kitchen and cooking, while my mother-in-law loved lying in the fields and looking up at the huge sky.
I get a lump in my throat when I visit this place, either in person or in photos, because it's the place my mother-in-law has told me about so many times. She used to lie on the ground and stare at the sky, she tells me, and think about all the places she wanted to visit and travel to and explore and live when she grew up. Her sister, on the other hand, dreamed about staying close to home.
So here's what happened: her sister married an Air Force man and lived in Japan, Germany, and everywhere but home.
My mother-in-law married a rancher and moved to the next county.
We always laugh about that.
Her big dreams took her one county over.
Her sister's small dreams took her across the world.
See those kids coming out of the creek, bringing up the tail end of the herd?
And their dads, who are presiding over it all?
They're here because my mother-in-law went where life and love–not her dreams–took her.
And I, for one, am so grateful she did.
507 Comments and 20 Replies
LorieG On Thursday, May 19 at 1:57 pm
Beautiful countryside they have there.
Cheryl Barker On Thursday, May 19 at 7:52 pm
I couldn't agree more. Those wide open spaces are so beautiful. Ree, tell MM he did a great job with the photos. Would love to see that place for myself now!
Shannon B. On Thursday, May 19 at 1:58 pm
Debbie Summers On Friday, May 20 at 6:47 pm
Lora On Thursday, May 19 at 1:59 pm
Lovely tribute.
Nancy~the wife of a dairyman On Thursday, May 19 at 4:18 pm
Tears welling up in my eyes as I read the end of this post. Love conquers all and beautiful story:) Where did your mother-in-law and sister go to school? Did they have a little school near their homestead or travel to a larger city??
Chell On Thursday, May 19 at 6:16 pm
Yes I agree a lovely tribute to your mother-in-law and a testiment to love and life.
Sadie at heyMamas On Thursday, May 19 at 2:00 pm
What a lovely story!! made me cry…
Sadie at heymamas
Robin R On Thursday, May 19 at 7:47 pm
Glad I'm not the only weepy one around here!
Lori Walker On Friday, May 20 at 8:52 am
You're not the only one!!
Handful On Friday, May 20 at 12:35 pm
I can't even see to type.
Humbled by the story, the beauty and the wide open spaces.
Trudy On Thursday, May 19 at 2:00 pm
That's a fantastic story. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!!!
Judy@In HIs Grip On Thursday, May 19 at 2:01 pm
Love this story and all the pictures. But I think I might go to bed as soon as the left too:o)
sj_penland On Thursday, May 19 at 2:01 pm
Nothing like gathering cattle on Gods gorgeous creation! Especially before the sun even rises.
janet On Thursday, May 19 at 2:02 pm
Wow! Your baby's looking pretty tall in the saddle these days. He's growing so fast!
Tara On Thursday, May 19 at 2:02 pm
Beautiful was the first word I thought of too.
Tara D On Thursday, May 19 at 2:03 pm
Beautiful is the first word I thought of. I see I'm not alone!
cindilb On Friday, May 20 at 6:41 am
Agree with Tara. Still live in the same town I was brought home from the hospital (52 years ago) after being born. Canterbury, NH Maybe your Mother in Law can write something someday. Keep them coming!
Kayla On Thursday, May 19 at 2:03 pm
This was beautiful! It's funny how life works out. This looked like a beautiful place to be.
Lynette Smith On Thursday, May 19 at 2:04 pm
Beautiful…Just Beautiful….
kacy On Thursday, May 19 at 2:04 pm
Just like you did….and I'm sure I speak for a lot of your readers in saying we are grateful….I'm sure we wouldn't even know you if you were living in Chicago!!
Urban Wife On Thursday, May 19 at 2:05 pm
What a lovely place to grow up at! The pictures are wonderful and the way you tell stories is touching.
Kathleen On Thursday, May 19 at 2:05 pm
thats a good reminder to trust God with where our life will go, instead of being stubborn and convincing yourself you know whats best
[email protected] On Thursday, May 19 at 3:16 pm
That's what I was thinking Kathleen. Isn't there a joke that says, "If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans."
Kirsten is Comfortably Domestic On Friday, May 20 at 9:54 am
We love that joke at our house, because nothing in our life is how we "planned" it, and boy are we glad!
Beth @ Persnickety Hall On Thursday, May 19 at 2:06 pm
Funny how love shapes our paths.
Sunday On Thursday, May 19 at 2:06 pm
"…went where life and love–not her dreams–took her." – Wow. Food for thought. I'm a pretty big dreamer and have been trying really hard lately to figure out how to get my life to mimic my dreams. What have I been missing in "life and love" in expense? Hopefully nothing, but potentially a whole lot of things I could be grateful for.
Rach On Thursday, May 19 at 2:06 pm
Lovely post. A reminder much needed by me today. Thanks so much!
JoAnne Stiles On Thursday, May 19 at 2:07 pm
Wow, that last quote hit me hard. It made me think hard about my dreams, my life and the love of my life. Thanks for hitting me hard today!
Jennifer S. On Thursday, May 19 at 2:07 pm
What a wonderful place!
BTW, Marlboro Man is really quite a blogger…great post the other day and all these beautiful pictures.
Pamela On Thursday, May 19 at 2:09 pm
What a sweet, sweet post.
Carri in Michigan On Thursday, May 19 at 2:09 pm
Thanks for sharing with us Ree.
Shells On Thursday, May 19 at 2:10 pm
Gorgeous pics and beautiful story!
Karen On Thursday, May 19 at 2:10 pm
So serene and peaceful – far away from suburbia, office stress, etc. I'd be there in a heartbeat if I could . . . . .
Carol On Thursday, May 19 at 2:11 pm
And I'll bet your mother-in-law is grateful for you, too.
Three-Cookies On Thursday, May 19 at 2:11 pm
Really beautiful photos. How big is the ranch? Its definitely interesting to read about it from your real life perspective rather than knowing what I do from the movies
Daddy Scratches On Thursday, May 19 at 2:11 pm
I'm a little misty … but I'm not sure if it's from the beauty and poignancy of what you wrote, or from the thought of getting up for work at 3:30 in the morning. Let's assume equal parts of both.
KC On Friday, May 20 at 9:40 am
Hi Daddy Scratches – just tried visiting your blog from Europe, but there is an error message. Would have wanted to see what you write about……
Pat in Oak Ridge TN On Thursday, May 19 at 2:11 pm
Beautiful shots of the country side. I love them. MM can sure take a good pic!!
MomQueenBee On Thursday, May 19 at 2:12 pm
You have captured Kansas in the spring. Thank you.
Alan @ it's not work, it's gardening! On Thursday, May 19 at 3:21 pm
I've been through Kansas once in my life (twice counting the trip back) and this is what I remember, but a little greener and a little more hilly. Beautiful though!
Sandi On Thursday, May 19 at 2:13 pm
I think love is the best thing to follow!
Karyn at Ten Good Sheep On Thursday, May 19 at 2:14 pm
Ree – it's so green and beautiful there. Enjoy your late spring-early summer!
Kim On Thursday, May 19 at 2:14 pm
This made me cry. So sweet and heartfelt. I wish I had some of that in my life. Thanks for sharing.
Danna On Thursday, May 19 at 2:15 pm
So green and gorgeous. I love watching cattle on pasture. I would have gone with even if it was 3:30 am. Maybe…
Adrienne @ Midwestern Belle On Thursday, May 19 at 2:16 pm
Beautiful pictures and a sweet story! Also, the grass looks so pretty and green! I suppose it's worth it to get up at 3:30am when you have nice scenery…
TheKlausHouse On Thursday, May 19 at 2:17 pm
Life and love will take you places you can't imagine when you're plotting big plans! I adore my sweet little life, with my sweet little family, in our sweet little home, in our sweet little town! I wouldn't take nothing for my journey now!
magnolia On Thursday, May 19 at 2:19 pm
Life's a kick, a hoot and way to much fun, I've decided I'm on for the whole merry-go-round ride!
Great sharing and photos!
Bobbi On Thursday, May 19 at 2:19 pm
Brought a tear to my eye… absolutely beautiful, the scenery and the story.
Jana On Thursday, May 19 at 2:20 pm
Lovely post – I don't know who is luckier, you or your mother-in-law! Such mutual respect!
Holly H. On Thursday, May 19 at 2:22 pm
Wonderful pictures, they just pulled me right in. You must be a very proud mama. I bet your mother-in-law will love reading this post. Thank you for sharing.
Tammy G. On Thursday, May 19 at 2:22 pm
Isn't it wonderful how God knows better than us what our direction in life should be? Just like the big turn your MIL's life took, despite her dreams & plans, so did your life! And look at you now…inspiring the lives of millions of women & their families! Thanks for the wonderful post today & everyday!
Lonestarlady On Thursday, May 19 at 2:22 pm
What a beautiful ranch! So peaceful!!
I Live in an Antbed On Thursday, May 19 at 2:22 pm
What a rich heritage for you and your family! Such blessings, built upon those who went before.
Mary Connealy On Thursday, May 19 at 2:22 pm
All the planning in the world doesn't really guide our paths.
Love does.
That's nice isn't it?
wdk On Thursday, May 19 at 2:22 pm
What a wonderful story! I never had the opportunity to have a mother-in-law. She died 6 months before I met my future husband. I hear nothing but wonderful stories about her and wish so very often that we could have met and been friends. Thank you for sharing!
Grace On Thursday, May 19 at 2:22 pm
Me too.
Sarah @ This Farm Family's Life On Thursday, May 19 at 2:23 pm
NanaBread On Thursday, May 19 at 2:23 pm
What a lovely parallel. Love brought you both to the same meadows under the same big sky, and love still keeps you there today. And I'll bet neither of you have any regrets about it. Beautiful story; beautiful place. Makes me wish I had a horse (and knew how to ride).
KatyKg On Thursday, May 19 at 2:23 pm
BEAUTIFUL shots of a beautiful place! I want to go there.
Linda in MN On Thursday, May 19 at 2:29 pm
This post brought a tear to my eye as I identified with your mother-in-law. My dreams were to live in a large city anywhere but where I was from and travel the world. I met and fell in love with a man who has a job that requires him to live in a (very) small town in Minnesota. I have come to love this small town and the wonderful people we call friends. I definately made the right decision.
Karin F On Thursday, May 19 at 2:29 pm
Oh this…
How God knows what our choices and our surrenderings will bring for those that follow behnd us.
I have tears at this post, Ree, but happy…
Tracee On Thursday, May 19 at 2:29 pm
Ree, yes that just made me cry also. You and your family are so very blessed to have the life you do and the history of it all that you do. I was raised on a farm that my grandmother helped homestead and she raised her kids there, then thankfully my mom (one of the 4 kids that were raised on the farm) and my dad raised all of us kids there. We have wonderful, wonderful memories of out childhood on the farm. But due to very sad circumstances we no longer have the farm. The tears that were shed ( and time to time still are being shed) when our time there came to an end there were more than we all could ever count or explain our feelings. So I am just so happy that I can read your blog and feel the love of the land and love of a family through someone else ~ thank you for sharing !
Jo On Thursday, May 19 at 8:10 pm
Somehow, love of land and love of family just seem to go hand-in-hand.
Ashley On Thursday, May 19 at 2:30 pm
This was very touching, and brought me to see that my dreams are *still so different from reality, and I take for granted my wonderful husband and beautiful son. Thank you.
Stephanie R. On Thursday, May 19 at 2:31 pm
Although I have been faithfully reading your posts for the past few months I don't normally comment, but I just had to say that this really touched me. Also I'm sure your mother-in-law ended up following dreams that she maybe didn't even know that she had.
Proud Williams Mom On Thursday, May 19 at 2:38 pm
What a sweet thought.
tj On Thursday, May 19 at 4:03 pm
…Love this comment. :o)
Jamie E. On Thursday, May 19 at 2:32 pm
Beautiful post and beautiful countryside….brought tears to my eyes! What a wonderful family story-and I am sure that your MIL is not regretful that she didnt get to travel and see the world now…..what a wonderful family she has instead!
Dana On Thursday, May 19 at 2:32 pm
MM ain't too shabby with a camera! Such beautiful shots!
Tammy H. On Thursday, May 19 at 2:33 pm
That was beautiful! Thank you for sharing.
zoom On Thursday, May 19 at 2:33 pm
There is an old Yiddish proverb. "We plan, God laughs."
Jaclyn On Thursday, May 19 at 2:33 pm
This story choked me up a little bit. I'm a midwest girl, lived in the suburbs of chicago my whole life. As a little girl I loved horses and took lessons, I dreamed about moving to the country one day and living on a farm. As I got older my aspirations changed, I wanted to move to LA, be a career girl. Then a semester before I graduated college, I met my boyfriend through mutual friends. He lived on his family farm out in western illinois, almost in Iowa. We fell in love, and a few months later I found myself moving out to the middle of nowhere to live on a farm and be a country girl. My big girl dreams got pushed aside for my little girl dreams to come true, and I'm so so so happy life worked out the way that it did.
Waiting for Bulgaria On Thursday, May 19 at 2:34 pm
Beautiful land and a beautiful story to go with it. I want to go lay down in one of those beautiful green pastures right now.
Catherine On Thursday, May 19 at 2:34 pm
I get twinges of jealousy every time I visit your site. I'm "stuck" in suburbia but dream of living out in the country…before my kids get too old to enjoy rambling in creeks and picking blackberries off the vine. Thanks for giving me a taste of the country life and for keeping me grounded to my Oklahoma roots. (Spent the first half of my life growing up in Broken Arrow/Tulsa).
Angie On Thursday, May 19 at 2:35 pm
Beautiful story!
Denise On Thursday, May 19 at 2:36 pm
Beautiful photographs and touching commentary. After 40+ years living in Dallas, I now, thank God, live in the woods on the side of a mountain in central western Arkansas and cannot imagine ever living anywhere else. My ride to work is like a picture post card.
Meme On Thursday, May 19 at 2:36 pm
Those pictures are so beautiful. I bet it's even more beautiful actually being there. I would have gotten up at 3:30 to go with them. Well, I get up at 3:30 every morning anyway to get ready to go to work, so the time wouldn't have bothered me.
Sandy N. On Thursday, May 19 at 2:36 pm
Oh, Ree,
The story was good, but the way you ended it brought a lump to my throat! You have such a way with words.
Love'n stuff,
Proud Williams Mom On Thursday, May 19 at 2:37 pm
I can just image laying in that field at night with the stars as bright as they can be. I love looking at the stars but there's to much light from the towns around to get the full effect.
Ann On Thursday, May 19 at 2:37 pm
Lynne E. On Thursday, May 19 at 2:38 pm
Those pictures are beautiful!
Sounds like you and your mother in law have a lot in common Ree. In reading Black Heels to Tractor Wheels, I remember you had dreams of going different places, and love kept you close to home too. I imagine her story is as beautiful as yours and MM's
SuzyMcQ On Thursday, May 19 at 2:38 pm
Aw, Ree. That last shot gave me goosebumps, the sheer wonder of it all, the wide open spaces, the serenity. Thank goodness that this wonderful country still has places like this. Spots that inspire and remind us all.
Rebecca On Thursday, May 19 at 2:39 pm
You have no idea how long the line "They're here because [she] went where life and love–not her dreams–took her" is going to stick with me. I'm like your mother-in-law, I grew up in the country (though not as remote of an area) and have so many dreams. I'm independent, I want to travel the world, I want to have different experiences and, only then, do I want to settle down. I want to be a wife and mother but not any time soon. That's something I've been thinking about lately. I know I live too much in the future and just need to go where, as you say, life and love takes me. That's just what I needed to hear today! (and I love the story about your MIL and her sister)
Mickie On Thursday, May 19 at 2:41 pm
Oh my gosh, you made me cry! What a beautiful, beautiful story…funny how things work out the way they are supposed to. Next, the pictures are wonderful (although you get closer…teehee) but the countryside, it's heaven isn't it….I can almost smell the air. Thanks for this awesome post….seems like as usual it came from a very special place in your heart.
Christy S On Thursday, May 19 at 2:42 pm
so sweet! Funny how things turn out…
Kimberly On Thursday, May 19 at 2:42 pm
Beautiful land, and beautiful pictures– kudos, Marlboro Man! Your mother-in-law sounds like my kind of woman… There's nothing I love more than hiking with my own Border Collie, kids in tow. Like her, I used to dream about traveling the world… But now, I'm looking forward to the day we can sell our current house and move to our farm (which is still in the same county)! Funny how we don't always know what we want until we have it.
Kristy On Thursday, May 19 at 2:42 pm
My mom, my sister and I all have a similar story. We all grew up on farms – both my mom and my sister wanted to live in the city and leave the farm behind. Of course both ended up marrying farmers! I, on the other hand, never wanted to leave the farm. And now I am living in DC and dating a guy from NJ ;). As my mom always told us growing up, be careful of "never" statements as they tend to work out opposite of what you think you may want!
Ann On Thursday, May 19 at 2:45 pm
Beautiful in every way!
MelissaH from So. Fla. On Thursday, May 19 at 2:45 pm
I love reading about your ranch life. I often wish I could have something so peaceful in my life, instead of this crazy city life. I was hoping to win the visit at the ranch to enjoy only hearing crickets and maybe a Charlie howl.
I wish too I had something exciting to write about…..
We got a Harley and are going to the Keys Saturday…is that exciting? lol
Thanks again for putting a portion of your life out here so we can enjoy.
Darcie On Thursday, May 19 at 2:48 pm
Someone from the city or suburbs just does not understand wide open space like these beautiful picture show. There is no other feeling like it, now riding a horse to boot, well, what a great way to raise your kids, I am a country kid stuck in NJ with great angst to get back to my midwest roots! I hope I used angst the right way. Just don't hold it against me if I did not.
PS. you could say I am a bit green eyed Here is to you and MM for raising them babies the way God intended.
Jessica On Thursday, May 19 at 2:50 pm
We plan, and God laughs! Love this post. So sweet and beautiful.
Taylor On Thursday, May 19 at 2:51 pm
Made me cry! When I was finishing college and battling with falling in love when I wanted to roam the world, an older friend looked across a table into my eyes and said, seriously and sincerely, "Taylor. There is nothing better than this." She meant love and family and babies and ministry and she was completely right.
Michelle Byars Gray On Thursday, May 19 at 2:52 pm
so so sweet….
jen On Thursday, May 19 at 2:52 pm
stories about strong women following their hearts always makes me cry happy tears. i, too, married an army man and have chased him all over the country, would follow him anywhere because that's where home is now. somehow, the reality of my life is so much bigger and better than the dreams i dreamed as a little girl lying in a field in indiana, looking up at the clear blue sky.
Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise) On Thursday, May 19 at 2:54 pm
So how do ya do it sister….share! This Ozark Farm Chick's hub drags her right along to help herd the wild~eyed cattle or to fill the syringes, hand the knifes, dole out the rubber gloves and number the tags. I'm 58 years old and want to go back to bed!!! Spill it please! :o)
From the sunny hills and hollers of the beautiful Missouri Ponderosa, ya'll have a most blessed spring day now…ya hear???
Kelly On Thursday, May 19 at 2:54 pm
Ree I love this! Give MM a pat on the back for those pics for starters. Second, I grew up in the country, moved to the capital of my state for college, graduated, and am still working here in the city 3 years later. I'm 24 but am starting to lay out the plans to move back home and have a small farm. The plan is to have a small, biodiverse market farm that will first and foremost supply the veggies, and some meat for my family, and then have a CSA program and markets for the remainder. It's so hard to make a big change like that- going from a professional in the city (tiny yard, but actually getting a paycheck) to a farmer in a river valley canning her food to make ends meet. I yearn for real food, a real place to raise my kids and being able to see the stars at night. I want to work for myself and know that the work I do all day will have an impact not only on my property value and health but it will be where my childrens memories are made.
This post of yours helps me breathe. It helps me relax and know that things will work out in the end.
I'm just anxious to get through the 'now' and get to 'the end'.
naomig@the happy sanitarium On Thursday, May 19 at 2:54 pm
Whoa! Trippy…
Figments of a Mom On Thursday, May 19 at 2:56 pm
Other than standing on the shoreline of the east coast, I have never see that much open space. It's amazingly peaceful.
Sunflower Suzy On Thursday, May 19 at 2:56 pm
When I looked at the first picture I thought they were in one of my favorite spots on earth — the Flint Hills. After reading on, maybe not quite there, but close. It's funny where life and your heart takes you — I'm a city girl who loves rock n roll — never thought I'd even consider marrying someone who liked EGADS country music and looked like a mountain man. But, I did, after knowing him only 2 weeks nearly 36 years ago. I wouldn't change that decision for anything and know your mother-in-law wouldn't either. Wonderful post!
BEVERLY On Thursday, May 19 at 2:57 pm
Anna On Thursday, May 19 at 2:57 pm
Always amazes me how God knows our hearts true desires and brings us opportunities we could never imagine. How can you see something as beautiful as that scenery and not believe in intelligent design.
Brenda Thompson On Thursday, May 19 at 3:19 pm
Anna, I totally agree with your comment. The pictures are gorgeous. It makes me want to go out and lay down in the grass like Ree's mother-in-law and look at the beauty God made. I love wide open spaces!!! Of course I need a few trees around also.
Sharon Kay On Thursday, May 19 at 2:57 pm
Just wonderful!
Celia On Thursday, May 19 at 2:58 pm
I love stories like this!
Jen On Thursday, May 19 at 2:59 pm
What beautiful words, Ree.
Marjorie On Thursday, May 19 at 3:00 pm
What a beautiful piece of the world. Like your mother in law, I love to look up to the sky and dream. today is my 65th birthday, I believe I will do just that. Thank you for sharing your beautiful land.
patimk On Thursday, May 19 at 3:01 pm
Nice! You never know where love will take you.
Stacey On Thursday, May 19 at 3:04 pm
Beautiful words, beautiful scenery. I think the story of your mother in law would make a great children's book…along with the way your hubby and kids go out to bring in the cattle. It reminds me of one of my all-time favorite children's books…All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlin. I think you would like it. : )
Jocelyn in oc On Saturday, May 21 at 10:13 am
OOOh! She was my college professor one semester. It was as the Sarah, Plain and Tall tv movie was being planned. She was wonderful.
Gina S On Thursday, May 19 at 3:04 pm
Am I just hormonal, or what? Your last lines made me tear up!
Jenny N On Thursday, May 19 at 3:04 pm
Awww, man Ree, what a lineage of love.
Jennie On Thursday, May 19 at 3:04 pm
That was beautiful and the landscape is beautiful. I just imagine (sitting here in New Jersey listening to constant traffic) that it is exceedingly quiet there. I would love to hear the sounds and not hear these sounds. I'd lay and look at the sky too — and listen. This is why you cannot let me win a ranch visit because while everyone else is learning to cook, I would be wandering around sucking in the quiet.
One Girl Trucking On Thursday, May 19 at 3:04 pm
Beautiful view! I love the story!
Donna S On Thursday, May 19 at 3:05 pm
Great story and Great pics. This is a great for your kids to know all the stories.
Jules On Thursday, May 19 at 3:06 pm
The most beautiful and poignant post you've ever written. Sometimes what others perceive as self-sacrifice turns out to be the greatest blessing for generations to come.
KrisDot On Tuesday, June 21 at 1:32 am
AMEN. Great story. Love that last line or two, I actually teared up!
Linda On Thursday, May 19 at 3:06 pm
Thanks for a beautiful story! It made me remember the few years when I was very young and lived out in the country. I loved to look up at the sky between the branches of my favorite tree and wonder how big the world might be! Ahh fresh air and blue skies! I want to go back.


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AP promoted me to the White House beat because I knew Clinton, his family, friends, and staff better than anybody in the national press corps. Those contacts helped me break a few stories and get my career in Washington jump-started. But there's more to it.
Although we were never pals and occasionally butted heads, my relationship with Clinton and his wife, Hillary, made me a better journalist. And I believe that the Clintons benefited from having a familiar—if not always friendly—face in the White House briefing room. In this town, more than we like to admit it, relationships matter.
Mine with Clinton started in 1985. Two weeks into my first job out of college—at The Sentinel-Record in Clinton's hometown of Hot Springs, Ark.—the editor sent me down the block to cover one of Clinton's speeches.
"Where are you from?" asked the 39-year-old governor, slipping his right hand into mine and draping his left arm around my shoulders. It was, I believe, my first man hug.
"Detroit." I remember thinking: Jesus, he's got pretty blue eyes.
"What part of Detroit?" Clinton asked.
"Seven Mile Road and Gratiot."
"Oh, yeah," he replied. "Isn't that near the Macomb County line? You grew up in Reagan Democrat Country." Clinton spent the next five minutes breaking down the political demography of Detroit's northeast corner.
He was intoxicating. In the time it takes to heat a TV dinner, Clinton had convinced me that he was the smartest person in the room and that I was the center of his attention. In the next 25 years, I would see countless others fall just as quickly to the Clinton Touch.
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A few minutes after that first chat, I was in the hotel bathroom—in a stall, actually—when the door of the men's room banged open and I heard Clinton yelling. "I want you to take that f— poll and shove it up his a—. You got that, you stupid p—!"
I walked out of the stall and waved at Clinton who, realizing too late that a reporter was in the room, stood at the urinal and nodded meekly. I brushed past the aide who had just been lambasted.
Two years later, I moved to Little Rock to cover the governor on a daily basis. He was incredibly accessible. He treated the capital press corps with respect, despite the fact that we quickly learned not to go wobbly over his charms. When a political reporter would visit from New York City or Washington, Clinton would grab the scribe by the right hand and drape his left arm over the poor sucker's shoulders. And he'd wink at the Arkansas reporters, as if to say, "You were in love once, too."
I also got to know the lambasted aide. The governor promoted him twice, eventually to a Cabinet post. When the aide's son became gravely ill, Clinton quietly helped the family. They are still dear friends.
Why do I share these little stories? Because Clinton taught me that politicians are not as good or as bad as they seem on first or even second impression. Clinton isn't the God I first met, or the dog I heard barking in the bathroom. Like the rest of us, he lives in a third way—a complicated, imperfect man who ably served his state and country while satisfying his ambitions.
The point is that relationships matter. Politicians who pay reporters a modicum of respect might earn the benefit of the doubt. Reporters who look past their cynicism to get to know politicians as people might discover a sophisticated, three-dimensional subject. Politicians who form relationships with each other, even if they disagree ideologically, might make the system better.
That last point has a certain resonance in a capital divided along epically polarized lines. The shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz., sparked a national conversation about the coarsening of U.S. politics. Lawmakers remembered a not-too-distant time when they socialized across the partisan divide rather than fly home to their homogenized districts.
President Obama, who has called for an "adult conversation" on contentious issues, invited Democratic and Republican lawmakers to the White House for a Super Bowl party. He suffered no illusions that the fresh-baked apple pie and home-brewed beer would usher in an era of comity. Still, it couldn't hurt. "The more we can humanize each other," Rep. Reid Ribble, R-Wis., said after the party, "the better it is."
A few days later, The Washington Postpublished an op-ed by Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, a conservative Republican who is friendly with Obama. The pair has worked together on bipartisan legislation. They hugged each other after Obama gave an address to a joint session of Congress in 2009.
In the op-ed, Coburn accused Obama of not taking the lead on deficit reduction. It was a tough piece, but not mean. "What America needs now," Coburn wrote, "is not division and posturing but real leadership."
Real leadership benefits from real relationships. As a contentious budget debate gives way to the 2012 campaign, let's hope that Washington's political and media elites resist the temptation to deify or demonize imperfect strangers. Get to know one another. Apple pie, anybody?
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A friend of mine doesnt have time to ride his horse, so he asked me if I would. Hopped on him for the first time today after doing a few days of groundwork. All went well, except for he doesnt always go into the lope, instead speeds up his trot faster and faster.
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olive oil
1 tablespoon
minced fresh garlic
1 tablespoon
chopped onion
red bell pepper, diced
1 cup
papaya - peeled, seeded and cubed
habanero pepper, seeded and chopped (wear gloves)
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1 tablespoon
2 tablespoons
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1 tablespoon
lime juice
1 tablespoon
melted butter
3 (4 ounce) fillets
mahi mahi
3 tablespoons
sliced almonds
1 pinch
I made this for my family last night. I had to leave out the habanero because of the little ones, and omitted the salt. But, good fresh Mahi Mahi has some salt and I allowed my family to use it as they wished. (they always add more anyhow). All in all, it was great. No leftovers at all. Which is saying a lot for small children and picky husbands. I would recommend this to anyone who likes fish.
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This was ok, but not nearly as flavorful as I had imagined when I read the recipe. I might try it again with ginger worked in there a few places to add some zip.
I had to alter this recipe a good bit, but it turned out pretty tasty. I added pineapple, about 1/2 cup frozen chunks, as well as about 1/3 cup orange juice to the sauce, and removed the peppers (habanero and bell) due to little picky eaters. As the fish was broiling I added some frozen stir fry vegetables to the sauce, and turned up the heat for about 7 minutes to get a nice citrus-y stir fry to top the fish. Ended up with those little picky eaters asking for seconds. Success!
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I have a wrongful foreclosure cause of action against GMAC. GMAC filed for bankruptcy. So my attorney filed a lawsuit against Aurora (part of his strategy). Aurora filed an answer to the complaint and denied any liability, stating that GMAC was a separate entity, and Aurora had nothing to do with the lawsuit. I settled with Aurora for a nominal nuisance value, and the lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice. OCWEN now owns the note. Can I file a lawsuit against OCWEN for wrongful foreclosure? or am I SOL because of the dismissal with prejudice?
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My Macbook Pro won't boot up. I was installing some software for my lexmark printer and I also updated safari (I had noticed that I had an update available so I decided to go ahead and update). After that I went to reboot my machine and the white light near the front of the machine comes but the screen remains black. I've tried resetting the PMU by unplugging the power cord/battery and holding my power button and then putting everything back in and then turning it on. The only thing this accomplishes is now it will make the standard startup noise but the screen will remain black. I have a desktop where the graphics card crapped out which makes my display go black from time to time, does this have anything to do with it? Thanks for any help.
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"I started digging, looking for music like that. I used to get my records down at Skip's. It was a distributor's shop, and he was letting me go through records, the stuff that he'd get and put in a stack over in the corner," Butts says. "I'd find stuff like Harlem World Crew, Funky Four Plus One, stuff like that. This album by Grandmaster Flash, Fusion Beats — I'd find stuff like that, 'cause they had cool names."
Eventually Butts adopted an alter ego of his own. Inspired by a member of Grandmaster Flash's group the Furious Five, he chose Grand Wizard, eventually shortening it to G. Wiz. With his visible role behind the turntables at local rinks, Wiz quickly gained a reputation as a key player in St. Louis' hip-hop scene.
"Ron Butts was exactly the right person at the right time in St. Louis," says Tom Ray. "He was out there in a very crucial way in the early stages, dealing with teen culture in the skating rinks."
Luqman, a DJ, graffiti artist and break dancer who would go on to form the group Da Gatekeepaz and to cohost the famed hip-hop night at the Hi-Pointe Café (now defunct), recalls how rap slowly took root in the city's black community. The music was ubiquitous in the low-rise housing projects of Clinton-Peabody where he grew up, just south of downtown and west of Soulard.
"I would say a hip-hop community began to establish itself around here around 1982," Luqman says. "We had an outdoor skating rink at the projects, and we'd play early hip-hop records like 'Planet Rock,' 'Christmas Rappin' and 'The Message,' because they were more up-tempo than anything else at the time."
"Early 1982 is where it really started," agrees Wiz. "Then probably around '84, '85, is when it started to come up out the ground."
In the early 1980s, popular hip-hop acts included Kurtis Blow (then managed by an up-and-coming promoter named Russell Simmons) and groups from Sugar Hill Records like the Sequence and the talented lyricist Melle Mel.
In St. Louis, Jim Gates' WESL (which had migrated to the FM dial, where it was rechristened Z100) was still the only radio station in the area blending rap into the regular R&B rotation. The station's most popular programming was a segment that allowed dozens of would-be St. Louis rappers to call in and perform their rhymes live for the radio audience. A DJ named Dr. Jockenstein hosted the show, known as Roll Call.
After participating in a canned call-and-response introduction (which included asking callers to give a shout out to their favorite high school teacher), a kid could freestyle rap over an instrumental version of the funk song "Genius of Love" by the Tom Tom Club.
Even though it has been more than twenty years since DJ Charlie Chan listened to Roll Call, he can still recite his rap and the entire chant required to get on the air.
"What's your name?" Chan says, imitating Jockenstein's comically deep radio voice. "Charlie, and I look so fine. What's your sign? Taurus. Gimme that number-one school! We call it U. City Senior High. The favorite teacher with the golden rule? I said me myself don't like it.
"Without a doubt, just shout it out, your favorite radio station. Last night, the night before, 24 suckas came knockin' at my door. I got up, I let 'em in, I hit 'em in the head with a rolling pin. We roll to the left, back to the right. Oh boy, what a night. My favorite radio station is Z100."
Gates, the man who hired Jockenstein in 1979, says DJs on black radio stations had been rhyming over intros to songs since the early 1970s. One of his DJs, the Original Godfather, even performed entire rap sets for audiences while live on the air.
"The Original Godfather was the first DJ to rap, period," seconds G. Wiz. "He was doing both: He would mix, he would get on the mic and rock a crowd. He was live from the club and he'd be killing it."
It was Roll Call, however, that took disc-jockey rhyming to a new level. Interacting with the audience and playing to rivalries between local high schools allowed the show to skyrocket in popularity. The result was a vibrant outlet for the city's aspiring rappers to practice their craft and attempt to one-up each other.
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Nealey, what a great idea. I agree you are very talented. This creates a really nice effect and I love the addition of the red w/c berries.
Bonnie C & C most welcome / appreciated
Marsha, the November gallery is a wonderful compilation of everyone's work and I love the commentary that accompanies the art. Thank you for taking the time to put it together. A labor of love!
Comments and critiques are welcomed and appreciated.
Thank you Marsha for taking the time to collect and post everyone's November art. You even put the Wilson art in and that was fun :)
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Nealey, your carving is very lovely and intricate. I also like the addition of the red berries.
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Marsha, the November Gallery is gorgeous. I hadn't seen many of those paintings and was very impressed. We have some terrific artists. Thanks for posting the gallery for our pleasure.
Marsha. Thank you for all the work you have done with the November challenge and gallery and for being such a wonderful cheerleader. Your photo choices have inspired fantastic works. Thank you for inviting some artists we haven't seen in a while to take part. Great job in a month that has been busy for you.
C&Cs always welcome
Marsha ~ I think the compilation of the November Gallery is a great job. Your comments on everyone and every work of art is amazing. You are thanked for your services above and beyond the call of duty.
Comments and critiques are welcome.
Jen C & C's always welcome
Marsha, November was a wonderful challenge with great photos and ideas that resulted in great art. You carried the spirit of the challenge through to the gallery. The gallery is beautiful and wonderful to read through while looking at everyone's art. Thank you so much for all your hard work for a great months challenge.
THANK YOU THANK YOU... ALL so much for the very nice compliments. I just got home and will post a story on chatter.
I do however want you to know that I posted a piece of art that was left off for some reason. it was Sarahs' "Hey Wait for Me" for some reason it didn't upload, so I have fixed it.... now go over to chatter and hear my story.
when I get it posted....
It would be nice if we messed up we could simply press 'Ctrl Alt Delete' and start all over
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Hello. This is my first time posting, I just joined right before the November challenge was posted. Sorry this is late, I hope that is ok. I just started playing around with oil paint and this is my first animal and only my second oil painting, so any constructive criticism is more than welcome. I enjoyed doing the background, but the bird was a challenge. It is so difficult to make them look alive. I'm not using any specific techniques (to be honest, I haven't really researched them much). So, long story short, here you go.
Hi Indigo! Welcome to our forum! I see from your bio that you're a graphic designer, so you bring an interesting point of view to our group. There are two things in this lovely painting that I'm particularly drawn to - the texture of the snow (amazing) as well as its subtle colors and the thin pine needles - lovely. The only thing I can suggest that you might consider is adding a highlight to the cardinal's eye.
Thank you, and you can call me Crista. I guess I did forget about the eye! Once it dries a little, I will add to that area a little bit. Thanks!
Welcome Crista! Don't worry about being late to post to a challenge ~ I started a painting yesterday from October challenge photos! I agree with Alex's comments. Your color in the snow is well done and I especially like the texturing and the snow-covered branch behind the Cardinal. Very well done and I hope to see more of your work. What size is this painting?
Crista, welcome to Artist Daily. You cardinal painting is lovely and as already has been said, the snow is very nicely colored and textures. Your drawing of the cardinal is good. Looking forward to seeing more of your work.
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Revenge Season 2: If Aiden Mathis Disappears Again, How Will It Affect Emily's Revenge Plan?
In Sunday's episode, Emily Thorne gave Aiden Mathis her most precious treasure. No, Revengers — not that kind of gift, though they did share some pillow talk! Ems showed her new boy toy the Infinity Box her father gave to her with all of the clues for bringing down those who hurt him.
She seems to think her Revenge School study buddy plans on sticking around for a while, but something in his gaze makes us a bit antsy. Emily once said that Aiden's mission to find his missing sister, Colleen, failed, but we're not certain she's a goner just yet.
If Aiden betrays Emily in favor of his sister for a third time, it could potentially send her off the deep end. This poor girl has very few people she can count on — even Jack is marrying Fauxmanda — and Aiden was the first real, adult relationship she's had where she could be honest about everything going on around her.
Colleen's connection to the downing of Flight 197 could also put Emily's revengenda at risk. Emily's goal was originally to clear her father's name, but what if she had the opportunity to save Colleen's life, even if it meant aborting her own mission?
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The Clayton County Board of Education will hold a called meeting tonight to vote on a resolution that asks the county's legislative delegation to repeal a 2008 ethics law, aimed specifically at the school system, according to school board Chairperson Pamela Adamson.
The Clayton County school board's called meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., at the Clayton County Public Schools Central Administration Complex, which is located at 1058 Fifth Ave., in Jonesboro. In addition to voting on the resolution, the school board will hold an executive session to deal with two student tribunals, and two employee tribunals, according to Adamson.
Adamson said the school board sent a letter to Clayton County Legislative Delegation chairperson, State Rep. Roberta Abdul-Salaam (D-Riverdale), in January, asking the delegation to introduce legislation that would repeal a state law passed in 2008. The law, commonly known as House Bill 1302, established a code of ethics, and an ethics commission specifically for the Clayton County Board of Education.
Last year, however, state lawmakers created a school board reform law (commonly known as Senate Bill 84) which, among other things, mandated all school systems in the state adopt a model code of ethics that was established by the State Board of Education. The Clayton County school board adopted the state school board's ethics code model earlier this year.
The passing of a resolution by the school board would be merely a formality in the process of removing the ethics code established in 2008, because the school board cannot comply with either the old or new ethics codes as long as both continue to exist, Adamson said.
"Rather than a letter, we need to pass a resolution, asking the legislative delegation and the state General Assembly to pass a law repealing house bill 1302, because it's in conflict with Senate Bill 84," she said.
House Bill 1302 was passed in response to infighting, and allegations of unethical and dysfunctional behavior on the Clayton County school board, that helped lead to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' (SACS) revoking the school system's accreditation in late 2008. The accreditation was later restored -- on a two-year probationary basis -- in May 2009. The district remains on probation at this time.
The school board has been seeking to get House Bill 1302, and an amendment to it passed by the Georgia General Assembly in 2009, since January, when board members were informed that the new ethics code model conflicted with the existing code of ethics.
Senate Bill 84's reforms were based largely on 2008 recommendations from a school board reform commission, whose membership included Mark Elgart, the president of SACS' parent organization, AdvancED.
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California Prop. 8 and DoMA have found their way before the Supreme Court of the United States. Seems like they'd rather avoid making a ruling altogether at the moment.
I've been gleaming bits and pieces of comments from the justices, but I am not entirely certain how they fit together yet. Some of the random quotes in the news are head scratchers.
But [Justice Kennedy] also said he feared the court would enter "uncharted waters".
"We have five years of information to pose against 2,000 years of history or more," he said.
There is just too much wrong with that statement.
Personally, I think if a ruling comes, it will just tip in favour of same-sex marriage proponents, though it's a bit tricky. It concerns constitutionality and the impact of state's rights, as well as the direct impacts on Californians and the specific Proposition under review.
So, views? Predictions? Insight?
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I can't offer much in the way of a prediction because I don't really know anything about the individual justices, but I will be incredibly disappointed if they don't use this opportunity to take a stand and finally let our political system do something positive for the country. It is a long overdue change and if it does not pass I will likely end up on a rant that finally outs me as an atheist to everyone that isn't close to me. Perhaps that is also overdue, but either way I hope they grow a pair and do the right thing.
I am very nervous about the ramifications of an anti-marriage ruling. I'm not letting myself think about it for very long though because this week is already highly stressful for me due to happenings in my personal life.
I think they will kick it back to the lower court.
I've seen this idea floating around a lot and it would absolutely piss me off. On such a divisive issue they can't take a back seat approach and just let it play out in a state by state fashion. It would be like telling the states to set their own segregation laws back in the 50's.
+1, let's play kick the can on down the road....
You may be right, since they might decide the litigators don't have the standing to be before them.
Also, I'm a little concerned that some of the justices are deviating from purely legal issues and talking about social issues. The Supreme Court is unique in that it should only be ruling on constitutional matters, not what the effect of their decision might be.
I have a feeling they will throw it out and let the lower courts deal with it
Prediction on Prop 8: The SCOTUS lets the lower court ruling stand and marriage equality is finally recognized as a right granted to anyone under the California state constitution.
Prediction on DOMA: The SCOTUS throws out definition of marriage included within DOMA and requires the federal government to recognize the marital status of married couples who hail from marriage equality states. But the SCOTUS still allows each state to make up its own definition of marriage.
The marriage equality states should take full advantage of the latter ruling and put Republican marriage to a popular vote. Once the court says it's perfectly fair for eight wolves and two sheep to vote on what to have for dinner, then why the fuck not?
2013 and human beings are still being denied their civil rights.
As is the supreme court.
This is sad, no differenr to they time when in South Africa you could not get married to someone from a different race. Goverment is not the one that has to live and share his life with this person, why should they be allowed to decide this.
To clarify, the DOMA sections say:
Section 2. Powers reserved to the states. No State, territory, or possession of the United States, or Indian tribe, shall be required to give effect to any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any other State, territory, possession, or tribe respecting a relationship between persons of the same sex that is treated as a marriage under the laws of such other State, territory, possession, or tribe, or a right or claim arising from such relationship.
Section 3. Definition of marriage. In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United States, the word 'marriage' means only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and the word 'spouse' refers only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife.
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I predict the SCOTUS will void DOMA in states where lower courts rule that DOMA is unconstitutional (including California) and as a result married same-sex couples residing in those states will receive equal treatment under federal law on issues of taxation, marital visas, and so on. DOMA will stand in states that ban same-sex marriage. The end result will be that each US state is free to define marriage however it wants but the federal government must recognize all legal marriages from US states.
I think the Supremes may punt on both issues before it over the legal technicality of "standing." You see, in both cases the state or federal attorneys who would normally be defending the laws before the court have opted out based on their own (or their administration's) belief that Prop 8 and DoMA are unconstitutional.
The irony is that their absence, intended to assist in dumping the laws, may allow them to go on. Talk about unintended consequences.
In legalese, "standing" means having the right to argue before the court, which basically comes down to "do you have a dog in this fight?" Here's a less colloquial, more technical definition:
Standing is the ability of a party to bring a lawsuit in court based upon their stake in the outcome. A party seeking to demonstrate standing must be able to show the court sufficient connection to and harm from the law or action challenged. Otherwise, the court will rule that you "lack standing" to bring the suit and dismiss your case.
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Fiamma Nirenstein
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Fiamma Nirenstein (Florence, 18 December 1945) is a journalist and author. On April 2008's national elections, she was elected Member of the Italian Parliament and she served as Vice President of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Chamber of Deputies for the entire XVI legislature (ending on March 2013).
Born in Florence, where she completed her university studies in Modern History, Nirenstein is an expert of the Middle East conflicts, terrorism, anti-Semitism, human rights and her activities deals with the great changes that are taking place within the Middle East democratization process. She became a specialist in these fields after having travelled all over the world as a specialist in foreign affairs.
Nirenstein is a leading columnist for the Italian daily "Il Giornale". From 1991 to 2006, she has been correspondent from Israel for "La Stampa" daily and "Panorama" weekly. She is the author of ten books in Italian (and two in English), the latest being "A Gerusalemme", (Rizzoli, 2012). In Italy, Nirenstein has introduced and prefaced Bernard Lewis, Nathan Sharansky and Ruthie Blum. She has been granted over twenty awards for her literary and journalistic activity.
On April 2008's national elections, she was elected Member of the Italian Parliament and she served as Vice President of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Chamber of Deputies for the entire XVI legislature (ending on March 2013). She was also a member of the Italian delegation to the Council of Europe, where she represented Italy in the Network for the fight against violence on children. Nirenstein also established and chaired the Committee for the Inquiry into Antisemitism of the Italian Parliament. During her parliamentary activity, she has been working intensively at a great number of laws, resolutions, interrogations in many fields, with a particular focus on Israel, human rights, international controversies, democratization in the Middle East, awareness on the Iranian nuclear capabilities.
On June 29, 2011, Nirenstein has been unanimously elected chairperson of the International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians (ICJP), an organization that brings together Jewish legislators, parliamentarians and government ministers from around the world. In 2011, she established a center on Foreign Policy, "SUMMIT - for the dialogue between Europe and Middle East, human rights and democracy", with which she organized tens of events and conferences. She is a Selection Committee Member of the Genesis Prize, a fellow of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs and of the Gatestone Istitute, as well as a member of the Advisory Board of Ngo-Monitor and a board member of the European Friends of Israel (EFI). She is also one of the six founding members of the steering committee of the Interparliamentary Coalition on Combating Antisemitism (ICCA), and in the Board of the Friends of Israel Initiative, established on 2010 by President José Maria Aznar. She is also a Board member of the "Talmud Project", a major initiative, sponsored by the Italian government, to translate the Babylonian Talmud into Italian. On December 16, 2009, Nirenstein, together with the other members of the ICCA steering committee, has been awarded by the Israeli Knesset for her commitment in the fight against Antisemitism. On April 2011, she was awarded in New York by CAMERA, together with José Maria Aznar and John Bolton, for her activity as "Friend of Israel".
In June 2011, Nirenstein was included in the Jerusalem Post list of the 50 most influential Jews in the world, headed by Marc Zuckerberg.
In '93 and '94, she directed the Cultural Institute of the Italian Embassy in Tel Aviv.
Nirenstein started her career in 1977 and has been a columnist and correspondent for all the major magazines (Panorama; l'Espresso; Epoca). Nirenstein contributed to the New York Sun, to Commentary Magazine and has written for Moment Magazine. Today she writes a blog on the Times of Israel. Her writing are collected in four American anthologies, her work as a journalist is at length quoted in "Bias" by Bernard Goldberg (Regency Publishing, 2002, pp. 200–206) as an example of good journalism in explaining the terrorist phenomenon. The Wall Street Journal one day after 9-11 quoted at length her article on Commentary Magazine to explain the disaster.
She has been dedicating a great effort in voicing for Muslim dissidents. In December 2007 she promoted and organized in Rome the international conference "Fighting for Democracy in the Islamic World", which was the continuation of the great Prague conference on dissidents, promoted by Natan Sharansky, Václav Havel and José Maria Aznar in June the same year.
Fiamma Nirenstein has produced many documentaries for the Italian TV, the last by the title of "Settlers", about the disengagement seen through the lives of the people involved in it. She is daily interviewed by the Italian TV and radio and on 2006 she conceived and conducted a program on foreign affairs, "Ore diciotto/Mondo", on channel RAI 2. She is weekly interviewed on Radio Radicale, for a program named "Mediorientale". Her experience of journalism includes an enormous group on interviewed leaders, from Rajiv Gandhi to Deng Xiaoping, from the protagonists of the anti-communist regimes revolutions of the '80 to all the most important figures of the Israeli and Palestinian worlds, from Arafat to Sharon to Netanyahu. She has opened in Italy a harsh discussion about antisemitism, anti-Zionism and the left. She has been official speaker in a variety of conferences on antisemitism, among them, the world forum of OCSE in Berlin about antisemitism, the Boston Conference on "antisemitism, the press and Europe" (2004), "Multiculturalism, the left and antisemitism" during the 2006 international symposium of the Vidal Sassoon Center (SICSA) at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 2014 SICSA international symposium, she introduced the issue of fighting "Israelophobia" to beat contemporary antisemitism.
The pivotal focus and underlying idea that runs through all Fiamma Nirenstein's work is the fight against totalitarianism and terrorism as connected to antisemitism and hate for Israel.
Since 2007 she has a popular website/blog and a newsletter in English and Italian: www.fiammanirenstein.com
On May 26, 2013 she made Alyià and she lives now in Jerusalem with frequent visits to Italy.
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'every Jew in the world is an Israeli even if he's not aware of it. Anyone who doesn't know it is making a big mistake.' [1]
'morally speaking, there mustn't be negotiations with Hamas, which thinks that Jews are the sons of monkeys and pigs. You can't negotiate with cannibals, who eat human beings.'[1]
Books by Fiamma Nirenstein[edit]
- A Gerusalemme (2012) The history of Jerusalem through the eyes of twenty years of journalistic work
- Israele Siamo Noi (2007) On the State of Israel as archetype for a liberal democracy at war with terror. - Translated into English: Israel is us - a personal odyssey to a journalist's understanding of the Middle East, JCPA ed., 2009
- La Sabbia di Gaza (2006) On the Israeli disengagement from Gaza.
- Terror: The New Anti-Semitism and the War Against the West (2005) An English-language selection of various articles.
- Gli Antisemiti Progressisti (2004) A look at the new anti-Semitism.
- Islam, la guerra e la speranza (2003) An interview with Bernard Lewis.
- L'Abbandono, come l'Occidente ha tradito gli ebrei (2002). A book that argues the West has betrayed the Jewish people.
- Un solo Dio, tre verità (2001).(One god, three truths)
- Come le cinque dita di una mano – una famiglia di ebrei da Firenze a Gerusalemme (1998) Written with her family.
- Israele: una pace in guerra (1996).)Israel, at peace in war)
- Il Razzista Democratico (1990).(The Democratic racist)
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Articles written on il Giornale (Italian)
- Most recent articles by Fiamma Nirenstein from New York Sun


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Last week Michelle Collins counted down the top ten sitcom crossovers of all time. But last night, Fox went and turned the TV crossover world on its head when Stewie Griffin, the animated baby from Family Guy, made an historic appearance on the LIVE ACTION forensic crime drama Bones. Yes, it seems the glass ceiling has finally been shattered. If only our grandparents were awake to see this defining moment in history when an animated TV character is able appear on a live action forensic crime drama.
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10 Food Souvenirs from Germany
Mustard in a 'toothpaste' tube is sort of an odd way to put it. We Germans put lots of things into tubes. It's cool and convenient. In my fridge right now I have 4 tubes: Senf, Anchovy paste, tomato paste and Harissa (http://www.amazon.com/Harissa-Sauce-Tube-Le-Cabanon/dp/B0019SA1MY)
The more the merrier! BTW, we have mayonaise in a tube in Germany as well!
My favorite - can't live without - German candy are Katzenpfoetchen made by Katjes. The BEST licorice on the planet!


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The OSC aims to encourage synergy between physicists and chemists to develop the next generation of organic semiconductors. Recently the OSC has also started to develop collaborations with researchers in biology and medicine. The OSC facilitates the achievement of this goal by providing world class facilities for the researchers within the centre and by focusing on conjugated polymers and dendrimers, as well as their combination with quantum dots.
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In the span of 96 hours, two U.S. Supreme Court Justices delivered addresses at Miami Law, with retired Justice John Paul Stevens discussing the current deportation repercussions of criminal convictions and Justice Anthony Kennedy tracing the relevance of Magna Carta over 800 years. More.
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