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TILTING AT WINDMILLS: Windows to the Soul

I know. I know. You think this is going to be an article about eyes, because of that quotation: ..


Tilting at Windmills: The Apple of my Eye

I was recently talking with a friend who’s been going through a rough medical patch. She was back on her ..


Tilting at Windmills: Shave and a Haircut … Two Bits - Encore

On my way to brunch today, I walked past Joe’s Barbershop and, without thinking, gazed through the window. I had ..


Tilting at Windmills: Scribbles on the Wall

Hello. Hello. it’s that time of the year when I’m in the mood to slam the front door behind myself, ..


TILTING AT WINDMILLS: Waiting in the Wings – Encore upon Encore

I tell this story every few years … when I think the time is right …because enchants me. It is about ..


Tilting at Windmills: Boy George … A Real Man

Ever since Boy George, who is not Jewish, released his song about Israel – “We Will Dance Again” – I ..


Tilting at Windmills: Address Book … Saying Goodbye

It is that time of the decade for me to retire my slightly battered address book, and replace it with ..


Tilting at Windmills: One Equal Temper of Heroic Hearts

I am writing this because, after reading my movie review last week of the Odyssey, a friend sent me a ..


Tilting at Windmills Odyssey – A Movie Review

Okay. So … encouraged (inspired) by friends and the rave and/or rotten reviews I read, I decided that I simply ..


Tilting at Windmills: Mrs. Penny’s Girl Scouts - Encore

I was born after the era when movie stars sparkled on the silver screen, bigger, brighter, and more glamorous than ..


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