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Tilting at Windmills: A Hero’s Sendoff

I was watching a movie the other day about a reunion of World War II veterans. Midway through the film, ..


Tilting at Windmills: I Like Tomaaatoes!!!

Before my neighbor went away on vacation, she marched me across the street to her garden and pointed out two ..


Tilting at Windmills: Uncle Jack’s Favorite - Encore

We were all together at a family gathering in Chicago: uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, my mother, my Aunt Libby, and ..


Tilting at Windmills: Night of the Fireflies

If you are lucky enough to have a front porch where you can plop down on a chair after a ..


Tilting at windmills: Men

I have always admired men. When in my teens, I was attracted to – we’re talking classic movie stars from the ..


Tilting at Windmills: Time in a Bottle

It is beyond my comprehension how, after many years of marriage, vast reservoirs of personal memories can gush forth when ..


Tilting at Windmills: The One That Got Away - Encore

One day after I had been investigating fires for about a year, I was standing outside a private residence in ..


Tilting at Windmills: Mrs. Pomfrey’s Elderberry Wine

If only Grover hadn’t been such a competent detective. If only we hadn’t gone to the Pomfreys’ house that first ..


Tilting at Windmills: Death of a Violinist

I would not describe myself as a tough man. Left to my own devices I would rather grow cucumbers than ..


Tilting at Windmills: The Nap

Although I’ve never felt like having an illicit love affair, stealing cars, or embezzling money, the temptation to sneak off ..


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