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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 ..


Tilting at Windmills: Mom’s Geraniums - Encore

I am not sure why my mother’s geraniums popped into my head last night. But they did. Gigantic, blindingly red ..


Tilting at Windmills: The Four Rebeccas

Okay. Here is my arbitrary and capricious stab at literary analysis. It all started with a trip to my post ..


Tilting at Windmills: Star Quality

From an early age, Venetia Ruskin, the only child of Mitzi and Orin Ruskin, knew that when she grew up, ..


Tilting at Windmills: A Quick and Dirty Lesson on How to Become a Published Author

Often at parties, I am introduced as a published author. In response, many guests assert that they, too, are authors, ..


Tilting at Windmills: Sandwiches: A Love Story - Encore

When I was in high school, I believed that the doughy bread inside a sandwich roll should be dug out ..


Tilting at Windmills: The Mishmash Drawer - Encore

People and properties generally function on the basis of order and discipline. Sofas are in living rooms. Night tables are ..


Tilting at Windmills: Fat. Fat. Fat.

Okay. This column isn’t only about being fat. It’s also about intimidation. And it’s mostly about my Uncle Jack. I ..


Tilting at Windmills: The Man who put the Sun in a Snow Globe

Although the President of the Universe tended to concentrate on his own personal areas of expertise, such as creating a ..


Tilting at Windmills: Help Wanted

I don’t know what propelled me to think about the mechanisms of job hunting, but here I am, wallowing in ..


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