11-26-2010, 12:00 AM
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Tilting at windmills is an English idiom which means attacking imaginary enemies, or fighting unwinnable or futile battles. The word “tilt”, in this context, comes from jousting.
The phrase is sometimes used to describe confrontations where adversaries are incorrectly perceived, or courses of action that are based on misinterpreted or misapplied heroic, romantic, or idealistic justifications.
For those not as complex:
Whine: To snivel or complain in a peevish, self-pitying way: Ex: He is always whining about his problems.
Elias, it's nice to still see you participating. Since you're still around could you reply to me here? Hurt 'feelings' and bad experiences, reply #11 I'm interested in this 'accessing of power' in which you mention in another post.
SHM
Tilting at windmills is an English idiom which means attacking imaginary enemies, or fighting unwinnable or futile battles. The word “tilt”, in this context, comes from jousting.
The phrase is sometimes used to describe confrontations where adversaries are incorrectly perceived, or courses of action that are based on misinterpreted or misapplied heroic, romantic, or idealistic justifications.
For those not as complex:
Whine: To snivel or complain in a peevish, self-pitying way: Ex: He is always whining about his problems.
Elias, it's nice to still see you participating. Since you're still around could you reply to me here? Hurt 'feelings' and bad experiences, reply #11 I'm interested in this 'accessing of power' in which you mention in another post.
SHM