Tilting at windmills Tilting at windmills Tilting at windmills is an English idiom that means attacking imaginary enemies. The expression is derived from the 1605 novel "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes, and the word "tilt" in this context comes from jousting. The phrase is sometimes used to describe either confrontations where adversaries are incorrectly perceived, or courses of action that are based on misinterpreted or misapplied heroic, romantic, or idealistic justifications. It may also connote an importune, unfounded, and vain effort against adversaries real or imagined for a vain goal. The phrase comes from an episode in the Cervantes novel wherein protagonist
Hindu Windmills Hindu Windmills An album by Elephant Micah, released after a long delay in December, 2006 on Time-Lag Records. Demos were circulating the internet as "Elephant Micah and the Hindu Windmills". For unknown reasons, the album, originally due out in the spring, had been repeatedly delayed by the label. The vinyl version was released nine months before the CD due to long delay by the record company.. One song, "Devil With A Wooden Face", was posted on multiple blogs on June 6, 2006. Many of the songs can be found on the live shows available for download at the Hoosier Handheld