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Tilting at Windmills: Archie and the Day Before

With the exception of Gunny Hernandez, none of the members and/or leaders of the Avian Slaughter Task Force had backgrounds ..


Tilting at Windmills: Archie and the CPR Dummy # 27

So. I completely lost track of time. One minute, Archie the Giant Chickadee and I are eating take-out ice cream ..


Tilting at Windmills: Archie and Bootcamp #26

I did not personally observe what went on during early sessions with retired Marine Gunny Sergeant Noah Hernandez, but after ..


Tilting at Windmills: Archie and the Airborne Attack # 25

The instant I realized that Archie was among the missing, my hand tightened around Clay’s .38 revolver. I rushed past ..


TILTING AT WINDMILLS: Archie and the Shooting Range # 24

Since I really did NOT want to go with Special Investigator Clayton Yonder to the Park Department’s shooting range, I ..


Tilting at Windmills: Archie and I go for Ice Cream # 23

The fact is, I am (observe me standing at attention, chin up, shoulders thrust back) an extremely focused and purposeful ..


Tilting at Windmills: Archie Shows his Mettle # 22

After Special Agent Clayton Yonder laid out the findings of the Avian Slaughter Task Force for me and our bird ..


Tilting at Windmills: Archie and Blood-Thirsty Predators on the Move # 21

When Special Agent Clayton Yonder came to my house at noon for lunch, it was so, so nice to be ..


TILTING AT WINDMILLS: Archie and Fact-Finding #20

After Special Agent Clayton Yonder shot (blanks) from his .4-0-caliber Glock pistol to scare off rioters outside Park Department headquarters, ..


Tilting at Windmills: Archie and the Angry Mob #19

Had someone asked me to come up with a thousand different scenarios about how our war against Terror Birds would ..


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