Al Batt, Author at Austin Daily Herald - Page 23 of 53

Al Batt

Al Batt: Suffering from cereal-aisle paralysis

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I bought a new sweatsuit but it’s not working. What do you mean by that? I’ve owned it a ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, October 22, 2019 6:02 am

Al Batt

Al Batt: I came to eat, not to gamble

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting What are you reading? I’m taking a personality quiz. How would you answer this question? Describe yourself in three ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, October 15, 2019 6:24 am

Al Batt

Al Batt: A great name for a band

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting It’s as cold as ice one day, then ambition-melting hot the next. That’s the way it is. Why do ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, October 8, 2019 6:19 am

Al Batt

Al Batt: Wear food stains with pride

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I’m not sorry to see summer leave. Why is that? It’s because I always run out of gas before ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, October 1, 2019 6:39 am

Al Batt

Al Batt: Folk cures for relentless hiccups

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting Crappy diem. That’s carpe diem. Maybe to you. Driving by Bruce’s drive I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, September 24, 2019 6:30 am

Al Batt

Al Batt: The official state soft drink of Nebraska

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I’ve been going to the same barber for over 30 years. He must be a good barber. I’m not ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, September 17, 2019 6:11 am

Al Batt

Al Batt: The lard works in mysterious ways

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I’m feeling pretty fit. Have you taken up exercising or acquired a fitness tracker? No, nothing that foolish. I ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, September 10, 2019 6:23 am

Al Batt

Al Batt: My diet beets your diet

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I’m on one of those diets where I can eat all the beets I want. How’s that going for ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, September 3, 2019 7:29 am

Al Batt

Al Batt: “Time moves slowly, but passes quickly”

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting This is a tough crossword puzzle. What’s a 7-letter word for “easily perceived or understood” that starts with an ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, August 27, 2019 6:29 am

Al Batt

Al Batt: Take time to be amazed

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting What is the state sport? Hockey? Ha! Don’t make me laugh. It’s not basketball, baseball, softball, football or roller ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, August 20, 2019 6:37 am

Al Batt

Al Batt: Living the American Dream

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting Did you put those plastic flamingos on my lawn? Of course not! I don’t believe you. I have many ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, August 13, 2019 6:26 am

Al Batt

Al Batt: “You can’t always get what you want”

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting My wife went shoe shopping. So? Why? She already owns a pair of shoes. Driving by Bruce’s drive I ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, August 6, 2019 6:22 am

Al Batt

Al Batt: Swarms of humans, and insects

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting Bob is a freelance laxative tester. Can he make any money doing that? He must. He has a house ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, July 30, 2019 6:46 am

Al Batt

Al Batt: Hunger is the best sauce in the world

Echoes From the Loafers’ Club Meeting I pick the seeds off my sesame seed bagels. Why don’t you order a different kind of bagel? Then ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, July 23, 2019 6:06 am

Al Batt

Bad weather is muggy’s faithful companion

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting My new drone is stuck at the top of a towering cottonwood tree. That’s not the worst thing that’s ever ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, July 16, 2019 5:54 am

< Older Newer >

SportsPlus

  • Construction Updates

  • Southern Minnesota News Collection