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We have turkey, not family, for Thanksgiving

Echoes From the Loafers’ Club Meeting If you ever need any help, just say the word. Well, I could use a little money. Try a ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, November 22, 2016 8:35 am

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The longest car ride ever

Echoes From the Loafers Club Meeting  How is your yoga class going? Yoga is no mountain for a high-stepper like me. All you need is ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, November 16, 2016 8:39 am

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Al Batt: Weather doesn’t always agree with the calendar

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting This is going to sound goofy, but the leaves in your yard look just like Jim Nabors did in ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, November 8, 2016 9:00 am

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Al Batt: You don’t have to sit on the cactus of life

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting Back home, I was well thought of. No kidding? Everyone said I had brains in Wisconsin. Why did you ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, November 2, 2016 9:15 am

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Al Batt: Aging is all in the mind

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting What is the soup du jour? It’s the soup of the day. I know that, but what is it? ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, October 26, 2016 9:50 am

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Al Batt: ‘Love and kindness go hand in hand’

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club The TV weatherman said it’s going to be a beautiful day. I can’t wait. To get outside and enjoy it? No, to be disappointed. ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, October 18, 2016 9:35 am

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Al Batt: I’m a big fan of my former teachers

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club How’s your diet going? Good! Do I look like I’ve lost weight? You do. Especially from a distance. Driving by the Bruces I have two wonderful neighbors ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, October 11, 2016 8:45 am

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Al Batt: He felt like his old self, but he’d rather feel like his young self

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting How did you like your steak? Filling. I’ll take that as a compliment. Don’t. I lost a filling in it. Driving by the Bruces I have two ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, October 4, 2016 10:22 am

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Al Batt: Be kind and you’ll think better of yourself

Echoes from the Loafers Club Meeting My 89-year-old uncle had to get married. He had to? Yeah, he couldn’t lift those big hay bales all by himself anymore. Driving by the Bruces I ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, September 28, 2016 10:17 am

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Al Batt: Most fawns lose their spots in September

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting Taste this. Sure. Hey, it’s not half bad. Really? Yeah, it’s all bad. Driving by the Bruces I have ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, September 21, 2016 9:46 am

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Al Batt: Listen to the Dodgers just to hear Vin Scully

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I think honesty is my greatest weakness. I wouldn’t consider honesty to be a weakness. Who cares what you ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, September 13, 2016 9:18 am

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Al Batt: A new set of problems to solve

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I get a kick out of horoscopes. The one today says that my lucky smell is a wet dog ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, September 7, 2016 10:20 am

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Al Batt: Four-leaf clovers are rare because people keep picking them

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting Would you call yourself a religious man? Well, I’ve been to church only three times in the last 30 ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, August 30, 2016 9:03 am

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Al Batt: Ending up with a negative number of steps

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting What kind of pie is that? It’s rhubarb. How come it’s so long? I couldn’t find any shorter rhubarb. ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, August 23, 2016 8:42 am

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Al Batt: Pepper Spray Giveaway Night at the ballpark proves to be a stinging disaster

Echoes from the Loafers Club Meeting I’ll be glad when the election is over. Why is that? Grandma is running out of cusswords. Driving by ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, August 17, 2016 8:23 am

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