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Google has robbed us of fridge pickle arguments

My wife, She Who Must Be Obeyed, asked why I don’t like refrigerator pickles. Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, August 21, 2012 10:45 am

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Poison ivy: It’s wherever you might want to be

My neighbor says that he doesn’t mind when names escape him nearly as much as he minds how much time he has to spend chasing ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, August 7, 2012 10:53 am

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Needed now: Cell phone app that cools the hot air

Alex Johnston of Albert Lea told me that he had obtained an iPhone. A cellphone is very important in that it gives a person something ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, July 31, 2012 10:44 am

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Softball games a nervous breakdown split by innings

I sat on bleachers hard enough to cut diamonds and watched a granddaughter pitch softball. She threw incredibly hard for one so small. I played ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, July 24, 2012 9:27 am

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Memories are sweet at class reunions

The actor Monty Woolley was at a dinner party when he belched loudly. A woman sitting nearby gasped indignantly and glared at him. Woolley returned ... Read more

by Al Batt, Thursday, July 19, 2012 11:04 am

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Advice on shooing off skunk turned out to be a stinker

John Beal of Faribault writes that his uncle, Clarence Beal of Milan, Minn., had a skunk enter the basement through a window left open. Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, July 10, 2012 10:34 am

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Ump to coach: ‘You’re just upset because we’re winning’

It didn’t seem as though the umpire was giving my team the benefit of the doubt. To my prejudiced eye, every close call went in ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, July 3, 2012 8:13 am

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Sensible shoos a better choice than bug zapper

“Do you own a bug zapper?” No. Countless studies have proven that they aren’t effective in attracting mosquitoes, let alone killing them. Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, June 26, 2012 11:02 am

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Even baseball greats can’t always please everyone

Everyone calls my neighbor Misses. That’s not his real name. He got the nickname because of his lack of prowess in hitting a baseball. Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, June 19, 2012 10:44 am

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‘Every time it rains, I wash my car’

Roger Batt of Algona tells me that he has a friend who says that the driver ahead of him who is barely exceeding the speed ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, June 5, 2012 10:27 am

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L.A. Dodgers’ announcer conjures thoughts of fuel lights

I listened to the Los Angeles Dodgers play baseball. I’m not a fan of the Dodgers. Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, May 29, 2012 10:45 am

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Not too early for radishes

The man from Rochester told me that he lived next door to an avid gardener. The neighbor takes pride in having the first vegetables in ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, May 15, 2012 10:42 am

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Tobacco chewing dog turns to church shoes

I have two wonderful neighbors — both named Bruce — who live across the road from each other. Whenever I pass their driveways, thoughts occur ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, May 8, 2012 11:22 am

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When worms turn up in the open it’s to travel

The wet conditions give worms an opportunity to move to new places. Since worms breathe through their skin Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 10:51 am

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Sleeping dad sets steep standard for Tooth Fairy

My young son had just lost a tooth. Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, April 24, 2012 10:31 am

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