Al Batt
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 ...
Al Batt
‘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 ...
Al Batt
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.
Al Batt
Not too early for radishes
The man from Rochester told me that he lived next door to an avid gardener. The neighbor takes ...
Al Batt
Tobacco chewing dog turns to church shoes
I have two wonderful neighbors — both named Bruce — who live across the road from each other. ...
Al Batt
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
Al Batt
‘70s political debate ends with trip to garbage dump
It was back in the days before anyone could say, “That must be out by Walmart” and before ...
Al Batt
Flyswatter no substitute for a flytrap
Whenever I got a new ballpoint pen for school, the first thing I did was to take the ...
Al Batt
Wobbly fan adds reason to look up in prayer
A man has to look up when someone else looks up. It’s a law, like gravity.
Al Batt
Interesting books just out of reach
I walked into a bookstore in Kearney, Neb. A young clerk met me near the door and asked, ...
Al Batt
Immaculate shoes and snoring in church pews
As the minister talked, my attention was diverted to the bright white shoes worn by the man seated ...
Al Batt
Trail cams are making deer into celebrities
Neal Batt of Hartland showed me some wonderful photos taken by his trail camera. A deer captured in ...
Al Batt
Car with most duct tape has right of way
I have two wonderful neighbors — both named Bruce — who live across the road from each other. ...
Al Batt
Baseball card smiles predict players’ lifespan
A 2010 Wayne State University research project examined the baseball card photos of Major League players from 1952.
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