Al Batt
No way to win on costs of energy?
Many farmers didn’t run a grain dryer this year. Quite a savings in fuel costs.
Al Batt
No rest for the wary
It happened again. Someone stole my car and then returned it to the same parking lot but in ...
Al Batt
10 not-so-certain certain ways to predict winter
1. The wider the middle brown band is on a woolly bear caterpillar, the milder the coming winter ...
Al Batt
An apology to baseball player Marv Throneberry
I have two wonderful neighbors--both named Bruce--who live across the road from each other. Whenever I pass their ...
Al Batt
Stubbed toes can get even with head
My feet are vengeful things. Whenever I stub a toe, it gets its revenge by walking me to ...
Al Batt
Ants’ efforts at picnic to eat healthy are futile
I was on my way to a state park for a company picnic for ants. I spotted a ...
Al Batt
Humor helps heal bumps of bad roads, life
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting: “How did you get stung on the nose?” “I smelled a flowber.” ...
Al Batt
Talented singer rewarded with sitting ovation
Gus Courrier of Emmons is quite a singer. Gus told me that he is such talented vocalist that ...
Al Batt
Dead horse ends driver’s ed
The legend lives on from the Loafers’ Club on down of an ancient policeman named Hank Uft.
Al Batt
Sweater vests keep you single
I had wanted her to take my name, but she was adamant that she remain a Gail and ...
Al Batt
Cream soda is a faux bellyache’s greatest elixir
I admit it. As a boy, I would occasionally feign a stomachache. I wasn’t a hypochondriac in the ...
Al Batt
Hitchhiking to school
I wasn’t far into my life’s journey when I hit a spell where I missed the school bus ...
Al Batt
Uphill drives make it hard to coast in after curfew
I was a whippersnapper when a friend told me that he turned off the engine of his car ...
Al Batt
Don’t try to excuse the heat because it’s dry
I turned off the lights in my office and peered outside into the darkness. I put many lights ...
Al Batt
Cockroach placement is just part of college living
I lived in a condemned building in Minneapolis. A prominent sign on the front door said, “Unfit for ...
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