Al Batt
Tornado’s winds blow in a chance for kindness
I was at a funeral of one of the elders of my family. Aunt Ruth had a good ...
Al Batt
Customer mixes up a sweet start to marathon
I live near the city of Bath. You won’t find it on a map unless you have an ...
Al Batt
Mothballs don’t work as mole deterrents
I was talking to the Holstein the other day. The Holstein is a retired milk cow, so she ...
Al Batt
Lutefisk makes for good conversation
I have two wonderful neighbors — both named Bruce — who live across the road from each other. ...
Al Batt
Thundersnow is more than just a myth
I told the caller that we had thundersnow. I was in Minnesota. He was in Arizona. It was ...
Al Batt
The truth behind the ‘ring bear’
I have two wonderful neighbors--both named Bruce--who live across the road from each other. Whenever I pass their ...
Al Batt
Avoiding random acts of catness
I worried that someone would be injured if the cats, in a random act of catness, tipped over ...
Al Batt
Wild winter weather brings dose of wisdom
Weather dominates everything. It gets to the point where a fellow wouldn’t take a million dollars for the ...
Al Batt
Clock not alone in fear of change
The time changes but it is not correct. It’s five hours off. The clock doesn’t find change easy. ...
Al Batt
Sometimes winter can be real kick in the pants
I’d been driving relentlessly over snowy roads and experiencing the wild white yonder in a way that The ...
Al Batt
The frozen chihuahua and other cool tales
He was a Chihuahua but he didn’t know it. He thought he was half-pit bull and half-Rottweiler. His ...
Al Batt
Moms never lose sight of little ones
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting. “I’m lost. Do you know how to get to town?” “Nope.” “Do ...
Al Batt
Shoveling better than it used to be
I have two wonderful neighbors — both named Bruce — who live across the road from each other. ...
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