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. ...

Al Batt

Christmas dog was answer to a quiet prayer

I can count on the same kind of things at the Christmas program each year.

Al Batt

Kettles may provide some rules to live by

I put more into the kettles of others than into my own kettle. That may be a good ...

Al Batt

Long limbs and ferries should never be together

I have long limbs. I don’t always know what to do with my lengthy legs and big feet. ...

Al Batt

No shortage of answers on gas cap

I wrote that cars should have gas cap indicator lights that revealed which side the gas cap was ...

Al Batt

Hotel fight proves to be shocking possibility

“My wife is having a hard time.”

Al Batt

Inventing the cordless telephone

That’s right. I invented the cordless phone.

Al Batt

Anorexic sumo wrestler could be problem

My neighbor Old Man McGinty, the youngest Old Man McGinty ever, told me that he had just stolen ...

Al Batt

As the wind blows, world has turned to blinking

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club meeting “I think it’s nice the way you talk to your wife.” “Thanks.” ...

Al Batt

The secret life of name tags

People tend to turn their sneezes into words — most of which I could not print here. I ...

Al Batt

Green soap leaves many holes

I was staying in a hotel near Bloomington, Indiana. The soap in the bathroom was advertised as a ...

Al Batt

Term limits help migration

The gentleman from Fairmont said that he had been sitting at a table with his friends. One of ...

Al Batt

I think he makes too much

Last night I sat down to read a “Raising your dog” book after Jeanne went back to St. ...

Al Batt

Season for ‘jellow yackets?’

I have two wonderful neighbors — both named Bruce — who live across the road from each other. ...

Al Batt

Ospreys returning to area?

I have two wonderful neighbors -- both named Bruce--who live across the road from each other. Whenever I ...

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