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 of prowess in hitting a baseball. Read more | Add your comment

‘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 | Add your comment

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 | Add your comment

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 | Add your comment

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 | Add your comment

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  3. ‘70s political debate ends with trip to garbage dump  | Add your comment
  4. Flyswatter no substitute for a flytrap  | Add your comment
  5. Wobbly fan adds reason to look up in prayer  | Add your comment
  6. Interesting books just out of reach  | Add your comment
  7. Immaculate shoes and snoring in church pews  | Add your comment
  8. Trail cams are making deer into celebrities  | Add your comment
  9. Car with most duct tape has right of way  | Add your comment
  10. Baseball card smiles predict players’ lifespan  | Add your comment
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