Al Batt
Al Batt: Waiting for my mind to open for business
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I’ve developed psychic powers. When did that happen? Next Friday. Driving by Bruce’s drive I have a wonderful neighbor ...
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Al Batt: Ideologies of chair sitting
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I put a lot of thought into your birthday gift. What did you get me? A lot of thought. ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, October 5, 2021 5:53 pm
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Al Batt: Still trying to get back up
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting What time is it? It’s later than it’s ever been. Then my watch is wrong. Driving by Bruce’s drive ...
by Al Batt, Wednesday, September 29, 2021 6:30 am
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Al Batt: A deer bound for branch manager
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I opened the shed door and there was a skunk. I’ll bet that gave you a start. I ran ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, September 21, 2021 5:29 pm
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Al Batt: She’s my darling sugar lump
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I’m sorry for making you wait. I was on the phone with the clinic about my horrible cold. Not ...
by Al Batt, Wednesday, September 8, 2021 6:30 am
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Al Batt: A plethora of padiddles and a pluviometer
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting Guess who I ran into on my way to the eye doctor. Who? I don’t know. Driving by Bruce’s ...
by Al Batt, Wednesday, September 1, 2021 6:30 am
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Al Batt: Life keeps me from going sane
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I’m glad the world isn’t flat. Why? Because if it were, cats would have knocked everything off it by ...
by Al Batt, Wednesday, August 25, 2021 6:30 am
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Dorothy Christine (Kuhlmann) Greibrok, 94
Dorothy Christine (Kuhlmann) Greibrok, 94, of rural Austin, MN, passed away on Sunday, August 22, 2021 at Mayo Health Systems in Austin, MN. A Funeral ...
by Al Batt, Monday, August 23, 2021 10:52 am
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Al Batt: Stopping in Janesville for a treat
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting Welcome to the Eat Around It Cafe. Would you like to hear today’s special? Sure. OK. Today’s special. Driving ...
by Al Batt, Wednesday, August 18, 2021 6:30 am
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Mary Ann Betlach, 91
Mary Ann Betlach, age 91, of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, August 15, 2021, at Prairie Manor Care Center in Blooming Prairie. Mary ...
by Al Batt, Monday, August 16, 2021 5:50 pm
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Carl D. Benson
Visitation for Carl Benson will be held Monday, August 16, 2021 from 4pm to 6pm at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. A private family memorial service will ...
by Al Batt, Wednesday, August 11, 2021 1:12 pm
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Al Batt: How did I look before the fair
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting Many people at the county fair told me I looked good. That must have made you feel good. It ...
by Al Batt, Wednesday, August 11, 2021 6:30 am
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Al Batt: Sleeping with eyes wide open
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting You fell asleep in church. Were my eyes closed? Of course they were. Do you sleep with your eyes ...
by Al Batt, Wednesday, August 4, 2021 6:30 am
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Joann Orcutt Stevens
Joann Orcutt Stevens died April 20, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minn., from the effects of Parkinson’s disease. She is survived by daughters, Emily Stevens of St. ...
by Al Batt, Friday, July 30, 2021 1:21 pm
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Al Batt: There are no empty toothpaste tubes
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I want to be a multi-millionaire like my father. Your father is a multi-millionaire? No, but he wants to ...