Al Batt
Al Batt: Cat hair is everywhere but on the cat
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting All my teachers said I could go places. What happened? I liked it here. Driving by Bruce’s drive I ...
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Al Batt: Grateful for the weather
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting Good morning. It’s a wretched morning and it will be a dreadful day. What’s the matter, did you ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, January 24, 2023 5:58 pm
NO PAYWALL
Ernest L. “Roy” Baldus, 92
Ernest LeRoy Baldus “Roy”, 92, of Austin, Minnesota passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2023. Roy was born December 5, 1930 to Leo Baldus and Mildred ...
by Al Batt, Thursday, January 19, 2023 6:35 pm
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Al Batt: No Christmas card for meteorologist
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting My family is going to Lake Louise and Banff this year, but I’m not going. Why not? I don’t ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, January 17, 2023 8:37 pm
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Al Batt: What is a ditch walrus? Never seen one
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I haven’t seen a single ditch walrus this winter. What is a ditch walrus? I don’t know. I’ve never ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, January 10, 2023 3:49 pm
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Al Batt: If snowmen ruled the world
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting Have you gained weight? Yes, I have. How much? About 204 pounds since the day I was born. Driving ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, January 3, 2023 5:47 pm
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Al Batt: No tinkering with tradition
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I never get as many Christmas presents as I expect. That’s too bad. I never expected I would. Driving ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, December 20, 2022 5:57 pm
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Al Batt: Family can sense my presents
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I need to find a better place to hide the Christmas gifts I’ve purchased. It’s that time of the ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, December 13, 2022 5:52 pm
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Al Batt: Bringing people into focus
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting Guess who I bumped into on my way to my first eye exam in years. Who? Everyone. Driving by ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, December 6, 2022 5:56 pm
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Al Batt: Thanksgiving is hard on pants
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting After Thanksgiving, I feel sorry for my pants. What role did green beans play in your Thanksgiving dinner? The ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, November 22, 2022 6:10 pm
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Al Batt: Paying it forward, backwards
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I’ve got 20 goldfish living in my bathtub. What do you do when you want to take a bath? ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, November 15, 2022 5:07 pm
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Al Batt: Editing the weather forecast
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I shouldn’t have eaten that fourth jelly doughnut. Wasn’t it just this morning when you told me you were ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, November 8, 2022 5:02 pm
NO PAYWALL
Paul M. Heimsness, 84
Paul M. Heimsness, age 84, of Rochester, MN passed away Sunday, November 6, 2022 at Samaritan Bethany on Eighth in Rochester, MN. Paul Milford Heimsness ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, November 8, 2022 9:24 am
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Al Batt: Let’s not do anything to scare the warm weather
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting Is your refrigerator running? Yes, it is. Why do you ask? I’m going to vote for it. Driving by ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, November 1, 2022 6:04 pm
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Al Batt: My plan for trick or treaters
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I don’t do anything without my lawyer present. You’re a lawyer. Then where’s my lawyer present? Driving by Bruce’s ...