Al Batt
Al Batt: Why am I in here again?
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting It was a significant victory. I went into a room and remembered why I’d gone there. Why did you ...
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Al Batt: People watching at church is fun
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting Knock, knock. Who’s there? The doorbell repairman. Driving by Bruce’s drive I have a wonderful neighbor named ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, May 30, 2023 5:22 pm
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Al Batt: Don’t worry, it’s creative writing
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I had to see a veterinarian about my nose. Why a veterinarian? Nose hares. Driving by Bruce’s drive I have ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, May 23, 2023 6:34 pm
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Al Batt: The mystery moves of a Ram
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I always get my pizza delivered. Why? Who wants liver on a pizza? Driving by Bruce’s drive I ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, May 16, 2023 5:46 pm
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Al Batt: The percussion of falling rain
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting There are two kinds of people in the world. What two? I don’t know, but my goal today is ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, May 9, 2023 5:53 pm
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Al Batt: One day does not make a week
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I lost my job, my wife left me, the bank foreclosed on my home and my car was stolen. ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, May 2, 2023 6:36 pm
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Al Batt: Conundrum at the four-way
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I can read minds. Prove it. You’re thinking I can’t read minds. You are good. Driving by Bruce’s drive ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, April 25, 2023 5:58 pm
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Al Batt: The cat wants your chair
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting My wife is mad at me. Did you forget to put ketchup on the shopping list again? Oh, I ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, April 18, 2023 5:53 pm
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Gladys Louise Pechacek, 98
Gladys Pechacek, age 98, died on Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Sholom home East in St. Paul. Gladys Louise Pechacek, the daughter of Wencel and ...
by Al Batt, Sunday, April 16, 2023 7:25 pm
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Al Batt: I stayed away from Bud Grant
Echoes from the Loafer’s Club Meeting The world seems an odd place without Bud Grant in it. I did a great favor for Bud once. ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, April 11, 2023 5:31 pm
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Al Batt: Stay calm in a small town
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting You live in a really small town. I know that. What do you do for excitement? We ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, April 4, 2023 5:38 pm
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Willard “Bud” Thompson, 98
Willard Emery “Bud” Thompson, 98, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday evening, March 22, 2023 at The Estates at Roseville in Roseville, Minnesota. Bud was ...
by Al Batt, Thursday, March 30, 2023 6:48 am
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Al Batt: The pioneering of Rexall Drug
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I could recite the Gettysburg Address when I was only 13 years old. I’ll bet your parents were proud. ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, March 28, 2023 7:00 pm
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Al Batt: Refusing to acknowledge a lost hour
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I love going for a walk every morning. How far do you walk? I walk 5 miles or to ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, March 21, 2023 5:47 pm
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Arvilla E. Lovlein, 102
Arvilla Evelyn Lovlein, age 102, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin. Arvilla Colvin was ...