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Al Batt: Brown Christmas doesn’t seem right
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I had the hiccups, so I stood on one foot, flapped my ...
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Al Batt: Still shopping for others
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I want socks or underwear for Christmas. Why would you want those ...
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Al Batt: Hard to be sick of this winter so far
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I had the hiccups for a week. Did you try breathing into ...
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Al Batt: Acknowledging fellow travelers
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I defeated a black belt yesterday. Wow! Way to go. Thanks. Next ...
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Al Batt: Thanksgiving: taste of memories
Echoes From the Loafers’ Club Meeting My doctor says I need to listen to my body. That’s a ...
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Al Batt: Predicting the movements of snowy owls
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I answered the phone. The caller sneezed and hung up. Do you ...
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Al Batt: Coming home from telling stories
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting Could I get a cheeseburger without the cheese? Why don’t you just ...
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Al Batt: Shivering onward
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I try to do nothing every day. It’s good for my longevity. ...
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Al Batt: That was fast
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I got a speeding ticket yesterday. How fast were you driving? I ...
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Al Batt: Hearing my wife’s eyes roll
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting What do you know? You don’t want to know. That’s good to ...
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Al Batt: Financial realities of baseball cards
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting This has been a day to remember. Why is that? I don’t ...
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Al Batt: Song of the songbirds
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting A drought is a terrible thing. It said it’s going to rain ...
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Al Batt: The joys of pie
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting The power was out in town for a few hours last night. ...
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Al Batt: Dogs can’t whistle
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting Do you ever wonder why we can’t hear dog whistles? Yeah, why ...
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Al Batt: Buttering that bread
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I’m in a rut. Sometimes I wonder what I’m doing here. Oh, ...