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Al Batt: Three years have gone by like 1,095 days

I looked for signs in my wife’s burnt toast at 4 a.m., but was unable to discern any. I couldn’t enjoy a slice of toast disguised ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, December 3, 2019 10:12 pm

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Al Batt: Will putting mothballs under the hood keep mice out of your car?

My neighbor Crandall stops by. “How are you doing?” I ask. “Everything is copacetic. I understand you’ve been waltzing with bears in Alaska?” Read more

by Al Batt, Saturday, November 30, 2019 9:00 am

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Al Batt: Gravy covers a multitude of sins and blessings

We embrace the day with gravy-stained hands. And by setting the bathroom scale back 10 pounds. We bow our heads and hope no one moves the butter ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, November 26, 2019 8:12 pm

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Al Batt: Do we really swallow eight spiders a year when we are asleep?

My neighbor Crandall stops by. “How are you doing?” I ask. Read more

by Al Batt, Saturday, November 23, 2019 9:00 am

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Al Batt: From here to there and back home again

You can go your own way. You can call it another lonely day. That’s from a Fleetwood Mac song. Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, November 19, 2019 7:52 pm

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Al Batt: Barn swallows recycle nests by cleaning them and adding mud

My neighbor Crandall stops by. “How are you doing?” I ask. Read more

by Al Batt, Saturday, November 16, 2019 9:00 am

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Al Batt: Waltzing with bears who’d rather be fishing

If I am what I eat, I ate some happy food for breakfast. I came in on a small airplane older than its pilot and was ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, November 12, 2019 10:17 pm

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Al Batt: Number of fawns a doe has depends on age, nutrition, genetics

My neighbor Crandall stops by. “How are you doing?” I ask. “Everything is nearly copacetic. Remember when we were just out of high school and ... Read more

by Al Batt, Saturday, November 9, 2019 9:00 am

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Al Batt: Alive and whale in the Alaskan city of Sitka

No one called me Ishmael. I visited a sliver of the Alaska Panhandle to look at whales while pretending not to have read Melville’s “Moby Dick.” ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, November 5, 2019 10:35 pm

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Al Batt: How long does it take monarch butterflies to travel to Mexico?

Al Batt of Hartland is a member of the Albert Lea Audubon Society. Email him at SnoEowl@aol.com My neighbor Crandall stops by. “How are you ... Read more

by Al Batt, Saturday, November 2, 2019 9:00 am

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Al Batt: It’s all about the famous World Serious

Back when Hector was a pup, the World Series provided an advanced course in furtiveness for students and teachers as transistor radios were sneaked into ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, October 29, 2019 7:12 pm

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Al Batt: Chances of hitting animals while driving double Oct. through Dec.

My neighbor Crandall stops by. “How are you doing?” I ask. “Everything is nearly copacetic. I talked to Jimpossible at Saint Menard’s about a can ... Read more

by Al Batt, Saturday, October 26, 2019 9:00 am

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Al Batt: Nothing says excitement like a new storm door

I found the snow shovel. I’ve got to find a better hiding place for it. We’re in a seasonal slide. I took a long walk one night. ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, October 22, 2019 8:10 pm

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Al Batt: In southern Minnesota, you can day trip to some state record-sized trees

My neighbor Crandall stops by. “How are you doing?” I ask. Read more

by Al Batt, Saturday, October 19, 2019 9:00 am

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Al Batt: All roads, like Rome, were not built in a day

Confound it! Cotton-picking signs! Consarn it! Those were just a few of the things I didn’t say, but may have thought. I apologized to Alfred, Lord Tennyson, ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, October 15, 2019 8:30 pm

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