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Al Batt: A Bigfoot saw me but nobody believes him

My name is Batt. I’m a private investigator. Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, October 18, 2022 8:45 pm

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Al Batt: He didn’t know but he came here to sic ‘em

I’m trapped between two oceans. I often travel by automobile and when I do, I’m partial to roads. There is public transportation here, but only so ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, October 11, 2022 8:45 pm

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Al Batt: The vexatious fly nailed the screen test that time

It was the time of the screen door slams. I was trying to spell Czechoslovakia. I’d found a lucky rock and put it in my pocket ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, September 27, 2022 8:45 pm

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Al Batt: I can’t part with my emotional support clutter

I can summarize the book in a single sentence. Get rid of things that no longer have a purpose or spark joy and keep only ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, September 20, 2022 8:45 pm

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Al Batt: We take odd things and make them our things

Tales from Exit 22 by Al Batt Why are the cardinals the last birds to leave the bird feeders at the end of the day? ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, September 6, 2022 8:45 pm

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Al Batt: What did you learn or forget during school today?

I knew it was coming. It was an after-school special. Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, August 30, 2022 8:45 pm

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Al Batt: You can look at an eagle for a long time

“Which is better, one or two?”  I wasn’t a jam judge at the county fair. I was having an eye exam. The optometrist asked me repeatedly ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, August 23, 2022 8:45 pm

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Al Batt: By jingles, Oscar, Tony says they’re grrrrrrrrrreat!

I live near a phone. Just as most everyone does. Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, August 16, 2022 8:45 pm

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Al Batt: The fair is where any problem can be solved with onion rings

It’s too hot, too humid, too rainy, too cramped.  Too bad. Like moths to a lightbulb, we are drawn to it. It’s the local equivalent of ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, August 9, 2022 8:45 pm

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Al Batt: Pickleball-playing pioneers found no place to practice on the prairie

They discovered the dried remains of a long-dead bird in a keepsake box. Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, August 2, 2022 8:45 pm

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Al Batt: Would you like some flies with your toilet paper?

Fortunately, there is an improvisation exercise using fortunately/unfortunately stories. Participants take turns articulating one sentence at a time in a build-upon story chain. Each sentence ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, July 26, 2022 8:45 pm

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Al Batt: Tote that bag or go to tote bag camp somewhere

Tales from Exit 22 by Al Batt The weather was close.  That’s how my mother would have described it. Stifling humidity surrounded me and it ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, July 12, 2022 8:45 pm

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Al Batt: Like men’s body spray, the fetid smell lingered

Cheap gas! I hit the brakes and swerved off the road because a gas station, long out of business, left a sign proclaiming its ancient ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, July 5, 2022 8:45 pm

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Al Batt: The road worked ahead and gave me some class

 I was certain it was a trap to lure me out of hiding and bring me to justice for not turning in my slide rule. Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, June 28, 2022 8:45 pm

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Investing my time in an NFT (Non-Fungible Tanager)

A Canada goose sounded like a car horn in need of tinkering. It was an avian tickle as I knuckled the sleep from my eyes. ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, June 14, 2022 7:04 pm

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