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Brian Matuszak column: It’s warm now, but don’t be fooled by Mother Nature

So what’s with all the mounds of white stuff around the Twin Ports? No, not the whipped cream on Kevin Jacobsen’s strawberry crepes. I’m talking about all the snow we’ve received this winter.

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Brian Matuszak column: Brian says goodbye, and thank you, to a theater mentor

John D. Munsell, a former theater instructor at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, passed away last week at the way-too-early age of 70, and though his lanky, physical self may have shuffled off this mortal coil, his vibrant and passionate spiritual self will never leave us.

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Brian Matuszak column: Brian and Sue take a weekend walk on the water

So Sue and I recently walked on the water and we didn’t even have to travel to Galilee to do it.

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Brian Matuszak column: Brian chips some random thoughts out of his frozen brain

So it’s been cold, really cold, which shouldn’t have come as a newsflash to anyone except maybe the weekend weather guy on Channel 10.

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Brian Matuszak column: fun. was FUN!

So we got back from our middle-of-the-week concert in St. Paul with heavy eyelids, due to the late hour, and lighter pocketbooks, due to the merchandise table.

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Brian Matuszak column: What happened to Duluth concerts? Like Barry Manilow

So we’re heading down to the Cities this week and Kaylee is very excited. In fact, as my fingertips tap-dance along the computer keys right now and form words that are intended to be humorous, my daughter is figuring out what to wear for this huge teenybopper show

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Brian Matuszak column: 40 is the new 30, but 50 is the same old 50

So I’m glad the Mayans were full of bad fajitas when they gave us that goofed-up apocalyptic forecast about the world coming to an end in 2012.

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Brian Matuszak column: Chauffeuring books would be a sweet job

So the other day I was glancing through the Local News section of my Duluth News Tribune, and I spied something that made me giddier than a Justin Bieber fan girl. It was the schedule for the Arrowhead Library Service Bookmobile.

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Brian Matuszak column: Brian looks back at 2012

So we’ve reached the end of another eventful year here in the Twin Ports, and what did 2012 teach us?

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Brian Matuszak column: This Christmas season, don’t forget to hail Hales

When our family makes the winter trek to Marcia Hales’ holiday “Spirit in the Lights” display, we’re making our annual trek to Christmas.

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Columns

Making Wisconsin Dells an annual winter getaway

BRIAN MATUSZAK: So you know that chunk of time you have right around the second or third weekend in November when Thanksgiving is so close it causes your chest to cinch up tighter than Jim Stauber’s wallet because you realize your year is basically over?

Brian honors the man (and woman) of La Pasta

BRIAN MATUSZAK: So, there used to be a time when a sketch comedy artist could stand on a stage in this town, utter the words “Jeno” and “Fedo” for two hours, and audiences would eat it up. Sadly, that time has now come to an end.

Renaming scat and other random thoughts from Brian

So, it’s Thanksgiving weekend, which means a lot of lethargic napping after turkey interaction. Or, as we refer to it in Minnesota: Vikings game day. I’m too groggy to concentrate, so let’s silly things up with another random thoughts column!

Brian says ‘Give thanks for Thanksgiving’

So, judging by all the Halloween merchandise on clearance (I can’t imagine why more people didn’t buy the fake Kardashian butts at K-Mart, but at 75percent off, I’ll take ‘em all – never know when you’ll have to host a Packer Party) and by all the Christmas stuff being shoved in my face faster than the Duluth School Board hustles Art Johnston out of closed-door meetings, I’d say the holidays are in full swing. But during this busy time of year, please don’t forget about Thanksgiving.