Scott Pfitzinger
hometown 4.5.18+hometown-1.2.1Librarian at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, composer, humorphile, paracinemaphile, and maker of lists. He/him.
Into #movies, #libraries, #MST3K, #SCA, #mensa, #humor, #composing, #pirates, #handbells, #learning, #JigsawPuzzles, #puzzles, #cooking
Well, duh!! Defund the research and drive away the scientists, and WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?? 🤬
(This is seriously one of the most damaging results of the current administration.)
Never let this get buried. Investigation and prosecution are still needed!
Now there are even more family connections to Epstein!
Linda McMahon, the secretary of the Dept. of Education, just said that "denying the Holocaust" is a legitimate "diverse viewpoint" that must be included in hiring university faculty!
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/5410977-harvard-faculty-hiring-holocaust-denial/
#education #highered #Holocaust #DoE #McMahon #politics #news
Seriously! Why hasn't Weird Al performed the Super Bowl halftime show yet? How can we make this happen?
So typical! Put people in place who don't care about protecting what they're responsible for, as long as they're doing what the big money wants.
Trump hires the worst people!!
#NationalParks #responsibility #ethics #stewardship #politics
US special envoy, Jeff Landry, said he thought it was “time for the US to put its footprint back on Greenland.” He arrived in Nuuk uninvited with a delegation including a doctor, who caused fury by saying he was there to “assess the medical needs of Greenland."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/21/greenland-trump-us-envoy-jeff-landry-visit
This week's edition of my Substack miscellany has just been posted! Topics include Stephen King books & movies, Speed Bump comics, popular dog names, Ranker.com, composer John Dunstable, and a recipe for Pineapple Pecan Quick Bread.
https://open.substack.com/pub/spfitzinger/p/the-curiosity-klatch-43
Authors born on May 23:
Pär Lagerkvist (1891)
Scott O’Dell (1898)
Sheila Wingfield (1906)
Margaret Wise Brown (1910)
Susan Cooper (1935)
Sean Williams (1967)
Sarah Beth Durst (1974)
This is important for everyone to know.
Biology is full of exceptions. Look at all these examples.
Another hilarious video by British comedian Peter Kay!
This is just from his second term.
Very long and more details than you probably care about.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_or_misleading_statements_by_Donald_Trump_(second_term)
Today is:
International Tiara Day
National Scavenger Hunt Day
National Mike (name) Day
National Escargot Day
National Yucatán Shrimp Day
Aviation Maintenance Technician Day
Brothers Day
Movies released on April 7:
King Kong (1933)
Major League (1989)
The Sandlot (1993)
Bad Boys (1995)
The Sandlot (1993) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers
Today is:
World Goth Day
International Sherlock Holmes Day
International Day For Biological Diversity
National Maritime Day
National Julie Day
National Death Busters Day
National Road Trip Day
National Craft Distillery Day
National Vanilla Pudding Day
Buy A Musical Instrument Day
Stay At Home With Your Dog And Drink Wine Day
Don’t Fry Day
We’re down to the top 4 Favorite Dad Jokes in our voting bracket!
The only close one in the previous round was Time Travel Joke beating Anti-Gravity Book by 1 vote.
Vote now in the Semifinal Round! Everyone is welcome.
The deadline is Tuesday evening, April 7.
https://votingbrackets.com/favorite-dad-jokes-2026-semifinals/
Movies released on April 6:
The Unforgiven (1960)
Mighty Jack (1968)
Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
The NeverEnding Story (1984)
Sahara (2005)
Rio (2011)
A Fantastic Woman (2016)
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeFni9dOv7c
Only 16 castles are left in our current Voting Bracket topic of Favorite Castles from around the world!
The closest votes in the previous round were:
- Bran Castle (Romania) over Chillon Castle (Switzerland) by 1 vote!
- Hohensalzburg Castle (Austria) over Ashford Castle (Ireland) by 1 vote!
- Windsor Castle (England) over Château de Sully-sur-Loire (France) by 1 vote!
- Dover Castle (England) over Hatley Castle (Canada) by 3 votes
- Edinburgh Castle (Scotland) over Hohenschwangau Castle (Germany) by 3 votes
- Warwick Castle (England) over Culzean Castle (Scotland) by 5 votes
Vote now in Round Four! Everyone is welcome.
The deadline is Tuesday evening, May 26.
Authors born on April 5:
Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837)
Booker T. Washington (1856)
Richard Eberhart (1904)
Robert Bloch (1917)
Anthony Horowitz (1955)
Movies released on May 23:
Escape from New York (1981)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Bruce Almighty (2003)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Irreversible (2022)
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM | Official Trailer | Paramount Movies
Today is:
World Health Organization Day
World Anemia Day
International Beaver Day
National Healthy Schools Day
National Shaun Day
National Beer Day
National Coffee Cake Day
National Pet Health Insurance Day
National “Girl, Me Too” Day
Metric System Day
No Housework Day
Public Television Day
Today is:
World Turtle Day
International Blacksmiths Day
National Ethan Day
National Reed (name) Day
National Taffy Day
Lucky Penny Day
Authors born on April 6:
Leonora Carrington (1917)
Leigh Bardugo (1975)
Today is:
Memorial Day (observed)
World Wine Day
International Towel Day
National Missing Children’s Day
National Sing Out Day
National Enzo Day
National George Day
National Tap Dance Day
Geek Pride Day
MST3K: The Slime People (FULL MOVIE)
Movies released on May 25:
(So many #3 sequels!)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)
Rambo III (1988)
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
Pearl Harbor (2001)
Shanghai Noon (2000)
Madagascar (2005)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) Trailer #1
Movies released on April 5:
Fargo (1996)
Alien Warfare (2019)
The Head Hunter (2019)
Authors born on May 22:
Gérard de Nerval (1808)
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859)
Peter Matthiessen (1927)
Arnold Lobel (1933)
John Flanagan (1944)
Max Brooks (1972)
Tonight's movie is The Cloverfield Paradox (2018). It's only streaming on Netflix.
"Orbiting a planet on the brink of war, scientists test a device to solve an energy crisis, and end up face-to-face with a dark alternate reality."
Stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Oyelowo, Daniel Brühl, John Ortiz, Chris O'Dowd, & Ziyi Zhang.
Directed by Julius Onah.
Music by the great Bear McCreary!
Today is:
International Pillow Fight Day
International Carbonara Day
National Caramel Corn Day
National Bookmobile Day
National Parker Day
National Robert Day
National Taylor Day
National Siamese Cat Day
National Student Athlete Day
Drowsy Driver Awareness Day
Army Day
Tartan Day
Sorry Charlie Day
Fresh Tomato Day
California Poppy Day
Dyngus Day
Authors born on May 24:
Maurice F. Egan (1852)
Arthur Wing Pinero (1855)
Mikhail Sholokhov (1905)
William Trevor (1928)
Joseph Brodsky (1940)
Michael Chabon (1963)
Authors born on April 7:
William Wordsworth (1770)
Donald Barthelme (1931)
Authors born on May 25:
Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803)
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803)
Robert Ludlum (1927)
W.P. Kinsella (1935)
Raymond Carver (1938)
Jamaica Kincaid (1949)
Today is:
Easter Sunday (Western)
National Deep Dish Pizza Day
National Caramel Day
National Raisin And Spice Bar Day
National Flash Drive Day
National Dandelion Day
Go For Broke Day
First Contact Day
Read A Road Map Day
Geologists Day
Movies released on May 24:
The Secret Ways (1961)
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
City on Fire (1979)
A View to a Kill (1985)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Braveheart (1995)
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1996)
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Marie Antoinette (2006)