joe bustillos

Writer.Journalist.Educator (retired). Obviously I love the Beatles, but also I love LEGO, photography, movies, learning, watching life and listening to stories.

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Failure to Understand, I Didn’t Do It for Me

I posted a link to a StopProject2o25 graphic novel and a Biola-friend responded sarcastically and later added: I know we don't agree, but I don't think the next 4 years will be terrible for you. I would…

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Stop Project 2O25 [Graphic Novel/Comic]

The Heritage Foundation created a very long document spelling out all of things they want a second Trump administration to do. Running the Executive branch of the Federal Government is not something one can do by…

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Three More Days…

This just makes me smile Sources: 2024 Pre-Election Cold Open - SNL posted by Saturday Night Live (2024-11-02), Tags: 2024 US Prez election, daily random shit, Kamala Harris on SNL, politics, SNL

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Video Fridays: SEPTEMBER 5 | Official Trailer (2024 Movie)

This one popped up in my feeds this week... I remember growing up loving to watch ABC’s Wide World of Sports every Saturday and what felt like the wall-to-wall coverage of the Olympics back in…

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Grandpa Wants His Music!

This one popped up in my feed: I always try to buy the CD or buy the MP3 (I don’t listen to enough “new” music to justify a monthly fee)… but ultimately I need it to be in MP3 format to play on my devices. Alas, I’ve…
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Crash Course Religions #5: The Infinite Stories of Hinduism

I didn’t know that the term “Hindu” was used by the colonial powers as a designation that meant basically “Not Muslim.” I find it a bit alarming how little I know about Hinduism and Hindu…

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Video Fridays: Egg Drop From Space

It was never my plan to spend 15-years of my life as a Communications Technician for the phone company, but through the experience I learned and became adept at technology troubleshooting. In fact, a large percentage…

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Video Mondays: The Electric State

This one popped up in my feeds... If the imagery seems familiar it might be because about a year ago I posted videos from the Prime Video series: Tales from the Loop, which are based on the stunning artwork of Simon…

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Video Fridays: Boston “More Than a Feeling”

This one popped up in my feed and I just love the deep dive into this 1970s classic rock hit. Turn up the volume and enjoy. Happy Friday, y’all…

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Crash Course Religions #4: What’s the Difference Between Religion and Magic?

I love that John Green and friends decided to begin this episode with a discussion about “Speaking in Tongues” or Glossolalia, a phenomena I am personally familiar with from…

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Upcoming Trip to Rivendell via LEGO

So this bad boy just showed up at my doorstep... If you happen to notice a drop in interaction on various social networks and/or fewer blog posts... do not be alarmed, I’m just spending my waking hours in Rivendell…

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Little Flood Victim or AI Fake?

2024-10-03 little flood victim posted by Pastor David Wayne Handley This image popped in my feeds and I shared it on FB and I immediately got called on for posting a fake AI generated image. That didn’t sit right with me…

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Thoughts After Finishing my Latest LEGO Build: Natural History Museum

2024 LEGO 10326 Icons Natural History Museum-finished I finished building the huge modular set, Natural History Museum, in three sessions over the course of two days. That was a bit…

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Crash Course Religions 3: Is This A Cult?

So it turns out: labels matter. As a young Jesus freak in the 1970s I knew that Mormonism, Jehovah’s Witness and Scientology were cults. At my high school, in harmless suburban Mission Viejo (CA) an older guy…

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My LEGO Problem: I Bought 2 Expensive Sets

Yeah, this is getting a bit out of hand. It reminds me of when I found myself constantly buying PC accessories and/or parts to upgrade my computer setup, after I got divorced in the late 1980s. There was no…

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Can One Have Too Much LEGO? My 1st MOC

I’ve admitted on several occasions that I seem to have a LEGO problem. On the way to the movies I stopped at a Target because they often have discounts on LEGO and I’d seen a kit that might go well with a diner…

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The Algorithm Isn’t My Friend

Ugh. I just spent several hours working on my Friday post and when I went to post an excerpt and link to my social media account it got flagged as SPAM. WTH? It was my usual embedded YouTube video with my commentary and…

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Video Fridays: The Police Grooves & Fills | Stewart Copeland

This one popped up in my feed. First time I heard about the band, The Police, was from a friend I met at a Foursquare Church in Culver City when I was a student at LMU. Angel was a theater…

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Not the Place for This: Religion in the Classroom

So this popped up in my feeds and I felt the need to promote it: I added: If your response to this meme is “why not?” Please replace the word “church” with “synagogue” or “mosque” and tell me if you…

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Crash Course Religions 2: How Many Religions Are There?

I like the phrase, “Christian shaped-mold” when Green breaks down how religions were historically categorized. As we noted before (in episode #1), not only do the categories reveal a Christian…

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