Monthly Archives: August 2015

PLANE CRAZY

Posted on August 30, 2015 by xaviertrevino

I did a bunch of stuff in the past ten days, including getting a learner’s permit to learn to drive, (a skill I must refine) and filing papers to start my own small business, Fix-It-X. Next come the tax and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Air crashes, air shows, airplanes, B-25 Mitchell, city life, F-16 Falcon, F-22 Raptor, flying, Hudson River, Shoreham tragedy, Statue of Liberty flyover, Stewart airport air show, Stewart airport plane crash | 3 Comments

HAVE PUMP, WILL TRAVEL

Posted on August 25, 2015 by xaviertrevino

When we moved here to Harlem last year Danusia bought a bike right away. It was a used ten-speed, probably 40 or so years old that she bought from a bike shop on Amsterdam Avenue up a ways in Washington … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged air pumps, apartment living, bike repair, bike riding, bike riding in the city, bike theft, BikemanforU, changing tires, do-it-yourself, humor, internet search, Kryptonite locks, parts theft, rapid-fire gears, YouTube tutorials | 2 Comments

AIR CONDITIONING

Posted on August 22, 2015 by xaviertrevino

A couple of weeks ago I did a job for a fairly famous young photographer who lives and works in a studio downtown. I knew he was a photographer and had heard he was well known, but to me he … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged air conditioner installation, air conditioning, apartment living, downtown lofts, humor, monopolies, Plexiglas, Rudin Management, summer in the city, Tacky | Leave a comment

HUNTING THE FLEA

Posted on August 15, 2015 by xaviertrevino

Only in New York can you go from hunting the whale to hunting the flea in a week. Actually, the flea hunt started some time ago, if you read this blog you’ll know about it, if you don’t here’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anxiety, apartment living, bathroom scales, cats, city life, flea infestation, Harlem, humor, magnifying glass, resentments, Rockaway beach, weight loss | 2 Comments

HUNTING THE WHALE

Posted on August 9, 2015 by xaviertrevino

I spent Monday and Tuesday nights on Nantucket last week. I wouldn’t have been able to do that if it hadn’t been for my lovely wife, Danusia. She’d been asked to perform one of her stories at a MOTH Main … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Blck Island, Dan Kennedy, fundraising, humor, Martha's Vineyard, Moby Dick, Nantucket, souvenirs, The Moth, whales | 3 Comments

ACROSS THE RIVER

Posted on August 2, 2015 by xaviertrevino

Last week we went to a barbecue at the home of a couple we are friends with in Long Island City. The building they live in has a sort of rooftop patio on the 32nd floor. It’s actually not the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged apartment living, change, CitiCorp buildings, Con Edison, First Calvary Cemetary, Long Island City, Ravenswood plant, Silvercup Studios, The East River | 1 Comment

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Monthly Archives: August 2015

PLANE CRAZY

HAVE PUMP, WILL TRAVEL

AIR CONDITIONING

HUNTING THE FLEA

HUNTING THE WHALE

ACROSS THE RIVER

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