Author Archives: xaviertrevino

About xaviertrevino

I like to write, take things apart and put them back together. Also our cat Snookie, turtles, and my lovely wife Danusia.

THE AVOCADO JONES

Posted on November 20, 2018 by xaviertrevino

I was in Whole Foods yesterday picking up stuff for the holiday and looked for my mandatory supply of green unripe avocados. Nothing todo with Thanksgiving, but avocados are a staple in our home and I buy them every time … Continue reading →

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JELLY ROLLS AND DEUCE COUPES

Posted on November 18, 2018 by xaviertrevino

I saw Twyla Tharp today for the second time ever and it was wonderful. The first time was in 1973, and I believe it was at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. My live-in girlfriend at the time was in the … Continue reading →

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RAINING ON MY HEAD

Posted on June 28, 2018 by xaviertrevino

I awoke this morning to the sound of raindrops pattering on the bedroom air conditioner. The patter was punctuated by distant rumbles of thunder. The bedroom was still pretty dark at almost 8, which is why I hadn’t woken up … Continue reading →

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BREAD LOAF SAGA

Posted on June 24, 2018 by xaviertrevino

  I rarely buy bread nowadays, not that I’m gluten-free by any stretch of the imagination; it’s just that at my age I’ve only to look at a piece of bread for it to add an inch or two to … Continue reading →

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SOME OF MY FAVORITE THINGS

Posted on May 8, 2018 by xaviertrevino

I like shopping at Whole Foods. It’s clean; they have a good variety of stuff that’s unheard of at the local Key Food or C-Town. I’ve been shopping there since the first store opened in Union Square in 2001. I … Continue reading →

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BACK TO WORK

Posted on February 27, 2018 by xaviertrevino

    Exactly four years ago this month I was suspended from the job I’d held for seventeen years. It was actually three different jobs, porter, doorman, handyman then doorman again but all at the same place, 144 West 86th … Continue reading →

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THE MYSTERIES OF EVAPORATOR FANS

Posted on February 1, 2018 by xaviertrevino

  This October, late in the month I was sitting on the couch in the living room watching TV one evening when I heard a loud buzzing sound coming from somewhere. The sound was familiar in a way, but a … Continue reading →

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CHRISTMAS TREE SAGA

Posted on December 9, 2017 by xaviertrevino

We decided to go for a Charlie brown Christmas tree this year, the current times and our budget being what it is. The past few years we’ve been pretty lucky about price and size, the first tree we had up … Continue reading →

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ELECTION DAY

Posted on November 12, 2017 by xaviertrevino

Last Tuesday morning I reported for work at the school on Amsterdam Avenue I was assigned to for the election. This time I knew what to do and found my table and box and set it up in no time. … Continue reading →

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NO PHOTOS PLEASE

Posted on September 13, 2017 by xaviertrevino

I always wondered where the people sitting behind the tables at the polling stations on Election Day came from. Yesterday I found out for the first time. I saw an ad on Facebook a couple of weeks ago, Translators wanted … Continue reading →

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