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About xaviertrevino

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

WHAT TO WEAR TO YOUR OWN EXECUTION

Posted on March 15, 2014 by xaviertrevino

Well, ok, it wasn’t an execution, just getting fired, but it sort of felt like that. I was summoned; I got a call Wednesday morning from some functionary at the union telling me to be at the management company’s headquarters … Continue reading →

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SPIRIT IN THE SKY

Posted on March 11, 2014 by xaviertrevino

  A few weeks ago, right after Maggie’s funeral and memorial in Hudson, my friend Bill asked me to write about it, but there were so many accounts in the newspapers and on line I felt that doing so would … Continue reading →

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NO HAGGIS FOR ME, THANKS

Posted on March 8, 2014 by xaviertrevino

  I’ve been thinking about what to write about today for the past couple of days. I always want to write something to think about, something that may be helpful to someone else in some way, like James Jones’ private … Continue reading →

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THE GRYPHON

Posted on March 4, 2014 by xaviertrevino

 My first wife, whom shall remain nameless, (if you know you know, if you don’t it doesn’t matter) was obsessed with all things Welsh, despite her Swedish/Scots-Irish background. She had a Welsh flag she’d stolen from an ex-boyfriend; not really … Continue reading →

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BLOG TOUR STOPS HERE

Posted on March 3, 2014 by xaviertrevino

BLOG TOUR STOPS HERE   I was asked to participate in this blog tour by my friend, fellow writer and sometimes teacher Mary Beth Coudal. She’s had so many blogs I can’t even start to list them, (I loved her … Continue reading →

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TOUCH ME

Posted on March 1, 2014 by xaviertrevino

              Fire eater at Maggie’s memorial.               I wrote this last week the morning of my suspension, I still thought I had a job. But I don’t want it to get lost, and … Continue reading →

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GET A JOB

Posted on February 25, 2014 by xaviertrevino

              My blog is about nothing in particular; I guess it’s like Seinfeld, a blog about nothing. But in the end, it’s about me, and I know I am not nothing.             If you know me or are a … Continue reading →

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LIGHTNING DOES STRIKE TWICE

Posted on February 22, 2014 by xaviertrevino

                I lost my job, again, and maybe permanently this time. The only positive thought that this evokes is that I lasted 17 years at this job, an improvement on the 13 years I lasted in my previous … Continue reading →

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CRASHING IGGY’S PARTY

Posted on February 18, 2014 by xaviertrevino

              I couldn’t decide what to write for today’s blog- my friend Bill messaged me to write about Maggie’s tribute Saturday and how she influenced my writing, but I think we should let Maggie rest and get used to … Continue reading →

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GOODBYE TO THING 2

Posted on February 13, 2014 by xaviertrevino

                        I usually post on Tuesdays and Saturdays, but this Saturday I will be at Maggie Estep’s funeral in Hudson, New York; so I am posting this today and will see you all next Tuesday. This blogpost is dedicated … Continue reading →

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