Category Archives: Humor

THIS WEEK’S WINNER

Posted on June 24, 2019 by xaviertrevino

BYOB has a totally different connotation nowadays at Trader Joe’s. At least for me it does. I’ve been shopping at T. J.’s ever since the first store opened on 14th street back in 2006. But I never noticed the “bring … 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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INSIDE THE GARDEN OF CATS

Posted on May 14, 2017 by xaviertrevino

A couple of months ago we learned that the garden of cats is actually called Hope Garden, and we were invited to join for this season if we wished. There is a guy, Juan who is the president of the … Continue reading →

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BULLY FOR YOU

Posted on March 24, 2017 by xaviertrevino

You don’t hear that much expression anymore. Now if you say you did something exciting you might get a dry “good for you.” Or more modern, “awesome.” Of course, only girls get a “you go, girl.” Or some women, I’d … Continue reading →

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PLUMBING PROBLEMS

Posted on March 1, 2017 by xaviertrevino

A couple of weeks ago my friend Joyce called me about the dripping faucet in her kitchen. I told her that would be no problem, I could take care of it and I’d come over. I’ve fixed dozens of dripping … Continue reading →

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PROTEST AND A SHOW

Posted on February 18, 2017 by xaviertrevino

For Valentine’s day Danusia and I were going to a show. The Wooster Group’s production of “The Town Hall Affair,” an irreverent look at Norman Mailer’s raucous 1971 confrontation with leading feminists at New York City’s Town Hall. The event … Continue reading →

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SAY HELLO (Gentrification)

Posted on November 6, 2016 by xaviertrevino

  I live in Hamilton Heights. That’s in Harlem, on 152nd Street. My wife and I have lived here for two years, we just signed our third lease, and our rent was bumped up another $75 a month. It could … Continue reading →

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