Tag Archives: anxiety

DON’T MISS THE BUS

Posted on March 6, 2015 by xaviertrevino

Wednesday I made my weekly trip to Fairway-on-the-Hudson. To get there I take the M4 bus on the corner of 152nd Street and Broadway, south side of the street. The M5 limited also stops there, but the M5 makes a … Continue reading →

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FIFTY SHADES OF BROWN

Posted on February 17, 2015 by xaviertrevino

I ride the Bx 6 bus a lot, being a freelance handyman. I go to the Home Depot at the Bronx Terminal market, just across the Harlem River. I get on the Bx 6 on Amsterdam and 155th Street; take … Continue reading →

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SMILE ON YOUR BROTHER

Posted on January 11, 2015 by xaviertrevino

The news from France this week was as shocking as it was sad to hear. What is sadder and more shocking was the reason given for the slaughter. In my experience, I have learned that as human beings we are … Continue reading →

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SUDDENLY, LAST YEAR

Posted on December 31, 2014 by xaviertrevino

Yesterday I went out to the Rockaways for the first time since we put my dad’s ashes in the Atlantic. I went out there to do a couple of repairs in a friend’s bathroom. The trip took almost an hour … Continue reading →

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THE $30 CHRISTMAS TREE

Posted on December 20, 2014 by xaviertrevino

Every year Danusia and I start talking about when and where to get our Christmas tree. When we first moved in together in Williamsburg, there was no place to buy trees, and I found a place over a mile from … Continue reading →

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YES I CAN!

Posted on December 13, 2014 by xaviertrevino

A couple of weeks ago a friend asked if I could sand and polyurethane his floor. I said sure I can. I did it a couple of times before, a very long time ago, in 1979 I think. Two floors, … Continue reading →

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WHERE HAVE ALL THE BEDBUGS GONE?

Posted on October 18, 2014 by xaviertrevino

I thought I was done with our Brooklyn apartment, we moved out and I left it empty and “broom-swept clean” as they like to put in a standard lease. Then I got a hysterical phone call from my ex-landlord, he … Continue reading →

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I GONNA MISS YOU

Posted on October 11, 2014 by xaviertrevino

Yesterday I took my last look at the loft apartment Danusia and I lived in for almost 8 ½ years. Danusia was working so I got to do it by myself. I took one last look around at the empty … Continue reading →

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THE NEW ELOI

Posted on September 30, 2014 by xaviertrevino

Sunday I went to my friend Laurie’s apartment to paint some walls for her, and she lives on the other side of Williamsburg, on Union Avenue. I took the L train there and when I exited the train the first … Continue reading →

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ESCAPE FROM HIPDOM

Posted on September 20, 2014 by xaviertrevino

Well that was quick, only a week ago I was writing about having to move and the stress and difficulty of finding a new place within our price range, and yesterday Danusia got the email that we’ve been approved to … Continue reading →

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