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MY LIFE IN THE MOVIES

Posted on July 16, 2017 by xaviertrevino

  Film Forum is running a series called “Ford to City-Drop Dead. N.Y. in the ‘70s.” It’s 44 films so I won’t name them, I’ll just say I’ve seen most of them, and most of them on the big screen … Continue reading →

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PRIVILEGE

Posted on November 9, 2016 by xaviertrevino

I voted in a presidential election for the second time in my life yesterday. The guy at the door to the school across the street from my home smiled, and people I’d never seen in my life nodded and said … 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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SWIMMING IN THE RAIN

Posted on July 18, 2016 by xaviertrevino

Yesterday Danusia and I went out to Rockaway beach to take care of some business. It was something personal, so I won’t get into specifics, but here idea was to go out to the ocean for a swim and unwind … Continue reading →

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GOODBYE TO EDEN

Posted on June 19, 2016 by xaviertrevino

It’s summer again, and I was called (emailed, actually) by my old people to come and clean up the garden one last time. My old people are Elly and Eddie, the sweetest people you’d every want to know. This is … Continue reading →

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REASONS TO BE GRATEFUL PART II

Posted on November 29, 2015 by xaviertrevino

      I wanted to write this on Thursday, but I was busy getting ready for our small family Thanksgiving gathering. Then I was busy eating and chatting with our guests, Danusia’s niece Kasia and her husband Charles, and … Continue reading →

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A YEAR AND A DAY

Posted on November 9, 2015 by xaviertrevino

It’s actually been a year and a little over a month since we moved up here to Hamilton Heights from Brooklyn. I have to say it’s been quite a year for the both of us as far as growth, learning … Continue reading →

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THE LONGEST DAY

Posted on September 28, 2015 by xaviertrevino

Friday morning I got up really early in anticipation of going to Central Park that afternoon to see Pope Francis. To those who knew me a lifetime ago, it would have been laughable for me to say I was excited … Continue reading →

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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 →

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THE WILD BLUE YONDER

Posted on May 14, 2015 by xaviertrevino

The countdown is on, eleven and a half more hours before our LOT flight to Warsaw takes off from Kennedy. My heart is all aflutter. I haven’t even packed yet, but I did do the last laundry, and I have … Continue reading →

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