Tag Archives: hope

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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FREE LUNCH

Posted on October 18, 2015 by xaviertrevino

If you are a regular reader of this blog, (and I know some of you are) you’ve probably noticed that I haven’t been posting as regularly as usual lately. And you probably know that I lost the job I’d held … 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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ADVENTURES IN MEDICATION

Posted on March 31, 2015 by xaviertrevino

If you’ve been reading my blog for a while you might have read A GROWING PROBLEM, about my BPH symptoms. If you don’t know what BPH is, you can look it up, but you probably won’t be interested in that … Continue reading →

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HERE COMES THE SPRING AGAIN…

Posted on March 17, 2015 by xaviertrevino

A perfect day for a parade without floats, since it’s pretty windy. Happy St. Patrick’s Day, all those who indulge! For myself, not being Irish, I’ve never been to the parade. Then again I’ve never gone to the Mexican Day … Continue reading →

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The Deadline Club

Posted on November 19, 2013 by xaviertrevino

I read an article in Sunday’s Daily news about Jimmy Breslin getting inducted into The Deadline Club, something they do for journalists. It was written by Denis Hamill, son of Peter, another famed and celebrated journalist, another member of the … Continue reading →

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Branded

Posted on May 27, 2013 by xaviertrevino

During my short stint in the 82nd Airborne I was once assigned to a detail where me and a couple of other guys in my platoon were driven out to a yard full of lumber (as opposed to a lumberyard) … Continue reading →

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