Tag Archives: humor

BACK IN THE USSA

Posted on May 25, 2015 by xaviertrevino

I wanted to call this post “They got dogshit too,” but I’ve grown less prone to be shocking (or vulgar) in my old age. So a pun on the old Beatles song will have to suffice. Years ago, in 1980 … 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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OPEN WINDOW SEASON

Posted on April 18, 2015 by xaviertrevino

Yesterday was a surprisingly warm day, despite the nearly all day overcast. I left for a job in the late afternoon and wore a leather jacket over a tee and flannel shirt. Fortunately, I forgot my phone and had to … Continue reading →

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DOWN THE UP ESCALATOR

Posted on April 15, 2015 by xaviertrevino

Sunday I took a long ride out to Bay Ridge to do some odd jobs for a nice young lady named Victoria. Danusia recommended me to her; Victoria is a dog walker and used to walk a dog for the … Continue reading →

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WALKING TO THE BRONX

Posted on April 7, 2015 by xaviertrevino

Yesterday I attended my second NY Yankees opening day and third major league baseball game ever. It was my wife Danusia’s first ballgame ever. And we walked there. You can see Yankee Stadium from the corner of 155th and St. … Continue reading →

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THE ENDLESS ROLL

Posted on April 4, 2015 by xaviertrevino

We were running low on toilet paper last Sunday, but since I was going to Whole Foods I bought the 365-day 100% recycled paper four-pack instead of our regular Scott toilet paper. It made me feel more eco-responsible, and besides, … 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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NEW YORK FRUIT TREES (a photo essay)

Posted on March 28, 2015 by xaviertrevino

Hamilton Heights has a lot of trees, and they bear a fruit unique to the city. This is a man-made fruit, of a few varieties. There are the brightly colored balloon fruits, like the one in the picture at the … Continue reading →

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LAST GASP FOR SNOOPY

Posted on March 21, 2015 by xaviertrevino

I guess I jumped the gun with my feels-like-spring post on Tuesday, judging by yesterday’s weather. Of course spring snowstorms are nothing new, there was a big blizzard on April 1st in 1997, the April Fool’s blizzard. There was also … Continue reading →

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IS THIS THING REALLY NECESSARY?

Posted on March 2, 2015 by xaviertrevino

Saturday night I got a call from Segundo the super. He asked me if I wanted to work Sunday. It was a slim past two weeks work-wise, so I said yes. At least it was Sunday and he would be … Continue reading →

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