Tag Archives: humor

STORMY MONDAY

Posted on February 10, 2015 by xaviertrevino

Well, yesterday wasn’t too bad, as storms go. At least here in the city. I was off to my latest handyman adventure in the morning, and was a little worried about the weather. I’d gotten a call last week from … Continue reading →

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ANTS ON A LOG

Posted on February 8, 2015 by xaviertrevino

In the ‘80s my first wife and I lived on Houston Street off the corner of Clinton for five or so years. It was a very interesting time for the East Village, and one of the changes, or new things … Continue reading →

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ALL CONTINGENCIES

Posted on February 3, 2015 by xaviertrevino

I was going to call this post SNOW JOB because that’s what we got from the mayor and the governor last week. I lost a days pay because I couldn’t get downtown because the subways were closed. I remember once … Continue reading →

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HEAR THE WIND BLOW

Posted on January 31, 2015 by xaviertrevino

I finally get a free Saturday today, so I can write a blog post. I was wondering what to write about, and since I haven’t done any work since I last posted, I can’t write about my latest project. I … Continue reading →

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SEVEN YEARS/ NO SUBWAY TONIGHT

Posted on January 27, 2015 by xaviertrevino

Yesterday was our seventh wedding anniversary, and thank you to all our friends who liked our picture on Facebook and offered comments, greetings, and congratulations. It’s the second marriage for the both of us, and that’s a good thing because … Continue reading →

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SHOPPING CART CITY

Posted on January 21, 2015 by xaviertrevino

I dropped off my laundry and went shopping at Fairway today, chores I haven’t been able to keep up with the past few weeks with all the work I’ve had. I used my trusty Whole Foods soft shopping cart. These … Continue reading →

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INSURMOUNTABLE

Posted on January 17, 2015 by xaviertrevino

Yesterday I was supposed to screen the floor and give it two coats of polyurethane and I would be done with the suite on Central Park West that I’d started on two Mondays ago. I got up in the morning … Continue reading →

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MEN WHO EAT FROM CANS

Posted on January 3, 2015 by xaviertrevino

New year’s day was kind of exhausting, socially and travel wise. I had to go to a self-help group sort of thing in the morning because I was asked to help out. That was on the Lower East side. From … 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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POSITIVELY EAST 4TH STREET

Posted on December 17, 2014 by xaviertrevino

Sunday I got a message from my sometime boss Segundo, the super at my friends building where I work on occasion. He said he wanted me to work the next day, Monday, but when I got a chance to call … Continue reading →

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