Tag Archives: humor

THE MEXICAN GARDENER PART II

Posted on June 26, 2014 by xaviertrevino

  Last week I got a call from the woman whose garden I’d worked on last month, when I was there last as I was leaving she asked if I could do some indoor handyman work as well, hang some … Continue reading →

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FROM NIGHTBIRDS TO LABAMBA

Posted on June 25, 2014 by xaviertrevino

  My friend Sarah who lives at 172, the building I’m doing a 2-week stint in said she loved the Yuppiefacation of Ave A, which I posted on Saturday. She said she liked reading about how the neighborhood used to … Continue reading →

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TV OR NOT TV

Posted on June 23, 2014 by xaviertrevino

    I bought an Apple TV thing 6 weeks ago, I’d been thinking about it since I lost my job and it’s getting tough to afford $123.69 a month for my Directv. When I got Directv I was trying … Continue reading →

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UP ON THE ROOF

Posted on June 20, 2014 by xaviertrevino

  I worked the past few days this week and 2 days last week, in the same industry I was fired from. I’m back at the bottom again. But it’s OK, work is work and we can’t all have really … Continue reading →

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OK, OKAY!

Posted on June 19, 2014 by xaviertrevino

    When I was a kid in kindergarten and spoke very little English one of the first words I learned and used was okay. I went home to mom and when she exhorted me to do something like clean … Continue reading →

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LOSE MY HEART ON THE BURNING SANDS

Posted on June 16, 2014 by xaviertrevino

     We went to the beach yesterday, the lovely Danusia and I. We started out for the beach one day last week, and I talked her down to Prospect Park, and just when we reached the G train on … Continue reading →

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BAD NEWS FOR THE RANGERS

Posted on June 14, 2014 by xaviertrevino

    I never watched a hockey game in my life, but last night I found myself glued to the TV watching the second overtime period (I think that’s what it’s called) on the edge of the couch hoping for … Continue reading →

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   GOOD DAY FOR A HAIRCUT

Posted on June 13, 2014 by xaviertrevino

            I’ve gone 4 months without a haircut, the longest haircut gap in probably 13 years. When I was a kid, the average wait was 6 months, and when I did go for a haircut … Continue reading →

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THE BALL OF DUST

Posted on June 12, 2014 by xaviertrevino

      I missed yesterday’s Blog a day assignment because I had to work. I told myself I would do it when I got home, after 5pm. That didn’t happen. I worked as a porter, or maintenance man in … Continue reading →

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TRANSIT TIPS FOR TOURISTS (and other strangers)

Posted on June 5, 2014 by xaviertrevino

  The most important thing for a tourist to know when riding the NYC subway system is to never, ever refer to a subway line by the color it is assigned on the maps. If you ask a New Yorker … Continue reading →

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