Tag Archives: inspiration

CHRISTMAS TREE SAGA

Posted on December 9, 2017 by xaviertrevino

We decided to go for a Charlie brown Christmas tree this year, the current times and our budget being what it is. The past few years we’ve been pretty lucky about price and size, the first tree we had up … Continue reading →

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NO PHOTOS PLEASE

Posted on September 13, 2017 by xaviertrevino

I always wondered where the people sitting behind the tables at the polling stations on Election Day came from. Yesterday I found out for the first time. I saw an ad on Facebook a couple of weeks ago, Translators wanted … Continue reading →

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DUELING GARDENS

Posted on August 5, 2017 by xaviertrevino

DUELING GARDENS As some of you have read before Danusia and I are members of the community garden up the block, the Garden of Hope. There is also the Convent Avenue Garden just up the block at the foot of … Continue reading →

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BULLY FOR YOU

Posted on March 24, 2017 by xaviertrevino

You don’t hear that much expression anymore. Now if you say you did something exciting you might get a dry “good for you.” Or more modern, “awesome.” Of course, only girls get a “you go, girl.” Or some women, I’d … Continue reading →

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NICE SHOES, J.B.

Posted on March 20, 2017 by xaviertrevino

In the winter of 1981-82 I dated a girl named Tegan, who had a sister named Sian. They talked to each other every day, and sometimes I was present. Somewhere in those daily conversations one would inevitably ask the other, … Continue reading →

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ONLY CASTLES BURNING

Posted on January 20, 2017 by xaviertrevino

So I am not watching the inauguration, for what it’s worth. That’s something to think about, what it’s worth. Is it worth it to me to live with a sick feeling in my stomach, to live in fear and hatred? … Continue reading →

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PILGRIMAGE

Posted on January 7, 2017 by xaviertrevino

  I wanted to ride the new subway the day it opened. I wanted to ride on that noon Q train that would leave from 96th street heading south for the first time. I also don’t want to pay rent … 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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ONE NIGHT TRIP

Posted on November 27, 2015 by xaviertrevino

  Last Saturday morning I boarded a Peter Pan Bus at the Port Authority bus station for a five-hour ride to Northampton, Mass. I had to switch buses in Springfield to continue on to Northampton. Bus rides are never fun, … Continue reading →

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      IT’S ALL RIGHT

Posted on April 19, 2014 by xaviertrevino

  Yesterday I was doing some work for friends of mine, the wonderful Anne and Paul who have a condo on East 9th Street. Anne read my blog about being out of work a few weeks ago, and graciously offered … Continue reading →

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