Tag Archives: New york

FAHR’N FAHR’N FAHR’N

Posted on September 14, 2016 by xaviertrevino

One thing I didn’t mention in my Maine blog post was that I was able to get behind the wheel of a car for the first time as a licensed driver. When we went out to Enterprise near LaGuardia airport … Continue reading →

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MAN BUN WITH BEARD

Posted on July 30, 2016 by xaviertrevino

I love my new neighborhood. Well, maybe not so new, in September we’ll be signing our second lease; but it still feels new and different. It’s very green. The other day I was walking to the subway to go to … Continue reading →

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6 MILES, 3 BUSSES, 75 MINUTES

Posted on June 27, 2016 by xaviertrevino

It says on Google maps that it should take 40 minutes on the M 101 bus to travel the six miles from the corner of East 79th Street to the bus stop on the corner of our block on West … Continue reading →

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GOODBYE TO EDEN

Posted on June 19, 2016 by xaviertrevino

It’s summer again, and I was called (emailed, actually) by my old people to come and clean up the garden one last time. My old people are Elly and Eddie, the sweetest people you’d every want to know. This is … Continue reading →

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THE PRETTY THINGS

Posted on May 14, 2016 by xaviertrevino

  We were invited to the Moth Ball, something that costs most people money but due to the generosity of a well-heeled storyteller Danusia got an email saying there was a seat for her at a table at this year’s … Continue reading →

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THE MOTH GOES TO THE BRONX

Posted on May 9, 2016 by xaviertrevino

  The theme was “Mama Rules.” My mother died a long time ago and my memory of good stories about her is fuzzy at best, so I wasn’t even planning on going. But it was close, I looked it up … Continue reading →

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FEELING NO BERN

Posted on April 14, 2016 by xaviertrevino

  Oh, no, politics again! Well, not really. More like almost apathy. This morning after getting to work late again courtesy of NYC transit (Thanks again!) I was doing my daily get to work ritual of running into the bathroom … Continue reading →

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INVASION OF THE SEAT HOGS

Posted on February 28, 2016 by xaviertrevino

  I have to thank my good friend Maureen Rice for the inspiration for today’s blog. She posted a picture of a guy doing some serious man-spreading on what looked like the F train, and it thought, “hey, I’ve got … Continue reading →

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ENTITLED DOGS

Posted on January 18, 2016 by xaviertrevino

  There was a piece in December 31st’s NYT Thursday Styles section about rich people sneaking their dogs into places they shouldn’t be. It singled out the predicament of the actress Amber heard, wife of Johnny Depp for sneaking her … Continue reading →

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SAVE ME A SEAT

Posted on January 10, 2016 by xaviertrevino

  I was headed home from a hard day at work the other day laden with two bags of groceries. I got on an unusually crowded A train heading north, put my bags at my feet and grasped the handrail … Continue reading →

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