Tag Archives: travel

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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THE YANKS ARE COMING!

Posted on May 7, 2015 by xaviertrevino

My wife and I are flying to Poland a week from today, and that will be the third time I’ve been in Europe. We are going to her nephew’s first communion, in Danusia’s hometown of Kalisz. Kalisz is a few … 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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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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SANTA FE TRAIL

Posted on May 13, 2014 by xaviertrevino

  I’ve been spending a lot of time looking through old photos, now that I’ve got the time to do it, and I’ve been scanning them into my computer. I found these, the ones I’m posting today, and they are … Continue reading →

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NO HAGGIS FOR ME, THANKS

Posted on March 8, 2014 by xaviertrevino

  I’ve been thinking about what to write about today for the past couple of days. I always want to write something to think about, something that may be helpful to someone else in some way, like James Jones’ private … Continue reading →

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THE GRYPHON

Posted on March 4, 2014 by xaviertrevino

 My first wife, whom shall remain nameless, (if you know you know, if you don’t it doesn’t matter) was obsessed with all things Welsh, despite her Swedish/Scots-Irish background. She had a Welsh flag she’d stolen from an ex-boyfriend; not really … Continue reading →

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The 400 Plastic Tomatoes

Posted on October 12, 2013 by xaviertrevino

  For the past six years I have lived with 400 plastic tomatoes that came all the way from China. On occasion, I’ve had to transport them, or at least part of them, most notably on an airplane trip from … Continue reading →

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Tattoo Me

Posted on June 5, 2013 by xaviertrevino

I was on the way home from the city yesterday, riding the M train over the Williamsburg bridge and I was looking at all of the people in the seats opposite. A lot of us read books, or newspapers or … Continue reading →

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