Trevor likes to run, but not for this reason
Poor Trevor!
Trevor is our 6-year-old grandson, little brother of Savannah, twin of Haley, and son of our daughter Susan and her husband Tim Speed.
Around midnight recently he woke everyone with his yelling. He was in obvious, obvious pain when Susan went up to his bedroom.
And, he was scared and confused. He was also kicking, tantrum-like. He didn’t know what was happening to him. It was his first experience with diarrhea.
Mother tried to calm him down by explaining what was going on in his tummy. The explaining came after the fact, like maybe a couple times.
She told him, ‘It’s like your bottom is throwing up!? He’d had that oral experience a few times in his short life.
Susan felt Trevor wasn’t reacting quickly enough to the urges and finally told him, ‘Trevor you’ve got to move a little faster!?
It was 4:00 a.m. by the time Susan was able to return to her own comfort.
(Side note: Just wondering – if, as they say, four out of five people suffer from diarrhea, could that mean one of every five people enjoys it?)
I’d been with Trevor’s family the day before, and while I’m not an expert in diagnosing anything, it’s my belief Trevor’s downing a half dozen brownies just might have caused a reaction.
Next time I get a chance to prove my theory, I’m going to a bake sale and buy a pan of brownies for Trevor. No, maybe not. His mother would kill me.
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Still in that family — Susan called me on a recent Saturday morning and said, ‘My husband has gone to Hell!?
That statement woke me. As I waited she went on to say there was something going on for runners. Husband Tim is a 10-miler, and frequently participates in charity runs. What runner could pass up a chance to run through Hell?
Apparently not many, because the town was packed with runners, who are also buyers of t-shirts, especially when they have mild, but acceptable in this case, references to the Devil’s dwelling.
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More and more people these days criticize the ‘press? and their writers for putting opinions in ‘news? stories. Included in this this group of writers are those in charge of headlines.
Like this one in The Detroit News August 6: ‘Camaro to roar back by 2008.?
Pure speculation. That writer can’t even be sure there will be a Chevrolet or even General Motors two years from now.
Then the writers went on to tell me about the ‘legendary? Mustang car. My Webster’s dictionary says a legend is something that is ‘regarded as historical though not verifiable.?
I’m one who doesn’t verify it. The Mustang is just another car with a horse logo.
Also in that article is this: ‘The auto industry has been buzzing with speculation about GM’s plans for the Camaro ever since the car maker wowed the crowds at the 2006 North American International Auto Show in January.?
Since this entire story was labeled a Detroit News ‘Exclusive,? I suppose the writer has no restrictions, and I have no business in criticizing.
And I also suppose that with Michigan’s auto industry being in the doldrums, there’s nothing wrong with the media trying to help it out with some adjectives.
And, of course, I don’t have to read about it.