{"id":2724,"date":"2024-06-20T19:12:24","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T03:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bobtherieau.com\/blog\/?p=2724"},"modified":"2024-06-20T19:12:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T03:12:24","slug":"the-tyranny-of-low-expectations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobtherieau.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/the-tyranny-of-low-expectations\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tyranny of Low Expectations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friends,<\/p>\n

I hope you had a nice day off yesterday. I spent mine doing chores. I got my botched haircut fixed (Whew, is it short. Who knew I had that much scalp?), bathed the puppy dog who normally hates water, but was remarkably calm in the tub. Maybe she realized she needed something done about her “yesterday’s fritos” smell as much as we did.<\/p>\n

I also took the Jeep to the the coin-op, DIY car wash and was excited to try their new gizmo, the In-Bay Air Shammee!<\/p>\n

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No more towels for me, just 320 MPH air from a light-up shop vac mounted to the wall. I had high hopes…<\/p>\n

But it was a bust. I pulled the trigger on the air gun and despite the roar from the air pump, got nothing but a “pffft” from the nozzle. I guess I should be happy with having low expectations and being occasionally surprised.<\/p>\n

Happy Summer Solstice!<\/p>\n

Your pal,<\/p>\n

bob<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Friends, I hope you had a nice day off yesterday. I spent mine doing chores. I got my botched haircut fixed (Whew, is it short. Who knew I had that much scalp?), bathed the puppy dog who normally hates water, but was remarkably calm in the tub. Maybe she realized she needed something done about … <\/p>\n

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