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How to Juggle a Hot Potato Without Getting Scorched

How to Juggle a Hot Potato Without Getting Scorched

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Jill Reid
Apr 30, 2024
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The phone was ringing in the background — insistently.

I was too far away to even think about making a run for it. Besides, it was probably a spammer — another "wolf” call urging me to redirect my attention for no important reason at all.

But I couldn’t be sure.

My hands were covered with padded mitts and momentarily engaged i…

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