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When You’re Hot
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any of us enjoy the 
summer weather 
when things heat 
up. Others prefer to vacation 
in a hot clime when local 
weather is cold. However, the 
high tempera-
tures are not the 
only reference 
to heat we hear 
in everyday 
talk.
Theatergoers 
are familiar 
with Tennessee 
Williams’
 Cat on a Hot Tin 
Roof. This expression has 
also been used to describe 
any precarious situation.
With dwindling interest in 
newspapers, the expression 
“hot off the press” is becom-

ing dated. But media report-
ers are often hot on the trail 
of stories.
In trouble at home? At 
work? Socially? Realizing 
this, you may not feel so hot. 
No one likes being put in the 
hot seat; the electric chair is 
another meaning altogether.
In hot pursuit of a business 
opportunity, you want to 
strike while the iron is hot. 
If you are not so hot with 
figures, however, drop any 
related venture like a hot 
potato. If you think you have 
a hot tip as to investments, 
be sure to investigate thor-
oughly before committing so 
you do not find yourself in 
hot water.
It is very hard to main-

tain a friendship with 
someone who con-
stantly runs hot and 
cold; keeping track 
of his moods is diffi-
cult. You may want to 
drop this person like a 
hot brick.
If you have a hot 
date, make sure that 
you look hot; first impres-
sions are important.
So many of our politicians 
of late are hard to take seri-
ously because they are full of 
hot air; they are convinced 
that they are hot stuff.
It is reassuring to know 
that troubled folks may call 
a hotline for help; these con-
nections are great at saving 
lives.

To conclude, I recall 
advice given me once to the 
effect of not letting kids use 
a sauna. (What I was told 
was, “Don’
t sweat the small 
stuff.”) 

Sy Manello
Editorial
Assistant

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