COMMENTARY Hollifield: A job that’s eggs-actly perfect Scott Hollifield Oct 28, 2022 Oct 28, 2022 Updated Dec 2, 2023 PIXABAY Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Scott Hollifield Here’s a vintage column, lightly edited, from a simpler time, way back 2011. 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