Wondering on a day where it was as hot back home as it was here in the Valley of the Sun:

1. If USA Today editorializes for it, is there any rational person out there left who truly believes that exploring for more oil in the Arctic isn’t worth a try – at least on a limited basis?

2. Is it just me, or has this been a VERY weird past year for weather?

3. Do people really need to be told it’s not a wise thing to exit your car while it is still moving?

4. Does anyone really think the answer to higher oil prices is to tax the profits of oil companies?

5. Is there a better song that captures the freewheeling spirit of surf music and the surfing culture in general than Jan & Dean’s “Surf City”?

6. Is there any performance-enhancement drug Roger Clemens didn’t take?

7. Does blaming the jockey rather than the horse prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that Big Brown’s trainer Kent Dutrow is the biggest buffoon in the horse-racing industry?

8. Is there a more exciting position player in the American League right now than speedy Red Sox centerfielder Jacoby Ellsbury?

9. Isn’t it about time openly-gay Episcopal Church bishop the Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson’s lover made an honest man out of him?

10. Does the Marietta, GA City Council know something about responding to our country’s long-term energy needs that our elected representatives in Washington don’t?