Heat

Every day lately has felt like a thousand degrees, but in actual temperature terms, today is going to be the hottest yet.  The forecast says we'll see a high of 108 in Lufkin, with a heat index of, well...painful and unbearable. Does that change your workday at all?  Some businesses are adjusting.

Everyone answers that question differently.  Someone in North Dakota may say 88 is too warm and they'll stay in side in the AC, and a Texan might argue that 88 is a nice cool summer day.  It's all relative.  So how hot is too hot for you?

Let me understand this.  You are an officer of the law entrusted to handle a dog as part of your K9 duties.  You reside in a part of the country known to unrelenting heat and humidity during the summer season.  But for some unexplained reason, common sense values vacated your brain long enough for not one, but two dogs perishing inside your patrol vehicle.

Last summer was hot. Miserably hot. But meteorologists are predicting that this summer might not be so bad. Might we actually be able to leave our air-conditioned homes, schools, and offices at 4 p.m. without pain? Will the pools be cool and refreshing, instead of feeling like bath water?

With Thursday night's win, the Dallas Mavericks take a 3-2 series lead into Miami for Game 6 Sunday night. No road team has ever won Game 6 in the NBA Finals.  Can the Mavs do it?