The Hot 14!  Theyre hot! Theyre 14! (Not 14 years old. That
would be wrong.)  6. Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona. Forget
the uniform—tan polyester is overrated. Forget the charm and the
chattiness and the easygoing joviality (Carona was born to run
for governor). But never forget the gun. Sure, we're knee-jerk
anti-NRA here in the Che Guevara Memorial Building, but, well,
how can you resist such a dangerous, hard, steely taboo? It's
right . . . there. On his hip. And it kind of makes you want to
. . . you know . . . grab it and fire the thing off and suck the
smoke in through your nostrils. Though we've never actually
touched the sheriff beyond the most respectable handshake, a
woman friend of ours who hugged him leaned over to us after and
stage-whispered, "Did you feel the sheriff? He is hard!
Absolutely hard!" She nodded sagely. "He works out!" We'll take
any workout he wants to inflict.  7. Your World Champion Anaheim
Angels. They're so humble. And hardworking. And win-one-for-the-
teamy. There's no Barr