Our Brains Demand Certain Word Orders

by Kevin Burton    If you start talking about the fauna and flora of a certain environment, people are going to be weirded out. Why?    Well, we usually say flora and fauna, not the other way around. Is there a good reason for this? Maybe not, but don’t buck the trend, unless weirdness is …

Thunderous Facts About Weather Patterns

by Dictionary Scoop    While talking about the weather might have bad press, no one can resist the awe-inspiring allure of a powerful storm or a display of lightning against a pitch-black sky.    And even if this raw demonstration of the power of nature frightens you – or you just find it boring, the …

I Love A Rainy Night And I Like Eddie Rabbitt

by Kevin Burton    If you’re like most people, when you think of a nice day, you’re thinking about picnic weather, right?     Well I’m not like most people.    My nice days have a soundtrack to them. I am a son of the Midwest. What you call spring and summer, I call tornado season.  …

The Sights, Sounds And Smells Of Storms

by Kevin Burton    In the three plus years I lived in the Pacific Northwest I can only recall one honest-to-God thunderstorm.    Some co-workers were talking about it in my carpool going to work.  I said “Yeah that was excellent!”    They thought that was quaint I guess because they retold the story a …