So there’s this video of a “fire tornado” in Arizona—which I believe to be absolutely legit. However, I’m not too sure about the audio track which seems to suggest a hillbilly family desperately trying to videotape the phenomenon, instead of trying to escape. (True or not, it’s funny.) I hear ya, hillbilly mom. I really hate fire tornadoes, too. GO, MOM, GO!!!

https://youtube.com/watch?v=9h-OL0aSHpQ

Bang bang, choo-choo train, let me see you shake that thang. Wm. Steven Humphrey is the editor-in-chief of the Portland Mercury and has held the job since 2000. (So don’t get any funny ideas.)