Middle Americans are Aack Basswards

I can see the Bill from twister throwing the bottle!

I don't mean the middle class.  Those in the heart of America know that the central time zone is full of diversity, yes it is also full of corn and cows, as well as many amazing places many people do not know about.  One thing it does have that never ceases to surprise even the oldest and most stubborn of locals is the weather.

Looking out my window yesterday, almost smack between Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma, I witnessed a bright sky as the sun set.  The atmospheric conditions were so that a double rainbow appeared across the sky (no bs it really did).  It was an 80 degree day, with some wind and some rain throughout.

Today, I looked past the various plants that grow in my kitchen window to see snow flakes being tossed around in the air.  The past week had been nice and tosty, my hike two days before drenched my back where my pack rested with sweat.  When I fell asleep the night before it was a cool 50 degrees, nothing odd for a warm spring day.

Meteorology does not confound me.  I know what conditions cause such sporadic weather.  I could bore (or excite if you have an interest in meteorology) you with cold fronts and warm fronts and patters from the gulf and the pacific and how the geography effects the atmospheric conditions, but that does not mean everyone wants to have half of their summer clothes out and half of their winter clothes out.

We are lucky that we don't have feet of snow in the morning, a burning hot and humid midday, and ferocious stormy nights.  This part of the country can be amazing.  But if you want it to be sunshine and rainbows don't change your mind the next day.  Can we not have winter in the winter?  Is it not okay to let spring be spring and the seasons keep to themselves.

Whether the weather is caused by natural conditions (it is), HAARP getting their kicks and giggles (maybe them too) or maybe the seasons just can't decide who gets custody of the center of America.  Regardless, the men and women of the middle will endure.  If the May 22nd tornado couldn't scare my neighbors in Joplin, Mo. off than a game of season roulette will not either.  As someone who values temperate climates, I just want to know what to expect.

If you saw a double rainbow comment where!  If you have been hot and then cold and aren't Katy Perry then tell us about that too!