WHERE'S THE MOON?

Ever since I named The Moon after Marcia, I’ve yet to see either of them? Marcia herself is no surprise as I usually don't see her very often, but Marcia The Moon, is an entirely different matter.

I often look to The Moon, aka Marcia, at night in hopes of making wishes, etc and thinking, “Gee, this would really be a romantic moment if I was with somebody,” but ever since the name was published it has been so overcast The Moon, aka Marcia, has virtually disappeared.

Just the other night at the height of my despair as I looked for Marcia in all directions a wino emerged from a nearby box and asked what I was doing. I didn’t want to get into a long conversation so I just told him I was looking for the moon and asked if he’d seen it?

He replied “Yeah! Here it is!”

When I looked in his direction he was bending over with his pants down.

I really need to move to a better neighborhood.

I know there are always moonless nights when for a variety of reasons the Moon, aka Marcia, is hidden from view. But I think a week is rather extensive. I’m starting to feel as though I may have upset the Cosmos or something. We probably shouldn’t trifle with the delicate balance of planets. Maybe I violated some ancient law of the universe?

Have any of you seen Marcia? If so would you please let me know to ease my mind. I’m sure it’s nothing more than an overextended eclipse of some kind but it would be nice to know that The Moon, aka Marcia, is still around.

As you are well aware all of my writings involve many moments of unextensive research. When delving for Moon info I came across an amazing fact. We all know that Pluto was previously the furthest planet from the Sun. Now it is not. Neptune has acquired that distinction by reason of default. Neptune now serves as the outer boundary of the solar system. Which is in itself an interesting fact because even when Pluto retained its rightful claim its orbit was so erratic it often caused it to be closer to the Sun than Neptune for extended periods of time.

Here's another interesting tidbit. Neptune’s solar orbit is 164.88 Earth years. The planet was discovered in 1846. Since then Neptune has yet to make a single trip around the Sun. This is the year! Neptune, as we know it, will complete it's first orbit sometime this year. We should celebrate!

By George