Speed Limit to the Moon

At first, I couldn't fathom the possibility of

speeding off to the Moon at a moment's notice.

I mean, I don't remember hearing of anyone

else taking the chance of putting the pedal to

the metal and flooring it to the stars.

So on Sunday night in my aging Altima, it

came as a big-bang sized surprise to

come upon a route that seemed to go

off into the sky, but also there was a

speed limit of 25 miles per hour posted.

What was I to make of this sign, this

speed limit to somewhere way out of my zip code.

Not to be discouraged, I didn't figure that

the Highway Patrol would be chasing me

down for speeding around the Moon.

With nothing better to do on my Sunday

night (I was going in search of my own

Golden Globes at this point), I took a

chance on visiting the outer reaches of

something before daybreak and once

again gravity would be cramping my style.