The Sunday Sundown Rundown (formerly in the format of "3 Up and 3 Down") is where I share thoughts on three topics that piqued my interest, along with my favorite photo from the week.
Fly Me to The Moon
The Artemis II mission came to a completion this weekend as the astronauts returned home - home being that of Houston...Earth.
The mission is just wild. So much so that the thought of flying to the moon is so simple, so easy, that the wonder of Apollo 11 is no longer questioned by conspiracy theorists. But also, it's the freakin moon!
This mission took humans the furthest from Earth, ever! Again, it's just wild stuff, even in a society where the amazing has desensitized us.
Global Effects from USA/Iran
This week brought about a ceasefire that has calmed so much of the tension in the Middle East, as well as somewhat limited effects here at home - most notably gas prices.
However, it was this story that broadened the impact and the perspective of the current war in Iran. The idea of collateral lives being affected due to a lack of healthcare supplies and medicine is, well, sad. It does light a fire of anger, because why wouldn't it? What are we doing here?
However, ultimately, it is just sad. Say a prayer for those in the likely untold stories facing this hurdle.
Wrestle-MEH-nia Hype
We're headed into the biggest pro wrestling weekend of the year, and well, it doesn't feel like it.
The hype and build for Wrestlemania 42 has been, well, unmotivating, for lack of what likely is a future post on this site. The storyline with Jellyroll and Pat McAfee from this Friday's SmackDown episode had to be one of the biggest eyerolls on WWE television in a long time.
I'll still watch it, but it's been collectively an uninspiring Wrestlemania season.
Cover Photo
Mission specialist Christina Koch peers out one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels toward the moon.
NASA via AP/NASA