Wanna take a break here and congratulate the crew of Artemis II, who just broke the record for the longest distance traveled in space by humans, breaking the previous record of the famous Apollo 13 crew.
This graphic illustrates the planned trajectory of NASA’s Artemis II mission, the first crewed lunar mission since Apollo.
After launching from Earth, the spacecraft will travel about 1.4 million miles, fly past the Moon, enter a distant retrograde orbit, and then return safely to Earth using a free-return trajectory, where the Moon’s gravity naturally guides the crew home.
🌌 Mission at a glance:
🌍 Distance to the Moon: ~230,000 miles
🕒 Travel time to the Moon: ~4 days
🧑🚀 Crewed lunar flyby mission
🔄 Gravity-assisted, safety-focused return
Artemis II paves the way for a permanent human presence on the Moon and the next giant steps toward Mars.
Over 50 years apart, yet the view remains as humbling as ever. In 1968, the crew of Apollo 8 looked back and saw "Earthrise" for the first time, a moment that shifted our entire perspective on home. Today, the Artemis II mission returns to that same deep-space path, capturing our planet with modern clarity but the exact same sense of wonder. These two images bridge nearly sixty years of human history—our dreams, our progress, and our mistakes. When you step back this far, the borders and conflicts fade away. Everything we love and everyone we know exists on that tiny, luminous grain of dust suspended in the dark. Perhaps the real journey isn't about how far we can go, but about learning to see our home with new eyes. From Apollo to Artemis, the mission remains the same: to realize how fragile our "pale blue dot" truly is, and how vital it is to protect it.
This is cool, a program from the Luis Firpo vs Jim Tracey fight on October 8th, 1922, at the Club Sportivo Barracas in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Firpo defeated Tracey by knockout in the 4th. This fight was a significant early victory in Firpo's career as he rose in the heavyweight rankings before his famous 1923 title fight against Jack Dempsey.
Ran across this post on Facebook by the legendary boxing historian and author Steve Compton:
Stills from a rare 35mm nitrate film promoting Luis Firpo as an opponent of Jack Dempsey. This film was shot in early 1923 by legendary producer David O. Selznick of Gone With The Wind fame. Firpo was training with Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, Joe Stoessel, and Augie Ratner at O'Brien's gym.
The tomb of Luis Angel Firpo in the prestigious Cementerio de la Recoleta (Recoleta Cemetery) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His tomb is famous for featuring a life-sized bronze statue of him, which stands directly in front of his vault.
Jack Dempsey looking at a photo of Luis Firpo's tomb shortly after it was built. Dempsey had a tremendous amount of respect for Firpo, he credited Firpo as the hardest puncher he ever faced and one of his toughest opponents.
The great Luis Angel Firpo, "El Toro Salvaje de las Pampas", which translates to "The Wild Bull of the Pampas". This is my all-time favorite image of him, he looks hard as nails, and he was, extremely aggressive, tough as a Sherman tank, hit like a bag of hammers. Luis Firpo only knew one way, and that way was to club his opponents into submission. Any heavyweight in history would have their hands full with him. Fascinating fighter.
Check this out, the South Face of Annapurna I, one of the most difficult climbs on this planet. Only one person, Swiss climber Ueli Steck, is recognized to have successfully soloed the dangerous South Face of Annapurna I. Steck completed the historic ascent in October 2013 in a 28-hour round-trip, utilizing a new line on the 2,500-meter wall.
A documentary about Ueli Steck, well worth the watch, the guy had balls of absolute steel, you have to have some serious stones to even think about soloing the South Face of Annapurna I, it's a death trap. He lived a wild and fascinating life.
Congratulations to the Michigan Wolverines on winning the National Championship last night, good to see them on top of the college basketball universe.
I was a huge fan of the famous "Fab Five" back in the day, always liked the Wolverines.
Check out this photo of "The Invincible Eagle" Salvador Sanchez catching Pat Cowdell with a brutal right hand that distorts Cowdell's bloody face. Cowdell was a Gladiator, he went the 15-round distance with Sanchez, his awkward style gave Sanchez fits.
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This image is really cool.
Wanna take a break here and congratulate the crew of Artemis II, who just broke the record for the longest distance traveled in space by humans, breaking the previous record of the famous Apollo 13 crew.
🚀🌕 Artemis II: The Journey Around the Moon 🌕🚀
This graphic illustrates the planned trajectory of NASA’s Artemis II mission, the first crewed lunar mission since Apollo.
After launching from Earth, the spacecraft will travel about 1.4 million miles, fly past the Moon, enter a distant retrograde orbit, and then return safely to Earth using a free-return trajectory, where the Moon’s gravity naturally guides the crew home.
🌌 Mission at a glance:
🌍 Distance to the Moon: ~230,000 miles
🕒 Travel time to the Moon: ~4 days
🧑🚀 Crewed lunar flyby mission
🔄 Gravity-assisted, safety-focused return
Artemis II paves the way for a permanent human presence on the Moon and the next giant steps toward Mars.
✨ The Artemis era has begun.
I always liked this view.
Over 50 years apart, yet the view remains as humbling as ever. In 1968, the crew of Apollo 8 looked back and saw "Earthrise" for the first time, a moment that shifted our entire perspective on home. Today, the Artemis II mission returns to that same deep-space path, capturing our planet with modern clarity but the exact same sense of wonder. These two images bridge nearly sixty years of human history—our dreams, our progress, and our mistakes. When you step back this far, the borders and conflicts fade away. Everything we love and everyone we know exists on that tiny, luminous grain of dust suspended in the dark. Perhaps the real journey isn't about how far we can go, but about learning to see our home with new eyes. From Apollo to Artemis, the mission remains the same: to realize how fragile our "pale blue dot" truly is, and how vital it is to protect it.
Check out this photo of Earth taken by the crew members of Artemis II.
Another stunning view of Earth captured by Artemis II.
The money shot.
Ok, back to boxing, this is a photo of Luis Firpo with President Richard M. Nixon.
This is cool, a program from the Luis Firpo vs Jim Tracey fight on October 8th, 1922, at the Club Sportivo Barracas in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Firpo defeated Tracey by knockout in the 4th. This fight was a significant early victory in Firpo's career as he rose in the heavyweight rankings before his famous 1923 title fight against Jack Dempsey.
Another great up-close shot of Luis Firpo in the suit and tie.
Luis Firpo on exhibit cards.
This is my favorite image of Luis Firpo on an exhibit card.
Another great image of Luis Firpo in "El Grafico."
Luis Firpo and Joe Louis pose together.
One of the most famous photos of Luis Firpo.
I'm not sure where this photo of Luis Firpo was taken but it's a rather famous image as well, I've seen it quite a few times.
Luis Firpo hitting a workout bag bare-fisted.
Ran across this post on Facebook by the legendary boxing historian and author Steve Compton:
Stills from a rare 35mm nitrate film promoting Luis Firpo as an opponent of Jack Dempsey. This film was shot in early 1923 by legendary producer David O. Selznick of Gone With The Wind fame. Firpo was training with Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, Joe Stoessel, and Augie Ratner at O'Brien's gym.
I like this image of Luis Firpo, charging like a bull, living up to his nickname.
Luis Firpo and Al Reich in "El Grafico" magazine in 1924, they fought in April of that year and Firpo knocked him out in the 1st.
Luis Firpo in the famous checkered robe.
Luis Firpo and "The Fighting Marine" Gene Tunney.
Luis Firpo and Rocky Marciano.
Luis Firpo and Jack Dempsey in their later years.
A couple of photos of Luis Firpo hitting the speed bag from opposite sides.
Luis Firpo holding up the fists.
Awesome image of Luis Firpo in a fight pose with the wrapped hands.
Love this shot of Luis Firpo with the shadow.
Luis Firpo with the slick backed hair.
Pretty decent photo of Luis Firpo in a fight pose, wish I could get it clearer.
Really cool up-close shot of Luis Firpo.
Luis Firpo with the gloved fists to his chest.
Luis Firpo in a wicked pose.
Ok, a few more photos of Luis Firpo and I'll wrap it up.
Nice film strip of Firpo.
A dedication to Luis Firpo on the cover of Boxing Illustrated Wrestling News shortly after he passed away in 1960.
The tomb of Luis Angel Firpo in the prestigious Cementerio de la Recoleta (Recoleta Cemetery) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His tomb is famous for featuring a life-sized bronze statue of him, which stands directly in front of his vault.
Jack Dempsey looking at a photo of Luis Firpo's tomb shortly after it was built. Dempsey had a tremendous amount of respect for Firpo, he credited Firpo as the hardest puncher he ever faced and one of his toughest opponents.
The great Luis Angel Firpo, "El Toro Salvaje de las Pampas", which translates to "The Wild Bull of the Pampas". This is my all-time favorite image of him, he looks hard as nails, and he was, extremely aggressive, tough as a Sherman tank, hit like a bag of hammers. Luis Firpo only knew one way, and that way was to club his opponents into submission. Any heavyweight in history would have their hands full with him. Fascinating fighter.
Check this out, the South Face of Annapurna I, one of the most difficult climbs on this planet. Only one person, Swiss climber Ueli Steck, is recognized to have successfully soloed the dangerous South Face of Annapurna I. Steck completed the historic ascent in October 2013 in a 28-hour round-trip, utilizing a new line on the 2,500-meter wall.
A documentary about Ueli Steck, well worth the watch, the guy had balls of absolute steel, you have to have some serious stones to even think about soloing the South Face of Annapurna I, it's a death trap. He lived a wild and fascinating life.
Congratulations to the Michigan Wolverines on winning the National Championship last night, good to see them on top of the college basketball universe.
I was a huge fan of the famous "Fab Five" back in the day, always liked the Wolverines.
Check out this photo of "The Invincible Eagle" Salvador Sanchez catching Pat Cowdell with a brutal right hand that distorts Cowdell's bloody face. Cowdell was a Gladiator, he went the 15-round distance with Sanchez, his awkward style gave Sanchez fits.
The end of the road for an all-time great. Sugar Ray Robinson sits in his corner in 1965.
The end of the road for another all-time great. Muhammad Ali sits in his corner in 1980.
Photos from the Artemis II Lunar flyby, wow.