The Tampa Bay Buccaneers went back to the future this week in unveiling their 2020 uniforms, returning to a streamlined version of their Super Bowl era look. Much goes into a uniform change and franchise rebranding, as I detailed in this February 23, 2004 story in SportsBusiness Journal. Some team rebranding of that era worked, some did not. It often depended not on colors and designs but whether the team won.

For the first time in most anyone’s lifetime, we will be without basketball for at least several weeks in March and April. Given the global coronavirus pandemic, this is a small sacrifice and a trivial matter.

Could you lock your phone in a safe for 9 days and nights?

That’s what I did earlier this month when I boarded a cruise ship for the first time in nearly 10 years, leaving it in the cabin safe for the duration of the cruise.

I recently attended a Florida State basketball game, purchasing a pair of tickets several hours before tipoff. I paid by credit card at the box office and was handed a pair of actual paper tickets that listed the date, venue, teams, and seat locations.

I received just one A+ final grade in college, which I’ll always remember since I earned few As and only a handful of A minuses.

When the decade began, few people were reading books on electronic devices. Smart phone penetration was minimal. It still was common to see people reading physical books rather than phones in public.

What makes a gym? Is it the size of the facility and the amenities offered? Is it the group fitness instructors and the demographics of the members? It is simply the price point and location?

There’s a flashback in the movie “The Shawshank Redemption” showing how Andy Dufresne tunneled his way out of a prison cell with a tiny rock hammer at night, covering the growing hole with a poster of Rita Hayworth and later Raquel Welch.