It’s Super Bowl Sunday, and while the game is entertaining, what I really look forward to are the commercials. Though, I must admit, the excitement isn’t what it used to be. Remember that Apple commercial—the one that became a seismic cultural moment? I didn’t watch it when it originally aired, but being someone steeped in pop culture, it’s impossible not to know it. It was a game-changer, a glimpse into a future that’s now part of our daily lives.

Oddly enough, while I’m prepping for the commercials tonight, I’ve been watching NCIS from the beginning. Can we take a moment to appreciate how that show has been running for two decades? It’s like binge-watching not only crime stories but also the slow evolution of pop culture and technology. Just the other day, I watched an episode where McGee gets a box of old stuff related to his first computer—pretty sure it was an Apple. I couldn’t help but laugh as I saw their giant, clunky computer monitors and all the references to MySpace. Oh, MySpace… I almost forgot about that relic.

Unlike McGee, I don’t even recall what my first computer was. But I do remember the one I had when I lived in Washington, DC. I used it once a day when I got home from work. In college, I didn’t have my own computer at all—I was at the mercy of the shared computer lab. Now, I’ve got a basement filled with about eight old laptops, and our household is operating with five active ones. Times sure have changed, haven’t they?

Funny how what we once thought of as a computer now fits right into our pockets. My phone is essentially my mobile computer, and I’m connected 24/7. But back in the day, computers were more like stationary beasts that you visited, not carried around.

So, as I sit here waiting to see if tonight’s Super Bowl will deliver any game-changing commercials, I can’t help but reflect on how far we’ve come. From those epic Apple moments to having an entire tech universe at our fingertips. Let’s see what happens—will there be another cultural shift tonight, or will it just be another ad in the sea of Super Bowl history? Either way, I’m ready for the nostalgia and maybe a little surprise along the way. Of course, there’s also the game itself. Who shall win? Let’s see whether there’s a surprise or two in terms of the game itself.