I don't pretend to know or care about sports, any sports. There was a brief thrill last year, or was it two years ago, when the local San Francisco Giants were all the rage and almost won the World Series. I didn't care much other than it felt like a collective thing here and I knew it would benefit the City. I also occasionally have a hometown reaction to Kansas City teams. But really, I don't much care.

However, I do have friends who care. And I especially have a certain, very close friend, who's been a major Chicago Cubs fan for, well, his whole life. He's been so excited this fall as the Cubs were close to making it to the World Series. Today, upon their very close loss, he's in pain. And that I do care about and understand. So I wish him, and other Cubs fans, well.