Saturday and Sunday I was driving around to different sports bars in the area trying to find where fans watch their games. I went to several in the area that were packed with various fans and some with a concentration of one team. I also drove down for the Duck - UCLA game Saturday night. 

I must have talked with over 100 people in all my traveling and I noticed one subject never came up: the economy. This was refreshing considering most people saw their savings and retirement cut by 20% in 7 days. The other subject that never came up was the election. The only conversation was sports.

I can't speak for everyone else, but watching sports is a needed distraction for me from the real world. For 3 hours feel the louder I cheer the better my team does. The feeling of impact and raw enthusiasm for the game makes life simple if only for 3-5 hours. 

I don't think the world's, much less America's problems are near solved, but at least I can take comfort in the fact that every Saturday and Sunday I can watch my teams play without a care in the world.