OCTOBER 4, 2013

     "I've got an idea," the little boy said.  "If we all get together, we can shut down the playground." 

     The other little boys –  and a few girls -  thought that sounded like fun, so they got together and made a plan--so many to close this gate, so many for that one, so many to make sure no one used the slide and so on.  Not very democratic, of course, but it worked.  Playground closed.

     "This is neat," they said when they'd done it. "We need a name for our gang."  "I've got it," said one, "Let's call ourselves Congress."