Dear Woody

Dear Woody,

The Republicans have achieved overwhelming success in the midterm elections of the U.S. Senate.  What will be the impact on the country?

- Polly Tsai

A Rant On Soccer

This year, Sprout's soccer organization decided to let the kids of the head coaches choose the name of their team for the upcoming season.  I thought that was a really nice and fun gesture.  Unfortunately, by the time I got around to responding to the email, the most popular names on the list were gone.  Sprout's first choice was Sharks.  Taken.  His next choice was Tigers.  Taken.  So instead of continuing to go back and forth between Sprout and the team coordinator, I had Sprout prioritize the remaining options.  And then, just in case those were all taken, Sprout decided to add a few names of his own:

1. Koalas
2. Monkeys
3. Tractors
4. Rope Guys

I am pretty sure Rope Guys will be available.