diff --git a/playground/countVotes.go b/playground/countVotes.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7148dbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/countVotes.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// from Chapter 7 of Head First Go
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"git.linuxhg.com/john-okeefe/datafile"
+	"git.linuxhg.com/john-okeefe/keyboard"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func countVotes() {
+	fmt.Printf("What is the name of the file: ")
+	fileString, err := keyboard.GetString()
+	Error(err)
+	fileString = strings.TrimSpace(fileString)
+	lines, err := datafile.GetStrings(fileString)
+	Error(err)
+	fmt.Println(lines)
+}
diff --git a/playground/playground.go b/playground/playground.go
index a6ff5cb..89de8ed 100644
--- a/playground/playground.go
+++ b/playground/playground.go
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ func main() {
 			slices()
 		case "Variadic Functions":
 			variadic()
+		case "Count Votes":
+			countVotes()
 		}
 		return nil
 	})
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ func main() {
 	menu.Option("Get the Average Variadic", nil, false, nil)
 	menu.Option("Slices", nil, false, nil)
 	menu.Option("Variadic Functions", nil, false, nil)
+	menu.Option("Count Votes", nil, false, nil)
 	err := menu.Run()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)