diff --git a/doc/todo/explorer/todo b/doc/todo/explorer/todo
index b0200cb3cf..4481930dbe 100644
--- a/doc/todo/explorer/todo
+++ b/doc/todo/explorer/todo
@@ -9,18 +9,21 @@ Write table of what the caller needs to fill in for lwres_packet(3).
 
 Write sample code for asynchronous resolution.
 
+Document {min,max}-{refresh,retry}-time
+
 Limit the number of retries on socket errors (send and receive)
 
+	-- is this one done?
+
 Make lwresd shut down its fetches properly
 
 Move lwres search list handling to lwresd
 
 Implement ip6.arpa priming
 
-Rewrite zone code to use a list per zone state
+	-- why not use a stub zone instead?
 
-Replace <mumble> in dns_dispatch_create() header comments with
-something more useful
+Rewrite zone code to use a list per zone state
 
 Develop automated test for queries over IPv6