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 [x] button sizing to accommodate click and touch/tap interactions
 
 Stretch Goals
-[] (Optional) Hide the #messages section, including the Messages header, when the list is empty
+[x] (Optional) Hide the #messages section, including the Messages header, when the list is empty
 [] (Optional) Create an "edit" button for each message entry that allows the user to input a new/modified message
 
 [] spacing on experience page for cards looks a little off, set media query 
 [x] footer js above things in the html in the inspect is driving me nut, locate and fix!
+[] set scroll for message block in list incase of long message
+    [] messages stay one line and have "..." for trail off on long messages.
+    [] create button that pulls up full message in a modal to read
+        [] can make for edit and populational read, 
+        [] for edit just reshow modal and populate with the mesage info?
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