diff --git a/meep_example_app.py b/meep_example_app.py
index 6e646a4..79e58f1 100644
--- a/meep_example_app.py
+++ b/meep_example_app.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def login(self, environ, start_response):
 
         ##if we have a valid username and password this is not executed
         s.append(render_page("login.html", username=username))
-        return [''.join(s)]
+        return [''.join(s)]             # CTB: you should do this in templates!
 
     def logout(self, environ, start_response):
         # get cookie if there is one
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ def create_user(self, environ, start_response):
 
         ##if we have a valid username and password this is not executed
         s.append(render_page("create_user.html", username=username))
-        return [''.join(s)]
+        return [''.join(s)]             # CTB: templates?
 
     def list_messages(self, environ, start_response):
         threads = meeplib.get_all_threads()
diff --git a/serve2.py b/serve2.py
index da93f36..b060bc6 100644
--- a/serve2.py
+++ b/serve2.py
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ def handle_request(request):
         path_info = fullQueryList[0]
         tmpVariables = fullQueryList[1].split('&')
         for variablePair in tmpVariables:
-            key,value = variablePair.split('=')
+            key,value = variablePair.split('=') # see urlparse.parse_qs (CTB)
             form_dict[key] = urllib.unquote_plus(value)
 
     # scoop up the odd case (POST request)
     if requestInfoList[0] == "POST":
-        post_variables = allLines[-1]
+        post_variables = allLines[-1]   # see urlparse.parse_qs (CTB)
         tmpVariables = post_variables.split('&')
         for variablePair in tmpVariables:
             if variablePair != '':
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def handle_request(request):
     if type(data) is str:
         response += "Content-Length: %d\r\n\r\n" % (len(data))
         response += data
-    elif type(data) is list:
+    elif type(data) is list:            # CTB: why would this occur??
         response += "Content-Length: %d\r\n\r\n" % (len(data[0]))
         response += data[0]