diff --git a/org/config-org-capture.el b/org/config-org-capture.el
index 7437642..d161bf3 100644
--- a/org/config-org-capture.el
+++ b/org/config-org-capture.el
@@ -1,6 +1,35 @@
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+; inspiration for conditional capture template : https://storax.github.io/blog/2016/05/02/org-capture-tricks/
+
+; helper functions
+(defvar oc-capture-prmt-history nil
+  "History of prompt answers for org capture.")
+(defun oc/prmt (prompt variable)
+  "PROMPT for string, save it to VARIABLE and insert it."
+  (make-local-variable variable)
+  (set variable (read-string (concat prompt ": ") nil oc-capture-prmt-history)))
+(defun oc/inc (what text &rest fmtvars)
+  "Ask user to include WHAT.  If user agrees return TEXT."
+  (when (y-or-n-p (concat "Include " what "?"))
+    (apply 'format text fmtvars)))
+(defun oc/inc (what text &rest fmtvars)
+  "Ask user to include WHAT.  If user agrees return TEXT."
+  (when (y-or-n-p (concat "Include " what "?"))
+    (apply 'format text fmtvars)))
+(defun oc/inc_date (what prefix)
+  "Ask user to include a date.  If user agrees prompt for date."
+  (when (y-or-n-p (concat "Include " what "?"))
+    (concat prefix (org-time-stamp nil))))
+
 ; orgmode capture templates
 (setq org-capture-templates '(
+    ("d" "TODO" entry
+        (file+headline "~/org/_todo.org" "Active")
+        (file "~/org/template_todo.org")
+        :prepend t
+        :immediate-finish "f"
+        :jump-to-captured "t"
+    )
     ("b" "Blog Post" entry
         (file+headline "~/org/blog/_blog.org" "Drafts")
         (file "~/org/template_blog.org")