diff --git a/bin/nostr_console.dart b/bin/nostr_console.dart
index 7f73d2b..c46df28 100644
--- a/bin/nostr_console.dart
+++ b/bin/nostr_console.dart
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const String testPublicKey  = "e8caa2028a7090ffa85f1afee67451b309ba2f9dee655ec8f
 String userPrivateKey = testPrivateKey;
 String userPublicKey  = testPublicKey;
 
-// program arguments
+// program arguments1
 const String requestArg  = "request";
 const String prikeyArg   = "prikey";
 const String lastdaysArg = "days";
@@ -142,17 +142,12 @@ Future<void> terminalMenuUi(Tree node, var contactList) async {
           String sig = sign(userPrivateKey, id, "12345612345612345612345612345612");
 
           String toSendMessage = '["EVENT", {"id": "$id","pubkey": "$userPublicKey","created_at": $createdAt,"kind": 1,"tags": [$strTags],"content": "$content","sig": "$sig"}]';
-          //print(toSendMessage);
           relays.sendMessage(toSendMessage, defaultServerUrl);
           break;
 
         case 3:
         default:
           userContinue = false;
-          //print("number of user events     : $numUserEvents");
-          //print("number of feed events    : $numFeedEvents");
-          //print("number of other events   : $numOtherEvents");
-
           String authorName = getAuthorName(userPublicKey);
           print("\nFinished fetching feed for user $userPublicKey ($authorName), whose contact list has ${contactList.length} profiles.\n ");
           contactList.forEach((x) => stdout.write("${getAuthorName(x)}, "));
@@ -164,11 +159,9 @@ Future<void> terminalMenuUi(Tree node, var contactList) async {
 
 Future<void> main(List<String> arguments) async {
     
-    final parser = ArgParser()..addOption(requestArg, abbr: 'q')
-                              ..addOption(prikeyArg, abbr:"p")
-                              ..addOption(lastdaysArg, abbr:"d")
-                              ..addOption(relayArg, abbr:"r")
-                              ..addFlag(helpArg, abbr:"h", defaultsTo: false)..allowsAnything;
+    final parser = ArgParser()..addOption(requestArg, abbr: 'q') ..addOption(prikeyArg, abbr:"p")
+                              ..addOption(lastdaysArg, abbr:"d") ..addOption(relayArg, abbr:"r")
+                              ..addFlag(helpArg, abbr:"h", defaultsTo: false);
 
     try {
       ArgResults argResults = parser.parse(arguments);
@@ -197,8 +190,6 @@ Future<void> main(List<String> arguments) async {
         sendRequest("wss://nostr-pub.wellorder.net", argResults[requestArg]);
         Future.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 6000), () {
             Tree node = getTree(getRecievedEvents());
-          
-            // print all the events in tree form  
             clearEvents();
             terminalMenuUi(node, []);
         });
@@ -264,8 +255,8 @@ Future<void> main(List<String> arguments) async {
           stdout.write("received $numOtherEvents other events\n");
 
           Tree node = getTree(getRecievedEvents());
-          // display the feed and then call Menu function
           clearEvents();
+          // call the mein UI function
           terminalMenuUi(node, contactList);
         });
       });
diff --git a/lib/event_ds.dart b/lib/event_ds.dart
index 925988f..2b39f56 100644
--- a/lib/event_ds.dart
+++ b/lib/event_ds.dart
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const int  spacesPerDepth = 8;
 const int maxDepthAllowed      = 7;
 const int leftShiftThreadsBy = 3;
 
+// 33 yellow, 31 red, 34 blue, 35 magenta. Add 60 for bright versions. 
 const String commentColor = "\x1B[32m"; // green
 const String notificationColor = "\x1b[36m"; // cyan
 
diff --git a/lib/tree_ds.dart b/lib/tree_ds.dart
index 7513f37..c331e72 100644
--- a/lib/tree_ds.dart
+++ b/lib/tree_ds.dart
@@ -45,31 +45,35 @@ class Tree {
    */
   List<String> insertEvents(List<Event> newEvents) {
     List<String> newEventsId = [];
-
-    newEvents.forEach((element) { 
+    
+    // add the event to the Tree
+    newEvents.forEach((newEvent) { 
       // don't process if the event is already present in the map
       // this condition also excludes any duplicate events sent as newEvents
-      if( allEvents[element.eventData.id] != null) {
+      if( allEvents[newEvent.eventData.id] != null) {
         return;
       }
-      if( element.eventData.kind != 1) {
-        return; // only kind 1 events are added to the tree
+      // only kind 1 events are handled, return otherwise
+      if( newEvent.eventData.kind != 1) {
+        return;
       }
-      allEvents[element.eventData.id] = Tree(element, [], {}); 
-      newEventsId.add(element.eventData.id);
+      allEvents[newEvent.eventData.id] = Tree(newEvent, [], {}); 
+      newEventsId.add(newEvent.eventData.id);
     });
 
     //print("In insertEvents num eventsId: ${newEventsId.length}");
+    // now go over the newly inserted event, and then find its parent, or if its a top tree
     newEventsId.forEach((newId) {
-
-      Tree? t = allEvents[newId];
-      if( t != null) {
-        if( t.e.eventData.eTagsRest.isEmpty) {
-          // is a parent event
-            children.add(t);
+      Tree? newTree = allEvents[newId]; // this should return true because we just inserted this event in the allEvents in block above
+      // in case the event is already present in the current collection of events (main Tree)
+      if( newTree != null) {
+        if( newTree.e.eventData.eTagsRest.isEmpty) {
+            // if its a is a new parent event, then add it to the main top parents ( this.children)
+            children.add(newTree);
         } else {
-              String parentId = t.e.eventData.getParent();
-              allEvents[parentId]?.addChildNode(t);
+            // if it has a parent , then add the newTree as the parent's child
+            String parentId = newTree.e.eventData.getParent();
+            allEvents[parentId]?.addChildNode(newTree);
         }
       }
     });
@@ -159,7 +163,7 @@ class Tree {
     stdout.write("\nHere are the threads with new replies: \n\n");
 
     newEventsId.forEach((eventID) { 
-      // ignore if not in Tree
+      // ignore if not in Tree. Should ideally not happen. TODO write warning otherwise
       if( allEvents[eventID] == null) {
         return;
       }