diff --git a/content/backup-strategy.md b/content/backup-strategy.md
index 17c60d8..16995ca 100644
--- a/content/backup-strategy.md
+++ b/content/backup-strategy.md
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ server as a Maildir. Since offlineimap is only a syncing tool, the emails need
 to be copied elsewhere to be backed up. I run `rdiff-backup` from a weekly cron
 job:
 
+<span class="aside">I'll explain what backup_check.txt does below</span>
+
 ```
 */15 * * * * offlineimap > /var/log/offlineimap.log 2>&1
 00 12 * * 1 date -Iseconds > /home/email/email/backup_check.txt
@@ -298,9 +300,11 @@ I rotate through 2.5" 1 TB hard drives each Saturday when I do a backup. They
 are quite cheap at [$65 CAD](https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX65194)
 each so I can have a bunch floating around.
 
+
 I keep one connected to the server, one in my bag, one offsite, one at my
 mother's house, and one at my dad's house. Every Saturday I run the script above
 to take a copy and then swap the drive with the one in my bag. It then gets
+<span class="aside">I go back home about twice per year</span>
 swapped when I visit my offsite location. Same for when I visit my parents. This
 means that all hard drives eventually get rotated through with new data and
 don't sit too long unpowered.
diff --git a/content/light-switch.md b/content/light-switch.md
index 5bd40fe..af39aa5 100644
--- a/content/light-switch.md
+++ b/content/light-switch.md
@@ -27,4 +27,7 @@ by an AC-DC converter.
 This entire process happens quicker than half a second, so it feels instant.
 
 ![a rusted metalic hand]({static}/images/light-switch/light2.jpg)
+
+<span class="aside">Black stuff's liquid electrical tape</span>
+
 ![a rusted metalic hand]({static}/images/light-switch/light3.jpg)
diff --git a/content/linux-flavour.md b/content/linux-flavour.md
index 5536540..1cae9e3 100644
--- a/content/linux-flavour.md
+++ b/content/linux-flavour.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ I run Debian on my computers and servers.
 ## Linux Distributions
 
 When people refer to the "flavour of Linux" they are talking about a Linux
+<span class="aside">Interjection: it's technically called GNU/Linux</span>
 distribution (distro). It mostly describes what software is distributed in its
 software repository.
 
diff --git a/content/plant-waterer.md b/content/plant-waterer.md
index 56f84e7..9b15a29 100644
--- a/content/plant-waterer.md
+++ b/content/plant-waterer.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ It's also great for when I'm on vacation. The plant is a year old now and
 doesn't look as good as it used to (kinda like you). So this machine is like its
 life support.
 
-Update: this plant died long ago.
+<span class="aside">Update: this plant died long ago</span>
 
 ![the device and pump on a 2L pop bottle with a tube running to a flowerpot]({static}/images/plant-waterer/waterer1.jpg)
 
@@ -36,4 +36,6 @@ Another feature was the ability to run the pump backwards. This completely
 eliminated the siphoning problem from before. After pumping for a set duration,
 it would run backwards until the tube was cleared of water.
 
+<span class="aside">Also dead :(</span>
+
 ![the new version beside a big Min aralia plant]({static}/images/plant-waterer/waterer3.jpg)
diff --git a/themes/theme/templates/style.css b/themes/theme/templates/style.css
index 1dc9889..e35b7ab 100644
--- a/themes/theme/templates/style.css
+++ b/themes/theme/templates/style.css
@@ -156,6 +156,15 @@ pre {
 	height: auto;
 }
 
+.content .aside {
+	display: inline;
+	float: left;
+	position: relative;
+	width: 8rem;
+	margin-left: -9rem;
+	font-size: 1rem;
+}
+
 .toclink:not(:hover)::after {
 	visibility: hidden;
 }