diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 06643a1..071523d 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
 TODO:
-
-    # to get from book.author to book.bal
-        alter table book_author_link add author_num integer;
-        update book_author_link set author_num = 0;
-        browse to /fix_an
-
     * book.parent is an array, not a dict - should change it over
+    * need to use ORM for all bal, bsl, etc.  seems to be causing race conditions and or 'timeouts'