   ;; (run-with-idle-timer 60 t 'save-information)
   (add-hook 'after-init-hook 'session-initialize t))
 
-(use-package solarized-theme
-  :init
-  (progn
-    (when (display-graphic-p)
-      (load-theme 'solarized-dark t))))
+;; try zenburn for a while.
+;; (use-package solarized-theme
+;;   :init
+;;   (progn
+;;     (when (display-graphic-p)
+;;       (load-theme 'solarized-dark t))))
 
 (use-package try)
 

  :config
  (setq yas-snippet-dirs (concat user-emacs-directory "snippets"))
  (yas-global-mode))

(use-package ztree
  :defer t)

              '(vertical-scroll-bars . nil)
              '(width . 100)
              '(height . 52)
              ;; after many years of setting my own colors
              ;;  evolution happens, so rely on themes.
              ;; ;; '(foreground-color . "white")
              ;; ;; '(foreground-color . "#839496")  ;; foreground from solarized-emacs
              ;; ;; I think the solarized foreground is a little too quiet;
              ;; ;;  it corresponds about to grey-44 in the standard colors in list-colors-display
              ;; ;; so bring it up a notch or two
              ;; '(foreground-color . "grey54")  ;; foreground from solarized-emacs
              ;; ;; '(background-color . "black")
              ;; '(background-color . "#002b36")  ;; background from solarized-emacs
              ;; ;; '(cursor-color . "DarkOrange")
              ;; '(cursor-color . "DarkOrange3")  ;; tone down cursor some with solarized colors
              ))
  ;;; (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(font . "lucidasanstypewriter-14"))
  (cond ((and (>= emacs-major-version 23) (eq 'darwin system-type))
