diff --git a/fedireads/incoming.py b/fedireads/incoming.py
index 6adde34a..544b40ed 100644
--- a/fedireads/incoming.py
+++ b/fedireads/incoming.py
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ def shared_inbox(request):
     return response
 
 
-
 def verify_signature(request):
     ''' verify rsa signature '''
     signature_dict = {}
@@ -156,8 +155,6 @@ def get_status(request, username, status_id):
     return JsonResponse(status.activity)
 
 
-
-
 @csrf_exempt
 def get_followers(request, username):
     ''' return a list of followers for an actor '''
@@ -194,6 +191,7 @@ def format_follow_info(user, page, follow_queryset):
         'first': '%s?page=1' % id_slug,
     })
 
+
 def get_follow_page(user_list, id_slug, page):
     ''' format a list of followers/following '''
     page = int(page)
@@ -243,15 +241,7 @@ def handle_incoming_shelve(activity):
 
 
 def handle_incoming_follow(activity):
-    '''
-    {
-	"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
-	"id": "https://friend.camp/768222ce-a1c7-479c-a544-c93b8b67fb54",
-	"type": "Follow",
-	"actor": "https://friend.camp/users/tripofmice",
-	"object": "https://ff2cb3e9.ngrok.io/api/u/mouse"
-    }
-    '''
+    ''' someone wants to follow a local user '''
     # figure out who they want to follow
     to_follow = models.User.objects.get(actor=activity['object'])
     # figure out who they are
@@ -267,7 +257,6 @@ def handle_incoming_follow(activity):
     return HttpResponse()
 
 
-
 def handle_incoming_follow_accept(activity):
     ''' hurray, someone remote accepted a follow request '''
     # figure out who they want to follow
@@ -320,7 +309,6 @@ def handle_incoming_create(activity):
     return response
 
 
-
 def handle_incoming_accept(activity):
     ''' someone is accepting a follow request '''
     # our local user
diff --git a/fedireads/templates/feed.html b/fedireads/templates/feed.html
index dd2fb873..6b8f2689 100644
--- a/fedireads/templates/feed.html
+++ b/fedireads/templates/feed.html
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@
         {% elif activity.activity_type == 'Follow' %}
             started following someone
         </h2>
+        {% elif activity.activity_type == 'Note' %}
+            posted</h2>
+            {{ activity.content.object.content | safe }}
         {% else %}
         {# generic handling for a misc activity, which perhaps should not be displayed at all #}
             did {{ activity.activity_type }}