diff --git a/pwiki/page.js b/pwiki/page.js
index 2229ccf..1bcf1e4 100755
--- a/pwiki/page.js
+++ b/pwiki/page.js
@@ -169,8 +169,10 @@ object.Constructor('BasePage', {
 	get data(){ return (async function(){
 		var that = this
 		// NOTE: we need to make sure each page gets the chance to handle 
-		// 		its context....
-		if(this.isPattern){
+		// 		its context (i.e. bind action to page)....
+		if(this.isPattern 
+				// XXX ENERGETIC...
+				&& !this.store.isEnergetic(this.path)){
 			return this
 				.map(function(page){
 					return page.data }) }
@@ -179,7 +181,6 @@ object.Constructor('BasePage', {
 		return typeof(res) == 'function' ?
 			res.bind(this)
 			: res }).call(this) },
-		//return this.store.get(this.location, !!this.strict) },
 	set data(value){
 		this.__update__(value) },
 
@@ -296,7 +297,9 @@ object.Constructor('BasePage', {
 		path = path ?
 			pwpath.relative(this.path, path)
 			: this.path
-		var paths = path.includes('*') ?
+		var paths = path.includes('*') 
+				// XXX ENERGETIC...
+				&& !await this.store.isEnergetic(path) ?
 			this.resolve(path)
 			: path
 		paths = paths instanceof Array ? 
@@ -1525,14 +1528,15 @@ module.System = {
 		text: object.doc`
 			<slot name="header">
 				<a href="#/list">&#9776;</a>
-				@source(/rootpath) 
-				<a href="#@source(/rootpath)/_edit">(edit)</a>
+				@source(./!path) 
+				<a href="#@source(./!path)/_edit">(edit)</a>
 			</slot>
 			<hr>
 			<slot name="content"></slot>
 			<hr>
 			<slot name="footer"></slot>
 
+			<!-- fill slots defaults -->
 			<slot name="content" hidden>
 				@include(. join="@source(file-separator)" recursive="")
 			</slot>` },
@@ -1612,15 +1616,17 @@ module.System = {
 				@source(../path)
 			</slot>
 			<macro src="../*" join="@source(line-separator)">
-				<a href="#@source(./path)/list">@source(./name)</a>
-				<i>
+				<a href="#@source(./path)">@source(./name)</a>
+				<sup>
 					<macro src="./isAction">
 						a
 						<else>
 							<macro src="./isStore">s</macro>
 						</else>
 					</macro>
-				</i>
+				</sup>
+				(<a href="#@source(./path)/list">@include(./*/!count)</a>)
+				&nbsp;
 				<a href="#@source(./path)/delete">&times;</a>
 			</macro>` },
 	// XXX this is really slow...
@@ -1706,6 +1712,11 @@ module.System = {
 		return this.get('..').location },
 	path: function(){
 		return this.get('..').path },
+	// XXX ENERGETIC...
+	'!path': Object.assign(
+		function(){
+			return this.get('..').path },
+		{energetic: true}),
 	rootpath: function(){
 		return this.root.path },
 	resolved: async function(){
@@ -1718,6 +1729,13 @@ module.System = {
 		var p = this.get('..')
 		return p.title 
 			?? p.name },
+	count: async function(){
+		return this.get('..').length },
+	// XXX ENERGETIC...
+	'!count': Object.assign(
+		async function(){
+			return this.get('..').length },
+		{energetic: true}),
 	ctime: async function(){
 		var date = (await this.get('..').data).ctime 
 		return date ?
diff --git a/pwiki/store/base.js b/pwiki/store/base.js
index e6617f7..4f03d6b 100755
--- a/pwiki/store/base.js
+++ b/pwiki/store/base.js
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ function(name, get, update, ...args){
 // 		- overload:
 // 			.__paths__()
 // 				-> <keys>
-// 			.__exists__(..)
+// 			.__exists__(path, ..)
 // 				-> <path>
 // 				-> false
-// 			.__get__(..)
+// 			.__get__(path, ..)
 // 				-> <data>
 // 		- optionally (for writable stores)
-// 			.__update__(..)
-// 			.__delete__(..)
+// 			.__update__(path, ..)
+// 			.__delete__(path, ..)
 // 			.load(..)
 //
 //
@@ -356,8 +356,13 @@ module.BaseStore = {
 		return this.data[key] },
 	get: async function(path, strict=false){
 		var that = this
-		//path = this.match(path, strict)
+		/* XXX ENERGETIC...
 		path = await this.resolve(path, strict)
+		/*/
+		path = path.includes('*') 
+			&& await this.isEnergetic(path)
+			|| await this.resolve(path, strict)
+		//*/
 		return path instanceof Array ?
 			// XXX should we return matched paths???
    			Promise.iter(path)
@@ -371,6 +376,12 @@ module.BaseStore = {
 				?? ((this.next || {}).__get__ 
 					&& this.next.get(path, strict))) },
 
+	// XXX EXPERIMENTAL...
+	isEnergetic: async function(path){
+		var p = await this.find(path)
+		return !!(await this.get(p, true) ?? {}).energetic 
+			&& p },
+
 	//
 	// 	Get metadata...
 	// 	.metadata(<path>)
diff --git a/pwiki2.js b/pwiki2.js
index 9c914d5..c43b972 100755
--- a/pwiki2.js
+++ b/pwiki2.js
@@ -1,6 +1,20 @@
 /**********************************************************************
 * 
 *
+* XXX FEATURE need to be able to call some actions on the root page 
+* 		before it gets .each()'ed...
+* 		...for things like:
+* 			- count
+* 			- unexpandedpath (name?)
+* 			- ...
+* 		this can be done in one of two ways:
+* 			- syntax
+* 				+ will enable any action to be called energetically...
+* 				- a complication...
+* 			- special actions
+* 				+ transparent
+* 				- extra concept -- might be confusing
+* 				- duplicate actions
 * XXX FEATURE tags and accompanying API...
 * 		- add tags to page -- macro/filter
 * 			<page>.text -> <page>.tags (cached on .update(..))