diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
-## dicebox 1.0: 29 May 2017
+## dicebox 1.0-alpha1: 29 May 2017
 
 * Added Dice
 * Added Socks
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ dicebox contains the following decision-making tools:
 
 - Flip any number of **coins**.
 - Roll any number of **dice**, of any type.
-- Drawing straws
-- Playing cards
-- Sock drawer
+- Drawing **straws**. Who will get the short straw?
+- Draw any number of playing **cards**.
+- Draw a random **sock** from a drawer. (White, black, red, green, blue, argyle, toe, fuzzy, or stripey.)
 
 dicebox will be first-and-foremost a command-line application. I may add an optional GUI later, but that's not certain.