+<p>
+task quick-add: <input name="choose_task" size=50 list="tasks" autocomplete="off">
+don't adopt, make new: <input type="checkbox" name="dont_adopt" />
+</p>
+<datalist id="tasks">
+{% for task in all_tasks %}
+<option value="{{task.id_}}">({{task.subtask_depth}}) {{task.title.now}}</option>
+{% endfor %}
+</datalist>
+
+{% if adoptable_past_todos %}
+<p>
+<details>
+<summary>
+there are adoptable/unfinished past todos ({{adoptable_past_todos|count}})
+</summary>
+<table class="alternating">
+<tr>
+<th>adopt?</th><th>date</th><th>title</th><th>comment</th>
+</tr
+{% for todo in adoptable_past_todos %}
+<tr>
+<td class="checkbox"><input name="choose_todo" type="checkbox" value="{{todo.id_}}"></td>
+<td>{{todo.earliest_date}}</td>
+<td><a href="todo?id={{todo.id_}}">{{todo.title|e}}</a></td>
+<td>{{todo.comment|e}}</td>
+</tr>
+{% endfor %}
+</table>
+</details>
+</p>
+{% endif %}
+