diff --git a/.bash_rc.d/00.commands.sh b/.bash_rc.d/00.commands.sh
index 2ed965a..1513904 100644
--- a/.bash_rc.d/00.commands.sh
+++ b/.bash_rc.d/00.commands.sh
@@ -103,17 +103,17 @@ function get_cabal_depends() {
 }
 
 function insert_path_element() {
-  remove_element_from_var $1 PATH
-  insert_element_into_var $1 PATH
+  remove_element_from_var "$1" PATH
+  insert_element_into_var "$1" PATH
 }
 
 function insert_path_element_before() {
-  remove_element_from_var $1 PATH
-  insert_element_at_front_of_var $1 PATH
+  remove_element_from_var "$1" PATH
+  insert_element_at_front_of_var "$1" PATH
 }
 
 function remove_path_element() {
-  remove_element_from_var $1 PATH
+  remove_element_from_var "$1" PATH
 }
 
 function insert_element_at_front_of_var () {
@@ -146,8 +146,9 @@ function remove_element_from_var() {
   eval varcontents=\$"$2"
   eval varname="$2"
   newcomp="$1"
-  if echo "$varcontents" | grep "$newcomp:" >> /dev/null; then
-    export $varname="`echo $varcontents | sed s%$newcomp:%%`"
+  if echo "${varcontents}" | grep "${newcomp}:" >> /dev/null; then
+    newvarcontents="$(echo "${varcontents}" | sed "s%${newcomp}:%%")"
+    export $varname="${newvarcontents}"
   elif [[ "$varcontents" == "$newcomp" ]] ; then
     unset $varname
   fi
diff --git a/.bash_rc.d/99.darwin.sh b/.bash_rc.d/99.darwin.sh
index d2ee64a..5ac85c9 100644
--- a/.bash_rc.d/99.darwin.sh
+++ b/.bash_rc.d/99.darwin.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ if [ -d "/opt/brew" ]; then # setup brew cgo flags so that it can find brew libs
 
 fi
 
-insert_path_element_before /Users/jwall/Library/Python/3.7/bin
+insert_path_element_before /Applications/Julia-1.6.app/Contents/Resources/julia/bin
+insert_path_element_before "/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin"
 
 fi # end darwin module
diff --git a/restore.sh b/restore.sh
index b8441f4..757baf6 100644
--- a/restore.sh
+++ b/restore.sh
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ touch ~/.hgauth
 rm -f ~/restore.sh
 
 # setup my hg cacerts
-openssl req -new -x509 \
-  -nodes \
-  -extensions v3_ca \
-  -keyout /dev/null \
-  -out dummycert.pem \
-  -subj "C=US/ST=Illinois/L=Chicago/O=Marzhillstudios/CN=jeremy.marzhillstudios.com" \
-  -days 3650
-sudo mv dummycert.pem /etc/hg-dummy-cert.pem
+#openssl req -new -x509 \
+#  -nodes \
+#  -extensions v3_ca \
+#  -keyout /dev/null \
+#  -out dummycert.pem \
+#  -subj "C=US/ST=Illinois/L=Chicago/O=Marzhillstudios/CN=jeremy.marzhillstudios.com" \
+#  -days 3650
+#sudo mv dummycert.pem /etc/hg-dummy-cert.pem
 
 # essential libs