diff --git a/.bash_aliases b/.bash_aliases
index 2308b1a..7a183f9 100644
--- a/.bash_aliases
+++ b/.bash_aliases
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ alias ll='ls -la'
 alias lla='ls -htlr -A'
 alias l='ls -l'
 
+# cdl=move to directory and instantly list its contents
+# everyone needs this ;-)
+cdl(){
+	cd $@
+	ls -l
+}
+
 # change directory
 alias ..='cd ..'
 alias ...='cd ../..'
@@ -32,16 +39,6 @@ cd() {
         # Otherwise, use normal cd behavior
         builtin cd "$target"
     fi
-# create an excuse
-excuse(){
-	curl -s https://bofh-api.bombeck.io/v1/excuses/random/ | jq -r '.[0].quote'
-}
-
-# cdl=move to directory and instantly list its contents
-# everyone needs this ;-)
-cdl(){
-	cd $@
-	ls -l
 }
 
 # directly cd into the latest modified directory
@@ -49,6 +46,12 @@ cdla(){
 	cd  "$(\ls -1dt ./*/ | head -n 1)"
 }
 
+# create an excuse
+excuse(){
+	curl -s https://bofh-api.bombeck.io/v1/excuses/random/ | jq -r '.[0].quote'
+}
+
+
 # making git-life easier
 gitc(){
 	git commit -a -m "$1"
@@ -102,3 +105,4 @@ alias telnet='echo use the curl method: curl telnet:\/\/<ip>:<port>'
 
 # hopefully, there's ack-grep installed on the system...
 alias ag='ack'
+