In the To do list, if a task has a start date, it is displayed in in
blue. I like to see this date, but what I don't like most of the time
is the "smart date" display, e.g. "   in 3 days  ", or "  in 23 days".

I'd prefer to just see all dates as it is inconvenient to figure out
the actual date for a task with a smart date display (without clicking
on the task and looking in the Timing section).

I have looked for an option to turn this off with no luck. Is there a
way to do this?

Thanks,
Vaughn Seward