Thursday, August 13
We know now that Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob. — Franklin Delano Roosevelt

i took a break from japanese for a few days. i've been up to my eyeballs in an ancient codebase that needs lots of love and my wife hasn't been feeling 100%, so dad's been dad moding. i screwed up my sleep schedule, again, by falling asleep with the little guy at his bedtime. twice! need to reset. today's the day :)

Saturday, August 8

had to finish some business downtown recently.

I'd finished up a heavy bit of work. I wanted to process it. It's good work, and I'm proud of what I've shipped. I wanted to walk over to Lafayette Park, sit, and give myself a quiet "mission accomplished."

But I couldn't. The park's blocked off. There are high barricades (walls), guards, and it is now entirely inaccessible.

I work for the United States and even Oppenheimer couldn't enjoy *our* "commons."

Friday, August 7
Tuesday, August 4

distinguishing 許可 (permission), 依頼 (favor-requests), and instruction-seeking in Japanese — てもいい vs ばいい vs てもらえる and the whole benefactive ladder: combining/parsing at speed is tough, needs work

Sunday, August 2