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."