diff --git a/flags/flags.go b/flags/flags.go
index 169a8e1..761d63d 100644
--- a/flags/flags.go
+++ b/flags/flags.go
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ type Val interface {
 }
 
 // with generic Val field, instantiate like Flag[string]
-// TODO: probably struct inheritance would be cleaner, but Flag[bool] is cooler than FlagBool.
+// NOTE: struct inheritance would be easier, but Flag[bool] is much cooler than FlagBool.
+// and actually more readable for the initOpts function, which serves as documentation.
+// so the complexity seems to be all paid up front here in this pkg.
 type Flag[T Val] struct {
 	Long  string
 	Short string
diff --git a/next/next.go b/next/next.go
index 2936c87..8490787 100644
--- a/next/next.go
+++ b/next/next.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type options struct {
 	Help       flags.Flag[bool]
 }
 
-func InitOpts() options {
+func initOpts() options {
 	return options{
 		flags.Arg{"", "midfix file descriptor"},
 		flags.Arg{"", "tags to add to new file"},
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ func InitOpts() options {
 	}
 }
 
-func ParseArgs(args []string) options {
-	opts := InitOpts()
+func parseArgs(args []string) options {
+	opts := initOpts()
 	for i, arg := range args {
 		switch {
 		case i == 0 && !flags.HasDashPrefix(arg):
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ func ParseArgs(args []string) options {
 }
 
 func Next(args []string) {
-	opts := ParseArgs(args)
+	opts := parseArgs(args)
 	fmt.Println(opts)
 }
diff --git a/tag/tag.go b/tag/tag.go
index 0c2fd15..e37d6a6 100644
--- a/tag/tag.go
+++ b/tag/tag.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type options struct {
 	Help   flags.Flag[bool]
 }
 
-func InitOpts() options {
+func initOpts() options {
 	return options{
 		flags.Arg{"", "tag query"},
 		flags.Flag[string]{"--date", "-d", "", "date range"},
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ func InitOpts() options {
 	}
 }
 
-func ParseArgs(args []string) options {
-	opts := InitOpts()
+func parseArgs(args []string) options {
+	opts := initOpts()
 	for i, arg := range args {
 		switch {
 		case i == 0 && !flags.HasDashPrefix(arg):
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ func ParseArgs(args []string) options {
 }
 
 func Tag(args []string) {
-	opts := ParseArgs(args)
+	opts := parseArgs(args)
 	fmt.Println(opts)
 }