diff --git a/internal/disk/loader.go b/internal/disk/loader.go
index cb2f6e5..709c4de 100644
--- a/internal/disk/loader.go
+++ b/internal/disk/loader.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"denote/pkg/metadata"
 	"denote/pkg/util"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
@@ -169,6 +170,10 @@ func LoadAll(dir string) (metadata.Results, error) {
 
 		// Only include files with valid identifiers
 		if note.Identifier != "" {
+			// Warn on invalid tags but continue loading
+			if invalid := metadata.ValidateTags(note.Tags); len(invalid) > 0 {
+				log.Printf("warning: %s:1 invalid tags %v (must be lowercase alphanumeric)", path, invalid)
+			}
 			notes = append(notes, note)
 		}
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 361bd35..1441d58 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -376,8 +376,8 @@ func main() {
 					break
 				}
 
-				// Parse the window content
-				updated, err := results.Unmarshal(body)
+				// Parse the window content with strict validation
+				updated, err := results.UnmarshalStrict(body)
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Printf("failed to parse window: %v", err)
 					break
diff --git a/pkg/encoding/results/results.go b/pkg/encoding/results/results.go
index 60b9b78..6ca12b7 100644
--- a/pkg/encoding/results/results.go
+++ b/pkg/encoding/results/results.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package results
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -27,7 +28,18 @@ func Marshal(rs metadata.Results) []byte {
 
 // Unmarshal parses pipe-delimited byte data into Results.
 // Format: identifier | title | tags (comma-separated)
+// Invalid tags produce warnings but parsing continues.
 func Unmarshal(data []byte) (metadata.Results, error) {
+	return unmarshal(data, false)
+}
+
+// UnmarshalStrict parses pipe-delimited byte data into Results with strict tag validation.
+// Returns an error if any tags are invalid.
+func UnmarshalStrict(data []byte) (metadata.Results, error) {
+	return unmarshal(data, true)
+}
+
+func unmarshal(data []byte, strict bool) (metadata.Results, error) {
 	var results metadata.Results
 	lines := bytes.Split(bytes.TrimSpace(data), []byte("\n"))
 	// Allow lowercase Latin letters, other letters (CJK, etc.), and digits, no spaces
@@ -55,7 +67,10 @@ func Unmarshal(data []byte) (metadata.Results, error) {
 		var tags []string
 		if tagsStr != "" {
 			if !tagPattern.MatchString(tagsStr) {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("line %d: tags must be comma-delimited lowercase unicode words (no spaces): got '%s'", lineNum+1, tagsStr)
+				if strict {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("line %d: tags must be comma-delimited lowercase unicode words (no spaces): got '%s'", lineNum+1, tagsStr)
+				}
+				log.Printf("warning: line %d: invalid tags '%s' (must be lowercase alphanumeric)", lineNum+1, tagsStr)
 			}
 			tags = strings.Split(tagsStr, ",")
 		} else {
diff --git a/pkg/metadata/metadata.go b/pkg/metadata/metadata.go
index 7d33ccf..00208b6 100644
--- a/pkg/metadata/metadata.go
+++ b/pkg/metadata/metadata.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+	"unicode"
 )
 
 // Metadata is the metadata encoded into Denote-style
@@ -89,6 +90,30 @@ func ParseFilename(path string) *Metadata {
 	return note
 }
 
+// IsValidTag returns true if the tag contains only lowercase letters, other unicode letters, or digits.
+func IsValidTag(tag string) bool {
+	for _, r := range tag {
+		if !unicode.IsLetter(r) && !unicode.IsDigit(r) {
+			return false
+		}
+		if unicode.IsLetter(r) && unicode.IsUpper(r) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return len(tag) > 0
+}
+
+// ValidateTags checks all tags and returns invalid ones.
+func ValidateTags(tags []string) []string {
+	var invalid []string
+	for _, tag := range tags {
+		if !IsValidTag(tag) {
+			invalid = append(invalid, tag)
+		}
+	}
+	return invalid
+}
+
 // GenerateIdentifier creates a new identifier timestamp.
 func GenerateIdentifier() string {
 	return time.Now().Format("20060102T150405")
diff --git a/scripts/Djournal b/scripts/Djournal
index 5a0c416..c3330f3 100755
--- a/scripts/Djournal
+++ b/scripts/Djournal
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if(! ~ $#* 0) {
 }
 
 # Calculate reference timestamp based on interval
-epoch=`{date -n}
+epoch=`{9 date -n}
 
 # Adjust epoch to interval start if no offset provided
 if(~ $#* 0) {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ if(~ $#* 0) {
 	case weekly
 		# Get start of week (Monday)
 		# date outputs: Sun Nov 24 07:30:00 EST 2025
-		dow=`{date $epoch | awk '{print $1}'}
+		dow=`{9 date $epoch | awk '{print $1}'}
 		# Calculate days since Monday (Mon=0, Tue=1, ..., Sun=6)
 		daysback=0
 		switch($dow) {
@@ -64,20 +64,20 @@ if(~ $#* 0) {
 	case monthly
 		# Get start of month (day 1)
 		# Extract year, month from current date
-		yearmonth=`{date $epoch | awk '{print $6 " " $2}'}
+		yearmonth=`{9 date $epoch | awk '{print $6 " " $2}'}
 		# Use date with format: Nov 1 2025
-		epoch=`{date -n `{echo $yearmonth | awk '{print $2 " 1 " $1}'}}
+		epoch=`{9 date -n `{echo $yearmonth | awk '{print $2 " 1 " $1}'}}
 	case yearly
 		# Get start of year (Jan 1)
-		year=`{date $epoch | awk '{print $6}'}
-		epoch=`{date -n 'Jan 1 '^$year}
+		year=`{9 date $epoch | awk '{print $6}'}
+		epoch=`{9 date -n 'Jan 1 '^$year}
 	}
 }
 
 targetepoch=`{hoc -e 'int('$epoch' + '$offset')'}
 
 # Get formatted date (e.g., "Wednesday 12 November 2025 22:11")
-datefull=`{date $targetepoch | awk '
+datefull=`{9 date $targetepoch | awk '
 BEGIN {
     m["Jan"]="January"; m["Feb"]="February"; m["Mar"]="March"
     m["Apr"]="April"; m["May"]="May"; m["Jun"]="June"