The town on the other side of the road denied a zoning permit for a new mosque, citing zoning concerns, all the while social media posts and the public comment period were dominated by conspiracies.

Today: Wrangling courses and fully planning as much of the semester as I can and finally taking down the Christmas decorations after being gone last week.

Status: I’ve successfully avoided the flu this season but picked up the lovely cold that always gets me and it’s lingering, flonase, sudafed, and everything else be damned.

Reading: The Blood in Winter: England on the Brink of Civil War, 1642, Jonathan Healey. It’s been an engaging slog, but a slog nonetheless and it’s well overdue to the library.

Listening: The Unclear and Present Danger paid patreon and Panic World to help explain points at everything

Last Watched: Bits of the city council meeting on the mosque.