diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 99c016cf5..ea295f89e 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@ from flask_cors import CORS
 cache = Cache()
 logging.basicConfig(
         filename='agora.log', 
-        level=logging.WARNING,
+        level=logging.DEBUG,
         format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(name)s %(threadName)s : %(message)s'
         )
 
+
 # what is this doing here, I have no idea.
 # todo: move to util.
 def wikilink_to_url(label, base, end):
@@ -89,4 +90,16 @@ def create_app(test_config=None):
              output = s
          return output
 
+    @app.before_request
+    def log_entry():
+      app.logger.debug('Initiating request handling.')
+
+    @app.after_request
+    def log_exit(req):
+      app.logger.debug(f'Finished handling {req}.')
+      return req
+
+
+
+
     return app
diff --git a/app/agora.py b/app/agora.py
index 818920d6f..9ebe7dfd5 100644
--- a/app/agora.py
+++ b/app/agora.py
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ def jump():
 @bp.route('/node/<node>')
 @bp.route('/node/<node>/uprank/<user_list>')
 def node(node,user_list=[]):
+    # current_app.logger.debug(f'Assembling node {node}.')
     if user_list:
         rank = user_list.split(",")
     else:
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ def node(node,user_list=[]):
 
     search_subnodes = db.search_subnodes(node)
 
+    # current_app.logger.debug(f'Assembled node {node}.')
     return render_template(
             # yuck
             'content.html', 
diff --git a/app/db.py b/app/db.py
index d6dd97036..c91843fa5 100644
--- a/app/db.py
+++ b/app/db.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+import cachetools.func
 import glob
 import itertools
 import re
@@ -80,7 +81,8 @@ class Graph:
         nodes = [node for node in G.nodes() if node.wikilink in permutations and node.subnodes]
         return nodes
 
-    @cache.memoize(timeout=30)
+    # @cache.memoize(timeout=30)
+    @cachetools.func.ttl_cache(ttl=20)
     def nodes(self, include_journals=True):
         current_app.logger.debug('Loading graph.')
         # returns a list of all nodes
@@ -122,6 +124,7 @@ class Graph:
 
     # does this belong here?
     # @cache.memoize(timeout=30)
+    @cachetools.func.ttl_cache(ttl=30)
     def subnodes(self, sort=lambda x: x.uri.lower()):
         # Markdown.
         subnodes = [Subnode(f) for f in glob.glob(os.path.join(config.AGORA_PATH, '**/*.md'), recursive=True)]