Lots of code clean up. Finally working on the Launcher piece again.

src/routes/journals/[journal_id]/+layout.svelte

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 /** @type {import('./$types').LayoutProps} */
-let log_lvl: number = 0;
+let log_lvl: number = $state(0);
 
 let { data, children } = $props();
 

src/routes/journals/[journal_id]/+layout.ts

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export async function load({ params, parent }) {
         if (log_lvl) {
             console.log(`ae_journals journals [journal_id] +page.ts: journal_id = `, journal_id);
         }
-        // Load event journal object
+        // Load journal object
         let load_journal_obj = await journals_func.load_ae_obj_id__journal({
             api_cfg: ae_acct.api,
             journal_id:  journal_id,

src/routes/journals/[journal_id]/+page.svelte

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 /** @type {import('./$types').PageData} */
-let log_lvl: number = 0;
+let log_lvl: number = $state(0);
 
 // *** Import Svelte specific
 import { browser } from '$app/environment';