Reset the clock with post_last_modified

20 May, 2026

There's some phenomena whereby curtains just leap off the wall when I am around. I don't even have to touch them. But from canvassing various family, friends, and total strangers, I definitely have curtains falling down more than average.

So when I went upstairs tonight and closed the bedroom curtains and they fell off the wall... I ignored them and made a 'time since last' page using post_last_modified. You can see my Curtains counter in action.

It's amazingly straightforward.

<style>
.curtains {
   text-align: center; 
   font-family: monospace;
   font-size: 4rem;
   font-weight: bold; }
</style>

Time since any curtains in my house fell down:

<div class="curtains">
{{ post_last_modified }}
</div>

And the next time my curtains fall down I just need to go republish the page and it will reset for me.

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