The Vowels Are Running Late
The logo says HMLTN. Hover over it and the remaining letters arrive, apparently having found parking.
DEPARTMENT OF LOOSE THOUGHTS
A little
overblown.
I build software, write fiction, and keep a few too many projects going in Keokuk, Iowa.
Personal blog. Industrial-strength tangents.
No actual weather expertise.
THOUGHT DISPERSAL UNITHANDLE WITH CURIOSITY
NOTE TO SELFHave a point.
Eventually.
Eventually.
TEST SUBJECT: ME.QUIET THOUGHTCOMMENT SECTION
Current conditions: a chance of making a point.THIS IS A METAPHOR, NOT A FORECAST.
NEW / THE ARCADE
Take a break. Play something.
I built a little game library called Porchlight Games, and the first twenty games are ready. They are free, they run in your browser, and they work on a phone as well as a computer. Make an account if you want your scores saved, or just jump in and beat my high score.
ARCADE / ORBITSundial
Ride three rings around a dying sun.
Play now
SWING / ONE TOUCHLamplighter
Swing from lantern to lantern. Outrun the fire.
Play now
PUZZLE / PHYSICSMarble Jar
Drop. Match. Merge your way up to the Sunstone.
Play now
TIMING / STACKINGTall Order
Stack it straight. Build it sky high.
Play now
BRICKS / ARCADEBrickbat
Aim. Fire. Break every brick before it reaches the floor.
Play now
SPOT IT / REFLEXOdd Mood
One of these faces is not like the others.
Play now
CROSSING / REFLEXSmokey's Nine Lives
Get Smokey across the road. She has nine tries.
Play now
TIMING / SKILLLock Pick
Set every pin. Snap three picks and you are out.
Play now
WORDS / TIMEDWordsmith Rush
Build words from six tiles before the clock runs out.
Play now
WORDS / ANAGRAMScramble Sprint
Unscramble the word before the clock wins.
Play now
WORDS / SEARCHLetter Hunt
Drag across the grid and find every hidden word.
Play now
MATCHING / MEMORYPair Up
Flip, remember and match every pair.
Play now
MATCHING / PUZZLEGlow Swap
Swap neighbours, match three, chain it up.
Play now
REACTION / TIMEDMoth Catch
Catch the moths before they fly off the porch lights.
Play now
MEMORY / PATTERNLantern Echo
Watch the lanterns, then repeat the pattern.
Play now
NUMBERS / TIMEDSum Rush
Tap tiles that add up to the target. Fast.
Play now
LOGIC / PUZZLESudoku Hour
Fill the grid. Every number once.
Play now
LOGIC / SWEEPMine Walk
Read the numbers. Clear the field.
Play now
CARDS / KLONDIKESolitaire
Classic Klondike. Build every suit.
Play now
CARDS / VS 3 RIVALSLast Card
Go out first. Skip, flip and draw.
Play nowNO DOWNLOADS. NO ADS. JUST A LEADERBOARD AND A DIFFICULT CLIENT (ME).
Things that stayed put.
6 SECUREDWhat Happened on August 2
A Spark delivery, a very large puppy, and my first ambulance ride as a patient. The full account, with the graphic details tucked away unless you choose to open them.
Why I Keep Rebuilding My Own Blog
I write code all day for other people's problems. Building this site is the one project where I get to be the difficult client.
The Draft I'm Not Ready to Talk About Yet
I write code all day with a spec in front of me. Fiction is the one place I get to find out what happens by writing it.
What Keeps Me Working on Local Stuff
None of my Keokuk projects pay the bills. I keep building them anyway.
Keokuk's Quiet Case for Static Sites
Shared hosting doesn't need to mean slow; it needs to mean fewer moving parts.
Nothing turned up. I checked behind the fan.
End of the list. Not necessarily the thoughts.