Migrating CSV Data - Drupal 8.5.3

Submitted by peterm on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 15:26
Building Address Project
 
Given a CSV file and a matching content type, here's how we get the data migrated into Drupal.
The following modules will be required:
Migrate, Migrate Plus, Migrate Source CSV, Migrate Tools, Migrate Drupal UI
 
Note that in this example we will import latitude, longitude into a geofield.
 
I had some drush migrate-import errors and needed to work with composer to get he latest dev version installed for Migrate Tools.
 

AutoX Driving Notes - 052618

Submitted by peterm on Sun, 05/27/2018 - 16:36

Very cold and windy all day at Marina

What Worked

  • Drove with PSM off on all runs
  • Found a sweet spot for tires at 40/42
  • Pretty good course read; didn't get lost
  • Better starts overall
  • Dropped times both morning and afternoon
  • Used the width of the course
  • Slalom was pretty good with concious "turn early"
  • Down jacket and ski hat

 

What Didn't Work

The Greenhouse

Submitted by peterm on Mon, 05/07/2018 - 10:15
At some point in our home remodeling project, we were about to lose our concrete guy due to weather. It was a El Nino year, so of course we were grading and pouring during the winter! 
 
So we got a thought. Instead of losing our concrete guys, maybe we should expand our scope. So we had them grade what was already a pretty flat and unused section of side yard and pour a 20x20 pad. We figured at some point we'd install a greenhouse.
 

Creating Slideshow and Carousel in Views

Submitted by peterm on Wed, 05/02/2018 - 10:59

As I get into more photography, I started thining about how to get some shots up on this site. Years ago I had followed a tutorial to do simple Flexslider slide shows. 

This time, I wanted to have a thumbnail navigation as well. I found a great series of videos on YouTube on Drupal and Flexslider. I took his basic approach of using a block for the slideshow and a block for the carousel thumbnail and modified it to use a views attachment. This article serves as my notes to self.

The Starting Line Autocross Class

Submitted by peterm on Tue, 03/20/2018 - 17:16
The Starting Line is a class held by the Sports Car Club of America (https://www.scca.com). After taking the Evolution School class back in October, I had been quite impressed with the level of instruction from the SCCA instructors. SCCA had a deal for $325 that included a year of membership and discounts on events. So I joined up.

Water Harvesting

Submitted by peterm on Thu, 03/08/2018 - 07:27

As part of the exterior remodeling, we added 2 tanks to the house to capture water for yard use. We get our water from the stockholders membership, but we’re on wells that can run low during drought.

Our approach was to drop in a flat 2000 gal tank under the deck as the primary source. We fill this tank with the downspouts from about 1/4 of our roof. It only takes 1-2 rains to fill this tank up.

200 Gallon Tank