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Playing with Drupal

Now that the Tour is over, I've got some bandwidth for development. So, I've been doing some experimenting with Drupal. In response to a Drupal.org post, I tested a method to create an auto-fill search form that was fun to play with. I also wrote a pretty interesting slideshow module for VeloNews that we're testing out this week. The module uses CCK to associate a bunch of images, then constructs a slideshow and corresponding thumbnail gallery that scrolls using Javascript. I don't get to do much Javascript coding, but it's a lot of fun. I might play around with jquery and try to do some more complex animation, but it'll have to wait. I'm headed home this week to see the Folks. Cherokee should be lovely right now... nothing like August heat in Iowa!

Pictures From Home


Just look at that tough guy. A decent sized tree blew down during a storm last week. Jeff brought home his chaps, so I got to play lumberjack this afternoon. Melissa's brother, Matt, has a great t-shirt that says: "Milwaukee Tools, because nobody got a blister building a website." It was awesome to get my wussy hands outside and work on some blisters.

Jeff and Dad enjoying the day.

Here's a shot of some of the turkey vultures that roost behind the house. There are literally a couple hundred of these guys. With an eight foot wingspan, they are imposing and ugly as sin.

Saw a baby garter snake by the driveway... so of course I had to pick it up. Jeff took the shot in some pretty low light - not bad!

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