http://www.wavethenavel.com/jonathanpenn Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:41:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I had three clients who needed Ruby on Rails applications running on their Dreamhost accounts. No big deal, I thought, since Dreamhost has supported Rails applications for quite some time and they were instrumental in developing Passenger. Well, was I in for a surprise. Two of the clients had complicated Rails applications ... http://www.wavethenavel.com/jonathanpenn/2008/09/08/bootstrapping-a-dreamhost-account-for-rails-and-git/ Monday, August 4th, 2008 It was my first time at a Radiohead show.  Very nifty stuff.  Colleen came, too.  We hung out with Andy Graham and Josiah Ley out on the green.  The show itself was great, but alas, since we were on the lawn at the amphitheater, it wasn't quite ... http://www.wavethenavel.com/jonathanpenn/2008/08/06/radiohead-at-blossom/ The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. The sciences, each ... http://www.wavethenavel.com/jonathanpenn/2008/07/27/hp-lovecraft-on-the-sciences/ For a wonderfully snarky time, you need to check out crummychurchsigns.com. I made my first contribution to their collection! I'm sure everyone has driven by at least one crummy church sign in their life.  You know, the kind that make you cringe. Or maybe the kind you just stare at trying ... http://www.wavethenavel.com/jonathanpenn/2008/07/01/oh-the-places-youll-go-and-the-things-youll-see/ I'm a big fan of fiction. Fantasy, science-fiction, you know, the wild and imaginative stuff. I enjoy the Harry Potter Series, Lord of the Rings, Chronicles of Narinia, works by Issac Assimov, short stories by Damon Knight, Riverworld series by Philip Jose Farmer, and the younger authors like ... http://www.wavethenavel.com/jonathanpenn/2007/12/29/his-dark-materials-spilled-down-my-shirt/ I read Dante's Inferno when growing up and like most who were assigned it in school, we only read that first part and weren't assigned the rest of the Divine Comedy. Alas I don't remember many specifics so I'm curious to dust it off again. But this article I ... http://www.wavethenavel.com/jonathanpenn/2007/12/28/hell-is-so-much-more-fun/ I admire Radiohead. You may not. It's actually becoming chic to "hate" them. I guess that's inevitable in this day and age. Popularity is meant to be scorned. Anyway, for the lovers out there, you might find this article interesting. David Byrne and Thom Yorke on ... http://www.wavethenavel.com/jonathanpenn/2007/12/20/processis-everything/ Sunday, December 30th, 7pm @ Musica. $8 at the door. I'll be opening for Need to Breathe (a band from South Carolina, I believe) and Baby Bear, some local band that I just found out about (doesn't sound too bad!). Should be a fun night. $8 cover. ... http://www.wavethenavel.com/jonathanpenn/2007/12/18/last-minute-gig/ Wow, this is a good day for my music. Another podcast also featured my music today in their lineup. Radio Orphans Podcast put Spit and Polish into their mix. It fit in well. :-) They even gave me props at the end of the podcast, "What a great ... http://www.wavethenavel.com/jonathanpenn/2007/11/30/spit-and-polish-in-a-podcast-too/ Paul of the Indy Music Sampler kindly contacted me via myspace about including Mystery Maiden on his weekly show. Sweet! I hadn't heard of the podcast before, but I really dig it. Great selection of music. He seems pretty picky about choosing quality songs with quality ... http://www.wavethenavel.com/jonathanpenn/2007/11/30/mystery-maiden-featured-on-music-podcast/