Recommended:

Long Films

When you get the chance, rent the 1937 movie "The Edge of the World" about a Scottish fishing village on the edge of extinction. It is written and directed by Michael Powell, one of my favorite screenwriters.

A follow up is Powell's 1978 documentary "Return to the Edge of the World", which I have not seen. In it, he returns to the island of Fulla, in the Shetlands, where the 1937 movie was made. "A melencholy trip to a world that has vanished."

My favorite films by Powell were made with Emeric Pressburger, including the romantic "I Know Where I'm Going" (1945), also set in the isles of Scotland, and my very favorite, "A Canterbury Tale" about small town life near Canterbury, England during World War II.

Another film about primitive fishing villages worth watching is Robert J. Flaherty's 1934 documentary, "Man of Aran", about fisherfolk on the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland. January 2010

Computer Repair, Help, Training

• Computer Problems? David Byer in Ardentown, DE. 302 438-2607.
• Ben Rybinski at Delaware Computer Repair in Newark, DE: 302 690-8340.
• Lynda.com on-line software training by video classes. $25/month.

Books, Magazines

Pagans Who Love Christian Writers: Adam Gopnik wrote "The Back of the World: The troublesome genius of G. K. Chesterton" in the July 7 & 14, 2008 edition of the New Yorker magazine. This article, by one of my favorite writers, is worth reading and re-reading. Then there's Laura Miller, who wrote The Magician's Book: A Skeptic's Adventures in Narnia. She still loves C.S. Lewis's seven children's books even if she has to hold her nose when reading the overtly Christian allegory. It is easy for commited Christians, like people long married, to forget what made their faith so attractive when it was only a possibility. These two writers, without making the possibility a reality in their own lives, remind us old married believers what made our faith so attractive when we first explored it. The book that best captures this attraction is pyschiatrist M. Scott Peck's The Road Less Traveled. Written before he became a Christian, this book shows an intelligent writer on the brink of belief and the good reasons he has for pushing on. December 2009

Restaurants Near Arden, Delaware

Duffer's Mill, 1600 Nammans Creek Road, Boothwyn, PA 19061, 610 859-0011, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. every day. Just over the border in Pennsylvania. Excellent food, decent prices, attentive staff. November 2009

Healthy Planet

• Monterey Acquarium's Guide to Sustainable Seafood

Short Films and Videos

• How Not To Cut Down A Tree (starring me and Larry Walker) 8/17/2009
• Renegade Mini Coopers 8/17/2009
• My Name is Lisa 6/23/2009
• The Story of a Sign (Historia de un Letrero) 6/23/2009
• Sebastian's Voodoo 6/23/2009

Music

• Leo Kottke, Ice Fields. A bright, optimistic piece of music for solo acoustic guitar. You can listen to a free high-quality recording by guitarist Javier O'Keefe on on the Vectordisc Records website. August, 2007

Photography

• Good Photography Links: Brandywine Photo Collective's list.
• George Barr Photography: A landscape photographer with a good eye and an extensive blog -- "Behind the Lens" -- discussing his art. March 2009

Business

• New Automobiles near Wilmington, Delaware. Actually, they are all up in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania: Rob Urban at Carousel Toyota, John W. Thornton at Carousel Hyundai, and "Motoring Advisor" Holly Hopkins at Otto's Mini Cooper. 8/17/2009
• Barn Yard Sheds, Christiana, PA. There are many Amish shed-builders in Lancaster County. This is the one I've been working with since May, 2008. They offer utility sheds, garden buildings, cabins, recreational park trailers, garages, play houses, pool houses, dog kennels, and run-in sheds for horses. They also offer temporary portable sheds if you are moving or remodeling. They are now manufacturing Fork Creek brand RV Park Trailers and Cabins. 7/3/2008
• Lionel Hampton, House Painting, Wilmington, DE. He painted our house in 2008. He then was hired by two neighbors. Excellent work. 7/3/2008
• Sing 'n' Speak Spanish Elementary Curriculum. Children learn a foreign language by singing. Wish I'd had a class like this for French! 7/3/2008

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