1. what is your age range? turned 50 this year.

2. gender? Male

3. Do you have a favorite color? Red

4. favorite authors/ type of book? Thrillers, military history, fantasy (although there are not that many fantasy authors that I find readable. The good ones are are relatively scarce)

5. what books have you really been wanting? nothing in particular

6. what type of music do you like? traditional songs of various countries; opera; some modern singer/songwriters

7. what CDs have you really been wanting? Can't think of any, although I would like to get more trad. French and German songs.

8. What movies have you been wanting? Can't think of any.

9. what is your t-shirt size? large

10. do you collect anything? No.

11. what are some of your other hobbies? Watching rugby on satellite or over the Internet.(not really a hobby, I suppose)

12. do you prefer gold-tone or silver-tone jewelry? No preference.

13. please include anything else you feel is important that would help your Secret Santa know what you would like. Something that originates from your area or that you had a hand in making would be great.

Edmund