1. what is your age range? Old enough to be retired, and young enough to have fun

2. gender? Male? Yes, that's right...still am...

3. Do you have a favorite color? Dark green

4. favorite authors/ type of book? SF, but I buy the the ones I want as soon as they come out in paperback

5. what books have you really been wanting? See #4

6. what type of music do you like? I tend to listen mostly to "Celtic." Don't ask me to define it, but you know what it is. I also enjoy "traditional" English and older acoustic/vocal folk. Shanties? Oh, yeah!!

7. what cds have you really been wanting? Nothing specific, but there is a lot out there. If my Secret Santa is in a group, that would be the best possible CD to get, or something local to your area.

8. What movies have you been wanting? No thanks.

9. what is your t-shirt size? XL

10. do you collect anything? if so, what? I have this grand collection...one each of everything, as long as it has no intrinsic value.

11. what are some of your other hobbies? bicycling, messing with the computer, keeping house

12. do you prefer gold-tone or silver-tone jewelry? silver, but I have all I will ever wear

13. please include anything else you feel is important that would help your secret santa know what you would like. Knock yourself out, and have fun...I've always thought that shopping for others was a lot more fun then getting stuff