1. what is your age range?

I was born in 1945. Some folks didn't think I last beyond 1946 -- something about my behavior, not my health.

2. gender?

I am genetically XY and likely to stay that way.

3. Do you have a favorite color?

Yes. "RCMP Scarlet", black, Hunter green, a nice blue-gray....

4. favorite authors/ type of book?

History, folklore, science fiction, songbooks (with dots), science (especially speculative science), outdoors, fencing (with swords, not wire), and a plethora of other subjects. Romance novels and western novels are about the only thing I don't read, and I'll read them if there's nothing else around.

5. what books have you really been wanting?

The original Book of Kells, and there was this bible that was printed in Mainz in 1456....

6. what type of music do you like?

Folk. Blues.

7. what cds have you really been wanting?

The Gibson & Camp at the Gate of Horn Reunion album. Stan Roger's "Home in Halifax." "Classic Schooner Fare" or their Christams album.

8. What movies (vhs is in the price range) have you been wanting?

Well, I don't really do movies, but I haven't seen the last Harry Potter flick or the LOTR trilogy.

9. what is your t-shirt size?

XXL

10. do you collect anything? if so, what?

Debts, but it's inadvertent. Bruises. Experience.

11. what are some of your other hobbies?

Well...fencing epee. Riflery, especially with pre-1840 rifles. Fooling around in the woods and mountains. I try to play trumpet. Annoying other people. Telling whoppers.

12. do you prefer gold-tone or silver-tone jewelry?

Well...either, if it's the pure metal. Platinum works too.

13. please include anything else you feel is important that would help your secret santa know what you would like.

I'm a librarian, I can cook pretty well (not a hobby, but survival), I'm into historical reenacting.... Hell, just ask me and I'll tell ya.