And, here is mine!!

1. what is your age range? I will be slightly over 61 comes THE DAY.

2. gender? Male

3. Do you have a favorite color? Dark green

4. favorite authors/ type of book? I mostly read science-fiction, in either the space-opera/shoot-'em-up or alternate history sub-genres

5. what books have you really been wanting? I tend to either buy what I want as soon as it comes out or frequent the public library for things I don't want to keep.

6. what type of music do you like? Folk (well, duh!)..."Celtic" (whatever that means to you), regional to my SS's area of the world, nothing overly electronic or outlandish (no didgeridoos, please)

7. what CDs have you really been wanting? See #5. Anything by my SS or that she/he especially enjoys.

8. What movies have you been wanting? (specify DVD or VHS) Well, if anyone has a set of Lord Peter videos cluttering up the place...

9. what is your t-shirt size? XXL, rapidly approaching a comfortable XL. Bigish, but not outlandish.

10. do you collect anything? if so, what? I'm not really a collector-I have a lot of one-of-a-kind things that represent memories of one kind or another. Well, I do have a wonderful collection of bodhran tippers, only two of which I ever use.

11. what are some of your other hobbies? I tend to drink coffee a lot, but no beans, please. I also tend to drink beer a lot, thus the need for a biggish t-shirt.

12. do you prefer gold-tone or silver-tone jewelry? Silver, but I only wear my ring and my 60th b-day bracelet.

13. please include anything else you feel is important that would help your Secret Santa know what you would like. Nothing much, I guess. I am a (sometimes) scholar of history. I enjoy debunking and hang out at FactCheck.com and snopes.com

Remember that "negative hints" such as allergies might also be helpful.