Sharyn: I am over fifty now and I put down (and don't buy) CDs that I can't read with my naked eye:

If you're going to stick to that philosophy, I should buy any CDs you want fairly soon. I first needed reading glasses at 50, although I could still read small print using a straight arm and a squint. By 60, I'd had to admit defeat, and at 70 I couldn't read anything smaller than a headline.

I don't read anything light print on a dark background if it's more than one line long. I don't read anything on a patterned background. It's too much like hard work.

I'd go with Palatino, but line spacing is as important as point size. Most programs make it easy to adjust the leading between lines, although some limit it to half-line increments.

Phil