1. What is your age range?    78

2. Gender? male

3. Do you have a favorite color? depends on what it is on. dark solid colors on clothes, and cars.

4. Favorite authors/type of book? C.S. Forrester, Patrick O'Brien.

5. What books have you really been wanting? Any adventure, especially about the sea.

6. What type of music do you like? Folk, traditional and Irish.

7. What CDs have you really been wanting? Something by my Santa.

8. What movies have you been wanting? (specify VHS if you don't have a DVD player)none

9. What is your t-shirt size? large

10. Do you collect anything? if so, what? Old pocket watches.

11. What are some of your other hobbies? restoring old cars.

12. Do you prefer gold-tone or silver-tone jewelry? don't wear jewelry.

13. Please include anything else you feel is important that would help your Secret Santa know what you would like

14. Remember that "negative hints" such as allergies might also be helpful. I'm allergic to republicans so don't give me one.