People say I'm hard to shop for. If you really want to give me a present, collaborate with me on one of my cockamamie ideas. But if you're intent on buying me something, here are a couple things I'd like to have, but not enough to spend my own money on. Insofar as that's the case, I also don't want to know that anyone else put themselves out disproportionately, either, so if you're rich, buy me something indulgent. But if you're poor, know that I would rather scarce resources went to purposes other than these silly things... And meanwhile, remember that what I really want is help with any of my projects.

Items are roughly in order of preference. Those marked with an "*" I either can't afford, or can't figure out how to obtain, or for some other reason would be particularly appreciative of.

Last updated: 12/10/2008

  1. *house in Rockridge
  2. *croquet set (~$1200)
  3. Bike Friday New World Tourist w/ carrying case and trailer
  4. pair of Denali Llama packrafts
  5. *government band radio (e.g. Yaesu VX-6R or VX-7R)
  6. 18-200 lens for my Nikon D50
  7. *Ed Clark Sacred Harp pictures (ask me which ones) from The Arts Company (215 5th Ave., Nashville, www.theartscompany.com)
  8. 15' maps of the Sierra, mounted onto backing board, UV protected, for mounting onto a wall (see Lizzy for specs)
  9. Digital video (this may be outdated; check with me first): Sony PC350 camera, w/ VCL-HG0730 wide angle lens, remote tripod (w/ level and seperate vertical/ horizonal panning capability), NP-FF71 long life battery, and charger, case, light, mics, etc. (oh, and a helmet-cam)
  10. mattress. For that matter, a whole new bed
  11. skate skis - (Fischer SCS - $250) and boots (Fischer S9000 pilot ($325) or Salomon Carbon Pro Skate/ Skiathalon), and
  12. *ice cream maker with its own freezer element, such as Lussino's, to replace my dear Il Gelataio
  13. Human ring
  14. *tunebooks: American Vocalist (1848 version) - facsimile ok, American Christmas Harp
  15. *eyeglasses like my grandpapa's
  16. *conversion of my slides to digital medium
  17. *have my commuter bike powdercoated sky blue
  18. *two way radios that don't suck
  19. bread cutting board (e.g.
  20. big beautiful wood salad bowl (like Karen's)
  21. large soup ladle (12-16oz., w/ hook on end.)
  22. electric skillet (12"?) - can be cheap as long as temperature control is accurate
  23. Champion juicer

    Only get the below items if you don't know what else to do with your money
  24. nice, big copper mixing bowl (and/ or copper omlette pan)
  25. a semester's membership at UCB's ASUC pottery studio, and or Menlo Park's "Tech Shop."
  26. some more Cambridge Revels songbooks to go with my Garland of Song
  27. some Georgian music, e.g. from Village Harmony
  28. any of the books on my reading list
  29. cookbooks
  30. L. O. Anzaghi's Complete Accordion Method
  31. beautiful bicycles
  32. welding gloves
  33. kitchen scale
  34. instant read digital thermometer
  35. linen bread bags