A plastic electronic toy that just wouldn’t fit together the way the bizarrely-printed instructions (English as a third or even fourth language) said it should. I finally pretty much ignored the directions and figured it out, but it was VERY frustrating.
Approximate age you realized Santa wasn’t real?
Eleven, plus or minus one year.
Best James Bond actor?
Daniel Craig, with Sean Connery a close second. And have you seen this?: Exclusive: Sony Emails Reveal Studio Head Wants Idris Elba For the Next James Bond
TNP still has a lot of gift-wrapping to do.
Side note…I love Idris Elba in this video: Lover of the Light
EH, what is your question? 
I have now.
What’s your goto for relief of overindulging the night before?
Sleeping in and taking it easy the next day. Aspirin as needed. No coffee or anything like that.
Have you been really drunk in the past month?
I haven’t been really drunk since the one and only time in 1981! I’m four corners, Daddy-o!
Did you fill out (and turn in) your Selective Service forms back in the day?
I did, and my number was called up, but I was considered too skinny/weak for military service and classified 4-F.
Favorite cheese?
Expensive Brie spread on crusty artisan Asiago cheese bread.
Who makes you laugh?
The Simpsons.
What movie makes you cry, and why?
Schindler’s List, for obvious reasons. I actually made it through the entire movie without breaking down, but when the descendants placed the rocks at the end I started bawling so hard I couldn’t leave my seat for about 15 minutes.
If they made a movie of your life, who would you want to play the part of you, and why?
People have said Kyle MacLachlan looks a bit like me, and he’s a good actor, so I wouldn’t object if he got the gig.
Have you seen him in more than three movies?
I’ve seen him in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D; Hamlet; The Flintstones and Dune.
Favorite board game?
Scrabble barely nudges out Backgammon for me. I know how to play Chess, but never really developed a passion for it like other chess players I’ve known.
Imagine you were able to assign personality traits to your child at birth. You must choose two positive and one negative from this list. What would be your choices?
Hmmm. I guess… Positive: Kind and Knowledge[able]. Negative: Grand.
Will you be sipping champagne tonight?
Can’t stand the stuff.
How soon after midnight (Dec. 31) were you asleep?
A little after 2 a.m. My neighbors came by to play games and the party lasted longer than I’ve been up in years.
Best book you read last year?