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* 1. If you could have one super power, what would it be?

  Hank Eric Paul Mark
Run the 100 meter dash against Usain Bolt and cross the finish line ahead of him (without him being hurt or limping of course).
Super smarts (like Limitless), then I would never have to take notes again – which is good because most of the time I cannot read my own notes, so I know no one else can.
Shape-shifting. Is that one word or two?
Fly – I would love to have the ability to get a bird’s eye view of things and simply zoom off from place to place…no traffic, no looking for a parking spot, no more gas stops. What a wonderful perspective of life it would be from above.

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* 2. What are the top 3 items on your bucket list?

  Hank Eric Paul Mark

Go to Israel.
Complete a full iron man triathlon.
Spend 3 months in South of France (eating and relaxing)…I figure if I survive the first 2 on the list, I can relax for a bit!
Drift a stream in Canada for a week while living off the fish I catch, Learn conversational French or Spanish then live abroad for a month to practice the language and travel. One of my kids is conversant in French. Maybe he can teach me. Rent a houseboat, take my kids out of school, and travel the intracoastal waterway from Louisiana to New Jersey as a family. My wife doesn’t share my passion for this one yet, but I’m working on it!
Horseback riding/camping trip in the mountains of Wyoming or Montana
Duck  hunt extravaganza plenty ducks plenty shot gun shells no limits
Explore New Zealand
Not sure if these are my top three but definitely on my bucket list:
Live somewhere outside of the US for an extended time with my family
Go hiking and fly fishing in Patagonia
Visit all 7 continents

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* 3. If you could eat at only one restaurant for the rest of your life, which one would it be?

  Hank Eric Paul Mark
Café Giovanni in New Orleans. Love that Italian.
Can I walk over to Dickie Brennen’s once in a while for a steak?
Izzo’s – I am not picky or a foodie so it’s all about quick, easy, and healthy.
Mexican. Not La Casa; the good stuff.
Only eating at one restaurant for the rest of my life sounds like torture… if I must choose, my grandfather would be so proud if I chose Piccadilly, b/c there are so many wonderful choices, but I am going to have to go with R’Evolution in NO. The charcuterie board is the best I have had anywhere. Make sure you find some good fois gras on the menu as well.

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* 4. If you could recommend one book, what would it be?

  Hank Eric Paul Mark
I know you meant to say one serious book and one for fun and that the Bible is not an option b/c that is too obvious… so I suggest for fun you read Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. For serious self-improvement, go with Desiring God by John Piper.
Let’s take the Bible as a given. Next in line of recent books I’ve read that I recommend are The Boys in the Boat and Empire of the Summer Moon.
Finishing Strong by Steve Farrar. Everyone needs to read this book…and then read it again in a couple of years…and then again in a few more years. What matters most is not how you start but how you finish the race of life. What are you doing today to influence that?
If the Bible is a given then it would be D-Day by Stephen Ambrose. Planning – Risk – Heroes – Sacrifice. Freedom fought for and my privilege to live in it.

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