Author and keynote speaker

Guilty pleasure
Pecan pie

Place for lunch
Louie’s

Way to spend a saturday morning
Relaxing with my wife. Coffee. Newspaper.

Way to get myself moving in the morning
No help needed.

Cologne
Drakkar Noir

Childhood memory
Being a ball boy for the Baltimore Colts.

TV shows
60 Minutes and ESPN documentaries

Song on my iPod
Don’t have an iPod, but if I did, “Rock the Boat.”

Locale for date night
Roberto’s

Item in my wardrobe
The sweats I always wear for breakfast.

Book
The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy

Concert I ever attended
Jeffrey Osborne

App on my smartphone
Twitter (Follow my current project: @LSUTigersBook.)

Baton Rouge experience or attraction
LSU sports

Excuse to indulge
Having finally finished something I’ve been writing.

Out-of-town destination
New York, where I was born and raised.

Idea of perfect happiness
Everyone I care about is healthy. My wife and daughter are happy.