20 questions with Craig Bennet

20 questions with Craig Bennet, president of the Rotary Club of Portage la Prairie.

1. It's Sunday morning, what are you having for breakfast?

Coffee, more coffee and waffles. Something I make with my son.

2. If you didn't do what you do for a living, what would you be?

Air traffic controller.

3. Who's your hero?

Has to be my parents, an inspiration to me always.

4. Last book you couldn't put down?

The Wealthy Barber Returns (David Chilton).

5. Who was your childhood celebrity crush?

Bo Derek.

6. What's playing in you iPod (CD, cassette or eight track) right now?

70’s/80’s classics. What else is there?

7. If you could see one concert, what would it be?

Zach Brown band.

8. What's the best thing about Portage la Prairie?

The people. Whenever a service club has something going on, the community always supports them.

9. What's your weirdest habit?

My night ends at 9 p.m. Don’t ask me to do a job after 9 p.m. My wife knows this and thinks it is weird.

10. What's your biggest pet peeve?

Empty boxes of food (crackers, cookies, etc.) put back in the cupboard. Our family likes to call it ‘pulling a Modesto.’ Ask us why sometime.

11. What's your fast-food guilty pleasure?

Donuts at Tim’s.

12. What was your most embarrassing moment?

Having to improvise for five minutes on stage when the next actor did not come in on his cue. He was still changing.

13. Which person, alive or dead, would you like to have dinner with?

A dinner to remember with my Grandfather Bennet. He passed away when I was eight.

14. What's your favourite vacation destination?

Depends on the season: winter – any place warm. Summer – has to be the east coast.

15. What is your favourite TV show?

Criminal minds or MASH.

16. What's your dream car?

Just happy to have one that is paid off in full.

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

The ability to mark students papers in a matter of minutes. (Super Marking Ability – SMA).

18. What's the one thing you haven't done that you'd love to do?

I love golfing, so to be able to play a round at Augusta or to see The Masters.

19. If we're buying, you're having?

Chicken Parmigiana but it has to be from The Olive Garden.

20. What are your words to live by?

One day at a time!