Get Real with Dan Murrey

Quick stats: 47, chief executive officer and spine surgeon at OrthoCarolina

Family tree: Lives in Dilworth with wife Katie Oates, son Sam, 16, daughter Lucy, 14, and French bulldog Odie

Favorite indulgence: Home-cooked meal and a movie with family

Favorite outing: Saturday morning farmers market shopping. If I’m lucky, Lucy or Katie will come along.

Favorite local eats: Halcyon, The Liberty, Bad Daddy’s and Lulu

iPod: John Hiatt, Keb Mo, Lyle Lovett and Bonnie Raitt

Latest read: “Stand Up That Mountain” by Jay Leutze

DVR: “Top Chef,” “Modern Family,” “Good Wife” and “The Daily Show”

In your bag: Lots of legal pads to make lists and capture ideas

Can’t live without: The morning paper

Stress buster: Cooking and working out, but not at the same time.