Part III. Enter the Cat

Name S. Cat, esquire. Specialty-Emergency Medicine. Cancer.

1. Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist or Democratic Party?

Is that a trick question, I mean aren't they the same? Seriously, no. Even when I was poor, which was most of my life, I knew that my dad never got a job from a poor man, equality of opportunity was NOT the same as equality of outcome, and it takes 3 gov't employees to polish a turd and 10 more to form a committee to decide that yes, it's still a turd. While others were listening to Barry White, I was listening to Barry Goldwater (and Barry White).

2. Aside from scoring tons of chicks (or dudes if you are into that), why did you go into medicine?
I am still not sure to this day. I was accepted to Dental School as well and could be slappin' on braces right now.

3. If you had a magic wand, what would you change in medicine (and NO, you can't use it on your own penis / vagina)?
I would open an instant wand-healing clinic and make a fortune.

4. Summarize the meaning of life in Haiku form.

Since he was so short
How did he see the plane first?
Hervé Villechaize

5. Name one book, one movie and one piece of art you would immortalize and one of each that you would destroy permanently.
Immortalize-Atlas Shrugged, Patton, and La Primavera.

Destroy-Any Deepak Chopra self anal-ization book, Eraserhead, that elephant dung Virgin Mary thing

6. If you lost your job tomorrow and could not get any job related to medicine, what would you do? Real Estate development and professional Powerball player

.7. If you could, one time only, travel back in time, would you do it and what choices would you make differently? If "yes", then, are you insane? Have you SEEN "The Butterfly Effect" with Aston Kutcher?

Yes. I would sneak aboard Apollo 11 just so I could end any conversation with, "Yeah, that's great and everything, but do you see the moon up there. I've been there."

8. Do you play and instrument? Are you good? (Answering: "Yes, the skin flute, and I'm great!", is not acceptable).

Saxophone. Used to blow real good but now I suck.

9. What is the biggest mistake you have made professionally?

Not doing Rad residency, and AAA sent home to return ruptured same day (surgeons didn't want to operate, so partially their fault)

10. How would you kill yourself if you were forced to move to France?

I would injure myself downtown Paris and let the paramedics do the rest.

11. Worst part of your job? Working nights.
Best part? Thankful Patients (I had one back in 02)

12. How certain are you that God does / does not exist? Give percentages.
100/0. If the Universe is expanding it had to start. There had to be a beginning and I believe a creator, or "God Particle" and some would call it. Until Al Gore or Chris Matthews shows me what happened before then, this is what I believe.