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Meet...Linda Name: Linda B. McDonald. Department: Total Joint Replacement Unit. How long at MUSC: 20 years. Pets: My 12-year-old horse, Whimsical and her 6-month-old colt, Scarlett. I also have two German shepherds, Pooh Bear and Rhett. Favorite reading:  John Grisham novels. Favorite band: Mannheim Steamroller. Least favorite chore: Dusting. Special place in the world: The barn/stables. Fondest childhood memory: Eating pizza picnic style at grandma's on Saturday nights. Bad habit: Popping chewing gum. Pet peeve: Tardiness. Hobbies, activities in your free time: Horseback riding, scrapbooking. Biggest challenge: Not to be too reactionary in situations. Holding my emotions/opinions to myself. Idea of a perfect vacation: Cabin in the mountains, cool weather, a good book and a fireplace. If you could trade places with someone for a day, who would you be: An Olympic dressage rider. If you suddenly had a free day, what would you do: Spend it in the barn with a horse.   Catalyst Online is published weekly, updated as needed and improved from time to time by the MUSC Office of Public Relations for the faculty, employees and students of the Medical University of South Carolina. Catalyst Online editor, Kim Draughn, can be reached at 792-4107 or by email, catalyst@musc.edu. Editorial copy can be submitted to Catalyst Online and to The Catalyst in print by fax, 792-6723, or by email to petersnd@musc.edu or catalyst@musc.edu. To place an ad in The Catalyst hardcopy, call Community Press at 849-1778.