What is your middle name? Does it carry any special meaning/significance?
My middle name is legally Maria.
Maria carries its own mythology: “star of the sea,” “bitter sea,” “wished‑for child.” Some trace it back even further, to meanings like “beloved.” None of those ever fit. I’ve never felt like the wished‑for child, and “beloved” isn’t something I’ve ever felt.
My mom wanted to name me Tina Marie, inspired by her favorite Perry Como song. That’s the name I go by.
Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you?
Only if you define patriotism as what Ron Paul said about it.
What were your parents doing at your age?
I don’t know, they didn’t live this long. 🤷🏼♀️
You get some great, amazingly fantastic news. What’s the first thing you do?
Not because I’m carefree, but because it’s rare to hear anything good anymore. The world keeps serving the same menu: wars, death, fascism, greed. Call it neoliberalism, call it capitalism — the label doesn’t matter. The outcome is the same. So if something fantastic actually breaks through all that noise, of course I laugh. It feels like a glitch in the system.
What’s your favorite thing to cook?
My tuna casserole consists of Rotini noodles, green beans, cream of mushroom soup, and, of course, tuna. Unfortunately, I don’t have the recipe written down. It’s more of a guideline: one can of each ingredient to one box of noodles, or something similar. As for scrambled eggs, the secret to achieving moist and fluffy eggs is to use milk. That’s the most cooking you’re getting to get out of me.
Write about your first computer.
What books do you want to read?
Goodreads:
Can you share a positive example of where you’ve felt loved?
Ms. Cat’s Chronicles 
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