That sounds all too plausible.  I have known quite a few cats who
never met a closed door that they didn't want to be on the other side
of, even if they had just come from that side.  For indoor/outdoor
cats, stopping in the doorway to sniff the breeze is also popular.  I
can understand the reason (the cat no doubt wants to make sure there
isn't a cat-eating predator lurking nearby), but it can get
exasperating for the human letting them out.  When I was in 9th or
10th grade, our cat once ended up trapped between the main door and
the screen door.  He had followed me out the door, then stopped in
the doorway long enough for the screen door to automatically close
and latch.  I was the last one to leave the house that day, and the
first one to get home that afternoon, so he was trapped there for
seven hours or so.  Fortunately, the porch roof shaded the doorway,
so he wasn't overheated, just bored (and had to make a beeline for
the bushes as soon as I opened the screen door).

You know, Yoda hits the hall coat closet when he doesn't feel well. Every time.
It's a sure barometer that he's sick. I've always thouught that was curious.

Sherry