On Wed, 22 Aug 2012 02:09:33 +0000 (UTC), gregz >
wrote:

>Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>> ImStillMags wrote:
>>>
>>> Is everyone here retired?
>>>
>>> I work so usually breakfast for me is a cup of coffee and if I'm lucky
>>> I have time for a boiled egg.
>>
>> I'm retired and have coffee too (2 big mugs, black) but I don't eat
>> until at least an hour later. I probably get out of bed earlier than
>> most working people, cats don't know retired, they wake me at 5 AM and
>> I had better get out of bed and feed them by 5:30 or one by one they
>> start singing horrid notes incessantly and they don't stop until they
>> see my feet hit the floor. So tell me about this boiled egg, hard,
>> soft, medium... I doubt I would ever go through the trouble of boiling
>> just one egg ever, certainly not first thing in the morning... in fact
>> I never boil less than a full dozen... I like cold hard cooked eggs,
>> sliced, on toast, a little mayo, and many other ways. Did you ever
>> think that while you're cooking one egg to cook a batch to get you
>> through the work week, or don't you like cold hard cooked eggs... I
>> actually prefer hard cooked eggs cold. Sometimes I'll cook enough to
>> fill a half gallon jar and pickle them, do you live alone? LOL
>
>I have had no problem leaving out plenty of dry cat food. That mostly
>alleviates waking up to cats, but perhaps getting up does the body and mind
>some good.
>The cats do come around at dinner for their portion of fancy feast.

I have kibbles out 24/7 but my cats are used to Fancy Feast for
breakfast, but probably it's more that if they're up and about they
want me up and about too. The thing is right after eating their Fancy
Feast they trot off to bed.