Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> 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.

It's just a habit, but how can you resist !

Greg