breakfast of champions

I'm an intermittent breakfast eater. Or at least I used to be. Oft times I need to be up for awhile before eating. I used to be a prolific coffee drinker, sometimes 8 to 10 cups a day. But one day about 6 months ago I wanted to see what would happen if......

And surprisingly it wasn't that bad. A little fuzzier in the morning a slight headache, but after a few days I was fine. After a month or so I started 1 cup of coffee when I get up at 5:00 and then a cup of green tea about 8:30 when I eat breakfast.

This morning I got up as usual, and the cats were poised and ready for their morning feed. Jasper must get low-blood sugar cause he is ornery as heck waiting for his food. He'll bat the others and posture, even though he is in reality a wuss.

There is a routine of who gets fed first and where, etc. The things we do for our critters. It was chilly this morning and the appeal of a warm breakfast hit me. Today called for one thing and that was oatmeal. And not just oatmeal, but steel cut oats, with raisins, almonds, and a hint of brown sugar. In fact as I type out this mundane post in an effort to blog more, I'm enjoying the creamy goodness with a splash of almond milk, and a rare second cup of coffee. It's Friday and tomorrow will be busy preparing for departure next weekend. Anticipation is building, checklists are running through my head, and an atlas of routes to be pondered and dreamed and discarded for the simple idea of going.....

of course, my bowl is a cheap tupperware knock off since I'm here at work, but the idea is the same. And since we will be heading to Louisiana let me introduce Zachary Richard as I dream of oysters and shrimp,