Breakfast Comes First! by Buddy the Cat, columnist
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, the meal that sets the tone for the rest of the day and gives us the energy we need for important tasks like napping and lounging in the sun.
Sure, I have a bowl full of dry food available if I get hungry overnight and sure, you put down fresh water for me right before going to bed. But that’s not breakfast!
That’s why there should be no dilly-dallying: Before you use the bathroom, before you get the coffee brewing, you should serve me breakfast! In our shared morning routine, human, my breakfast comes first in order of priority.
No exceptions!
You Don’t Need To Eat Breakfast Right Away! by Buddy the Cat, columnist
Did you know there are major health benefits to delaying your breakfast?
That’s right, human! You might think that you need to eat when you wake up in the morning. Your stomach might grumble, reminding you that you haven’t eaten in 10 or 12 hours. You might even smell a neighbor cooking bacon and eggs.
Breakfast-schmekfast! Ignore it!
Humans who delay their breakfast by at least 15 minutes to do other important tasks — like feeding breakfast to their beloved cats — have on average 31 percent more energy and feel more satisfied throughout the day, according to the Buddy Institute for Convenient Statistics.
By delaying your breakfast in order to feed me first, you’re not doing me a favor, you’re doing yourself a favor! In fact, you’re starting the day off right by burning calories as you bring my breakfast to my dining nook and serve me.
Do the right thing: Serve me breakfast first!
Point-Counterpoint presents two essays taking opposing positions on a topic. Join us next week, when Buddy the Cat will debate Buddy the Cat on another important topic.
Pain In The Bud 
My ma was a cat lady & so I grew up with the same love. What the Egyptians believed was that felines we’re Guardians of the Underworld, perhaps they knew more than scholars now know. Cats are magical & mystical
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Buddy is the Guardian of the snack cabinet!
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Felines are the most beautiful of God’s creatures. If one analyses their physical traits, they are genetically pluperfect. I am awed by their prowess and speed; no other land animal can match. A Cheetah can run at speeds upward of 70 mph…Wow!
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All members of the cat family have similarities both physically and their fur patterns. It is as if nature designed them to survive and be the best at it.
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Bella is very clear that Breakfast comes first or claws and very loud yowling will start to take effect to reinforce her point of view which totally agrees with the God-like Buddy…
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I’m gonna tell Buddy that Bella agrees with his salient points, but I’m going to exclude the godlike bit as his head is already too big. He already considers himself the king.
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Buddy’s right. He always is!
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Indeed. He can even argue with himself and be right on both points. 🙂
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The “Institute for Convenient Statistics”! Ain’t it the truth!
Disraeli said, “There are lies, damned lies, and statistics.”
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Buddy is definitely the kind of cat who would have his own Center for Convenient Statistics, which of course would ignore anything that doesn’t support his arguments!
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