It's good to warm my bones beside the fire

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In the snowy Poconos, sitting in front of a blazing fire in my wood stove, feet up, sipping some port and reading the new A Companion to Michael Oakeshott: does life get any better?

(I've limited Internet access here, but I am piling up posts for when I return to the civilization of Brooklyn.)

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  1. Anonymous2:59 PM

    I can't believe that I missed the Pink Floyd reference the first time.

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    1. gcallah3:04 PM

      That's because it wasn't there!

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    2. Anonymous11:25 PM

      Well, not consciously.

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    3. Ken B4:51 PM

      Yes it can, unless you already have Stravinsky on.

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    4. gcallah4:53 PM

      I can't read (or write) and listen to music!

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