make most excellent handwarmers.

These venture only 500m radius of the haus.

Photo by Don. I envy his arsty stylings.

Also, be envious of the schwag I scored for renewing my crikey subscription:

Yes, they are First Dog on the Moon socks. Excellent!

And being an utter philistine, I am willing to wager that I have heard precisely none of those classical recordings. I’ll also wager that it is quite unlikely that I will hear any of them before I die.

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