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The rain beats down on the roof . A fire burns in the fireplace . I'm kicked backed in my recliner in front of the fire with the cat curled up asleep on my chest . The dog is lying beside the chair on the floor . And my woman is someone who as Louie Lamour used to say is "someone to ride the river with" . A sturdy house . Plenty of food . I'm armed and strong . The fire is warm . The cat is soft . The dog is loyal . And the woman , when faced with a challenge , squares her shoulders and gets steel in her eye , yet melts into me . God is in his heaven and all is right with the world .