Can vim be made to start with selected files already open?

After starting vim I take a bit of time to load the base files I normally work with. It would be a minor convenience if vim could be made to start with these files already loaded. 

Can it be done? How?

Thanks,

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Eric Weir

Decatur, GA  USA

eeweir@bellsouth.net

"Imagining the other is a powerful antidote to fanaticism and hatred." 

- Amos Oz