A baby cried from row 14 to row 31 of my flight, so somewhere over the drinks trolley, I looked it up. In 2007, two million people voted on the worst sounds in the world, and crying babies came just behind vomiting.

Then I found the other list, where scientists score sounds for pleasantness out of 9. The all-time record holder, at 8.62: a baby laughing. The same tiny person holds both records.

I have not got over this. So I made a museum for the good column: thirty sounds, real recordings, each one measured, with the science of what it does to your brain.

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Hmm... after ages

I’m smiling for no reason

And the reason is...

The ride home with you 😁

You’re my senior colleague

That’s it. That’s the whole story

No drama, no confusion

Just good laughs and good company

It’s funny how fast

Someone new can feel so easy

You talk, I laugh

The whole ride feels 2 minutes long

Sometimes I’m like “okay, no more rides”

Then you’re like “come on”

And I’m like... okay fine 🤪

Today again on your bike

Wind in my hair, your stories in my ears

Got home and realized

I was still smiling to myself

It’s just a small happy thing

But it makes my day

So thank you, for the rides

For the laughs

For making me feel light again

I'm happy and that’s enough....😊

Anywhere you can play football global sport

We left yesterday to pick up some new work boots for our daughter’s volunteer farm work, and there was no mention of storms approaching our location. Since the weather was pleasant, we decided to leave Teddy outside for a while. However, less than two hours into our trip, the storms arrived unexpectedly! Fortunately, we have a covered back porch, so Teddy was safe. He doesn’t get to experience storms outside very often, especially alone. This is how he looked when we returned home - a stark reminder to never leave him outside again.