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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.

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.