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Apr 2020
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Little Happier: A Loud Noise Woke Me Up ...

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project
About this episode

NOTE: This episode was recorded before the COVID-19 situation took hold. Given the rapidly changing situation, it may be jarring to hear me ignore it—and that’s why.

The sound of a train racing across the countryside, deep in the night, reminded me of my childhood visits to my grandparents in Nebraska.

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