Two random, disjointed, unrelated thoughts

I am taking a break from near-continuous genealogy to write my thoughts.

1. I very much like sleeping with the sounds of real rain falling outside my open bedroom windows and the controlled sound of thunderstorms coming from my Alexa Echo device inside on my nightstand.
2. The warmth from the gel heating pad I feel on my aching left knee is soothing and wonderful. The after-effects will last about an hour; then the pain will return.