That sucking sound you heard yesterday ...

… was NOT the Dallas Cowboys! They won a thriller of a game against the San Francisco 49ers — in overtime — after tying the score with a field goal during the final four seconds of the game. Then Cowboys wide receiver Jesse Holley ran an amazing 77-yard play that allowed them another kick to win 27 to 24. Quarterback Tony Romo even played with a BROKEN RIB. We got so excited we almost couldn’t finish our spaghetti and meatballs.

Now I have three important football-related questions, and I invite all Howdygramsters to answer by clicking the “comments” link at the end of this post or sending an email.

1. What the hell is a “nippleback.”
2. Why is there a “nose tackle” position when I thought everybody was supposed to wear a helmet.
3. How much do Gatorade squirters get paid.

For your possible interest here is a photo of Jesse Holley after his 77-yard run. He was either celebrating or praying for rain. (The prayer worked. See next paragraph.) I do not have a photo of Tony Romo’s rib.

Big weather news. At last, we got slammed with a huge severe thunderstorm that started last night around 8 p.m. According to the Dallas Morning News, Mesquite reported 2¼" of rain in one hour along with 70 m.p.h. straight-line winds. A lot of suburbs also received one-inch hail (I am perfectly happy to do without hail) and more than 50,000 homes in the Dallas area are still without power. Sam and I turned out the lights in the family room and watched the storm in the dark.

For those of you who need to know things like this, WE DID IT. We bought new furniture for our family room! On Saturday Sam and I spent a couple of hours at the La-Z-Boy Gallery near home and decided they really didn’t have what we wanted. Until we walked through the store we never realized that every sectional sofa they sell has built-in recliners, and at 6'5" Sam is way too tall for recliners. So yesterday we wound up at Haverty’s Furniture and ordered an oversized top grain leather armchair for Sam with a matching ottoman and a fabulous upholstered sectional.

Everything will be delivered in five to seven weeks. Samples from Haverty’s website are posing for you below. These are the actual colors that we bought.

I think I’ll go back to bed now. Sam probably didn’t even know I was gone.