Watching for weather.

The National Weather Service has issued a thunderstorm watch for all of north Texas — including Howdygram headquarters in Mesquite — until 11 p.m. tonight. Trust me, “watches” are a meaningless threat around here because the storms almost never materialize. (We’re still in the middle of an “excessive drought.”) Tonight might be different, though. I just noticed there’s a 90% chance of severe thunderstorms from 7 to 10 p.m., which makes it a lot more probable than the typical storm watch. I sincerely hope Sam will be home before the fun starts because we enjoy watching weather together. He’s still at work.

The Cowboys won today. All of a sudden everyone loves Tony Romo again.

Don’t tell anybody, but I didn’t actually see the whole game. I gave up halfway through when the Redskins were ahead and watched a very good whodunit from 1939 called The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (see below) with Ida Lupino and Warren William. Sam called afterwards with the final score.

For the record, I don’t regret my choice because I like Warren William more than Tony Romo. He’s great in mysteries and always reminds me of a classic silent movie villain with that screwy pencil mustache.

I think I’ll take a hot shower now and then rearrange some plants and doodads. If you run into Sam, please tell him to come home. Thank you.