THEME: stormy weather found in first words of random phrases
GOOD ONES: Weather advisory {& theme} STORM-WARNING
Stops on the way home? BASES [home plate in baseball: must've been left in by mistake]
BTW: Thingy GISMO [I thought it was with a zee; I understand only a bit better why TASE is spelled without a zee, though I want to read it as I do "erase" rather than "phase." ]
Shortened wd. ABBR [another spelling I never got: why two b's if we want brevity?]
60's militant campus org. SDS [actually they were less a militant organization than disruptive kids opposed to the draft]
RATING:

Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun