Yesterday was supposed to have been the first day of Fiesta in San Antonio, a 10-day excuse to have tons of parties in which hundreds of thousands of people show up to eat, drink and take time off. This is a huge thing in the city. Next Friday is even a holiday for many businesses because the parades downtown block off all traffic. Anyway, it rained all day with no sign of stopping, so the openings yesterday were cancelled. Today looks no better. But I still have to judge a tamale-cooking contest (only half outdoors). Should be fun.