Back after a month (almost)

I can't believe it's been this long since I last posted. After that experience trying to write, I sort of backed off. Talk about writer's block. Nausea when you try? Truly stupid.

It has been RAINING here for 40 days by official weather bureau count. I haven't been able to ride for at least that long. BORING. And it doesn't look like stopping any time soon. We seem to be caught in a cycle of rain, evaporate, moisture goes back into the atmosphere, rain, evaporate...

I'm worried about Linda, if it doesn't stop raining so she can hold some classes. Like any enterprise, a riding school can only go so long without bringing in some income. This is why I HATE being poor. It would be so nice to be able to help friends out.

So.

Here is San Antonio in a nutshell: a mariachi wearing a Spurs championship cap. Backwards. Because the group was playing for the city celebration. I love this town. Got to work the championship parade on the river. Got to get clos(er)to the players, although not that much closer. Still, I was THERE and only at the top of the Arneson River Theater instead of sitting at home watching on TV.

We went to see Plácido Domingo perform. Oh my God. I don't care how old he is, I don't care if his voice isn't still in its prime. He was wonderful. He sang "Granada" for one of his encores and it made me cry. He also had a mariachi (not the same one as for the Spurs parade) that performed during his encores and it's easy to see where his heart is. He was magnificent during the opera selections, but absolutely moving during the encores, when he sang zarzuela, folk songs and mariachi.

Oh, how amazing. The National Weather Service has just issued a flash flood warning. Just imagine. And after only 40 days of rain. For this they interrupted a rerun of "M*A*S*H"?

Off to wring out my hair and smooth my gills down.