2005 - Year of Disappointment

So my friends, I have the uncomfortable task of bringing you sad news....again.

The Christmas Cactus has given us the slip once again. We arrived in Katy, Tx following our leads to find the I-10 under construction, filled with traffic, and horribly congested. With our map, purchased at some place called "Buckee's" somewhere in backwoods Texas, we located this place called Katy, and assumed it would be a small town west of the city of Houston. Simple, right? Wrong. This place is enormous. We drove for hours on end, sacrificing our own Christmas day while trying to faithfully follow the mystery.

We didn't locate the place until today when we spotted a yard displaying the sure signs of a Christmas Cactus plant (these signs will soon be published in my upcoming book, "The Legend of The Christmas Cactus: A Detective's Manual"). I tried to interview the home owner, a pastor of a local church. Unfortunately, he was loading his very large family into a van and heading out someplace. He said to call him and gave me a number, but I must have written it down wrong, because when I called, it turned out to be "Wok Bo Number 7 Buffet". Now I am at a loss.

I KNOW it was there! I saw the unmistakable signs in the yard, and was THIS CLOSE! Unfortunately, we have had to leave Katy due to pressing schedules and lack of funds. Maybe YOU can help me. Do you know of any Katy Texas area churches that fit the description "family inter-graded"? That's what I believe the pastor said to me. I didn't catch his name, so that's the only clue I have to go on.

So folks, unless we can locate the whereabouts of this pastor, we will be out of hope yet again.

As always, if you have any information leading to the discovery of the Christmas Cactus, or to report a sighting, please email us at legendofthechristmascactus@gmail.com.

Christmas Cactus confirmed in Katy, Texas

Another big break has come our way! The Christmas Cactus has been spotted in a yard in Katy, Texas! We are hoping to send our field unit to investigate, but it may take a few days to get there: While inspecting our previous lead in Austin, the water pump in the CCIB van went out, so we're in the shop, out of comission, and delayed. I hope we can be running in a few days or we will once again miss the opportunity of a lifetime to solve the mystery of just WHO is behind this Christmas Cactus legend!

Does anyone know where Katy, Texas is?

Christmas Cactus sighted in Texas

Word came through the Christmas Cactus alert network that there has been a sighting in Austin, Texas. On the 20th of December, a maroon Chevy pickup was seen speeding away from a home on Dakota Avenue off Carson Way, apparently on a botched planting mission.

As always, if you have any information leading to the discovery of the Christmas Cactus, or to report a sighting, please email us at legendofthechristmascactus@gmail.com.

-Mister E.