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thanks for sharing that, im recieving those kind of mails regularly and as I thought they are scam!

Beginning with Season 3, you can find them in the "TV Shows" section of the iTunes store.

Is there anywhere online that I can watch re-runs of HELLS KITCHEN! I just started watching this season and I want to see the old ones.

One reason my diet is so irony-rich…
I picked this one out of the spamm-trap, for your amusement. And mine. OK, mainly for mine....

9/11 +9: It is time to move on
Nine years ago… and I remember it as vividly as if it was yesterday. I was getting ready to get ready for work, when my attention was drawn…...

Read a Quran Day
As I noted earlier, I plan on undertaking an alternative to the “Burn a Quran Day” activity one Florida “church” has planned...

Don't know why I was slow in getting here, but this is awesome! I'm still up in the air about the read the Qur'an day, as I'm hoping the burn the Qur'an people's 15 minutes will be up soon, but if not, it's a good idea. Thanks for this!

MasterChef: Train Wrecks Auditions, Part II
This week… on MasterChef…...

Hello, world.
Howdy! {{waves}} This is my first post on my brand-spanking-new WordPress blog. Now, most of you who know me, know that I have been a blogger…...

AppsFire look great, gonna have to try that out =)

Thanks for the post, Ed. I am trying to get carpenter to clarify exactly what he means - so far he has not indicated that he meant it metaphorically.

Language matters, and I think making the kind of statement he did has the potential to inspire someone else with less self-restraint. I wrote about this idea a couple years ago: http://blogs.chron.com/thestraightpath/2008/07/just_a_step_away_1.html after the slaughter in a Unitarian church by a man who "hated liberals."

Ex malum bonus
This afternoon, I read something which weighed heavy on my soul: a blog post over at Houston Belief about a planned "observance" on September 11 this year. The observance? Just read an excerpt from the announcement:
“On September 11th, 2010, from 6p...

Well, you know --- your boss is pretty gullible.

Trackback:
http://www.paulanashholliday.com/2010/07/on-morphing-from-flower-to-human.html

Ed:

Coffee, leave nose. Meet keyboard.

You have definitely returned the favaor on that one :)

Thanks for the photos. I believe in free expression and the right for people to show their ignorance; however, I pray the American public will see the difference between right and wrong. Tasteless protesting in front of a sacred place like the Houston Holocaust Museum is definitely legal but immoral. Thanks to the bikers for showing up.

One last thought that just crossed my mind, after I wrote my reply to Mainline Mom: "Lois" was responsible for the 'creation' of 3 new local celebrities: @HortZac, #RedShirtGuy, and @CorpzFlowrLois. Three celebrities, not because they can play a sport, or make a film, or due to being part of a human train wreck, but because of a flower. And, because they were good at what they did. A horticulturalist, a photojournalist, and an online media editor. What role models for our kids to follow!

~EdT.

asz - I am so glad to hear you are renewing your membership - and you are right, when dealing with new/unusual life forms, things don't always go perfectly (just ask any parent!)

laanba - It's also interesting to see how many pics of Lois are showing up in "Assignment: Houston" this month! (Including from me!)

mossrose - "horticulture history" - love it!

~EdT.

MainlineMom - The backlash wasn't real widespread. In addition to the usual trollish commentary on Chron.com, there were several trolls and discontents that started using the #CorpseFlower tag on Twitter (meaning they showed on the site with the webcam images), some of which bled over into Facebook, thanks to the auto-feeds from Twitter. After a while, it sorta got under my skin, prompting this post.

On the bright side: a whole lotta folks enjoyed seeing Lois (also Zac and RedShirtGuy), and Bonnie did us all a favor and stayed away!

Hope you're enjoying your time back East, we'll be sure and save some heat & humidity for your return! :-)

~EdT.

Great post, Ed. I was unaware there was any backlash but I'm not surprised. I agree totally that it was well worth it. I never got a chance to visit Lois, but I love the Butterfly center and HMNS in general.

#SLGT!

Good job, but I have to admit my patience wore thin on the trolls, so I just wstopped watching. no reason to spoil my Lois experience now by getting all upset. did you see my blog?
http://www.paulanashholliday.com/
Lois and Me

Great blog post! I don't think I have been this excited about a natural wonder since the most recent passing of Halley's Comet (way back in the 80s). I have been following Lois' progress and have taken advantage of an awesome learning opportunity for my 7yo daughter. Talk about summer school! the HMNS sure has a lot to offer.

Yes, the media has been there, waiting and waiting and it has been good business for media and museum alike. There are many other stories (ugly) stories covered that I can really stop, but for Lois...c'mon! It's not like a bloom like this occurs all the time, so for the HMNS folk to not get it right on is not unrealistic. I think the wait made it the more spectacular and I would have not been happy if I had heard about it the day of.
On a side note, our HMNS membership expires 7/31/10 and was considering dropping it. Knowing all they do and how much our $ helps expand the programs has made me change my mind.

Thumbs up to all!

Thank you so much for your wonderful post! I saw the link to your blog on the live feed tweets. I've been watching Lois for days and haven't been able to get there, but will do so later tonight after a party.
I know my "whopping $8.00" will be more than worth it to see something that doesn't happen that often and only for the 2nd time in Texas! The museum deserves every dime they've collected. It's not free to keep the museum open 24/7. Truly, is $8 so much to see something so rare? And for those who think the whole Lois saga was a ploy by HMNS, puh-leeeeeze. It's not HMNS, it's "Mother Nature" and she has her own clock and her own timeline for all things. :)
I wasn't too thrilled with the whole tweet thing myself, since I haven't 'crossed over' to twitterdom yet, but now I must admit, it's nice to read what others thought of their visit(s). It also made me smile to see how so many different people have gotten on the Lois train.
Thank you again. I can't wait to see her tonight. Even if the smell has waned! ;)

Well said!

Well written Ed. Not to mention this is horticulture history right in H-town.

Wonderful, wonderful post Ed. I was getting so aggravated with some of the stuff I was reading on the corpse flower hashtag. I needed this reminder that it is the same trolls and people that talk without knowing what they are talking about that I run into in other corners of the internet.

Lois and the museum have made the month of July so much fun. I don't think the museum was out to get people. When they set Lois out in the Butterfly Center they really thought she was going to bloom within days. The fact that it took much longer than that is not their fault and certainly not part of some grand scheme hatched in the basement of the museum.

Hello i was see your site,its wonderful,and inspiring me to improve my blog :)

#CorpseFlower Watch: Houston, We Have Stank!
First thing when I got up this morning, I checked out the status of the #funkwatch on #CorpseFlower Lois. I wasn't disappointed:
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#CorpseFlower Watch: Asserting Control
Breaking News: On Day 7 (or 8, or 9, or... oh, never mind!) of the #CorpseFlower Watch, we have just received world from the Nation's Capital that The Regime, tiring of hearing how productivity has tanked all over the country as people quit work to st...

#CorpseFlower Watch: Asserting Control
Breaking News: On Day 7 (or 8, or 9, or... oh, never mind!) of the #CorpseFlower Watch, we have just received world from the Nation's Capital that The Regime, tiring of hearing how productivity has tanked all over the country as people quit work to st...

Those are my cake balls.
www.littleheavenlybites.com

Could be that someone accidentally entered your item's tracking number for an item delivered last year. Or UPS has discovered a practical use for thiotimoline.

Life... After Lindsay
This series (which is somewhat of a parody of the Life After People series on the History Channel) is not meant to answer the questions about how Lindsay disappeared from the face of the earth. Whether as a result of being consumed by an (alleged) add...

Hell's Kitchen: Changes
Hell's KitchenJun 15, 2010
Continuing this week... in HELL'S KITCHEN:

We just finished Hour One, in which

The President of the USofA invoked "executive privilege" to pontificate for 15 minutes or so on how evil those British oilmen are;
Th...

My boss would reply with something lik "You must've bumped your head!" and then roll her eyes as well.

Rose - better yet, go to http://twitter.com and do a search on #hk7 (the hashtag I will be using for Hell's Kitchen tweets.) I probably won't write up the episode until the weekend, but I will be live-Tweeting during the episode tonight.

Thanks for reading!

~EdT.

I'm bummed because I'm away from home on business and the stupid Hilton I'm staying at doesn't carry FOX. I was looking forward to the show tonight.
I'll come back here in the moring to get my update.

Thanks!

You know this plan will only serve to create an alternate timeline(s) without the leak, right? And while the people in that/those time line(s) will undoubtedly benefit, the people in this timeline will have to pay for the time travel R&D, the DeLorean etc.

And will it really help these alternate time lines? They really need to learn how to fix mistakes on their own. Depending on the the parental time line to wipe their noses every time something goes the least little bit wrong just encourages an unhealthy dependency.

Ha! Was waiting on the blog to have the Hell's Kitchen recap ever since you mentioned it in the Idol chat.

Looks to be a good start to the show, can't wait for next week.

I am ridiculously excited to learn of the existence of the interrobang. Thanks!

Muahahaha. Is this for real? :) lol

http://whenredmeansgo.blogspot.com

To me, raising children is the best part of life. It's as if its the only way to really experienced life. Happy Birthday to your son.

W. O. R. D.

Ed~

I'm a new customer of SmartMeals (and recent but ardent fan of J.R.: lol, I have the e-trail to prove it!). While I'm mindful of "keeping the girlish figure," I don't always succeed. So I was delighted to find this #SLGT option for light fare. Only downside: I live on the far west side, so I shan't be frequenting the stores too often. I shall when I can though, if only to get a whiff of that pizza ... and J.R.! (He smells good.) :)

Christine

P.S. Tres clever on the "I shot J.R." caption!

Its truly healthy food that tastes excellent. The chicken parmesan is one of my favorites! Go Smart Meals!

Sarah: I don't know what route your husband takes to get home, but if he uses the Westpark Tollway he can certainly swing by the Fountain View location, then hop on the tollway easy enough. Or, you can swing by there when you go to Camera Exchange :) Alas, I have no idea why my blogging software didn't like your "normal" email address.

Imelda: I. am. so. jealous. :)

J.R.: You're welcome, my friend.

~EdT.

Hi Ed!

I too have tried Smart Meals and they are really tasty! The Talapia is excellent as are the wraps. I was lucky enough to be on site when they were making pizzas and got to try it fresh out of the oven. AMAZING! So awesome that its all so healthy! The whole Smart Meals staff is fantastic. I know they are going to reach so many more people and spread the #GainHealth ideals with their new location.

Oh and thanks for "Shooting" me. LOL!!!

Ed,

First and foremost, THANK YOU, for all the years of support and friendship. I really appreciate you and your wonderful family. Seeing you the other day at the museum was not only great, but it made me happy to see you out and about. I'm WOWED by all this outstanding news of you and #GainHealth going on. I was just talking about this with Dona. I'm so PROUD of what you are doing and want to be as much help and there for you, as y'all are for me. Let's all #GainHealth TOGETHER, so we can live longer healthier lives. I'm in the YOU business, not ME.
"You can have everything you want in life, if you help enough other people get what they want" ~ Zig Ziglar

This couldn't be any more true my friend. Take care and have a great weekend!!
Cheers #SLGT
J.R. Cohen

Great! I wish it were more convenient for me, living out here in Katy. Maybe I can have my husband swing by on his way home from the Galleria. Their photos on the website certainly do LOOK appetizing :)

And...your blog is saying my normal email adddress is invalid. Um, no?