Yes, I know a little Greek — Oppaa!
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Perhaps I should have entitled this, ‘Yes, I know a little Greek restaurant.’
Last evening Betty mentioned that we ought to add a bit of spice to our lives by becoming a bit more spontaneous with some activities. I took the bait. So this morning I suggested that we head over to Alexandria and find us a noon eating place that we had not visited before. Seemed I remembered something about a middle eastern restaurant out on Jackson Street.
Off we go on our spontaneous trek in my Sport Trak pickup. Looking right and left, I spied it. There with all its glory was a sign that said, ‘Little Greek Restaurant.’ And what a spontaneous experience it was.
Ok, about the Oppaa…
The menu was all Greek to us, even though it was in English. The waitress suggested we try the 1/2 Zorba Appetizer. Wow — What a delight. The one plate was enough for the both of us. Talk about razzing your taste buds, that term lacks punch. It was absolutely enthralling to the taste. Think we’ve found us our special rendevous place.
Now for the ‘oppaa.’ Found that the Greeks have a lovely tradition. After the meal, Betty was handed a plate to be tossed and broken on the floor. Can you imagine? When she tossed it we were to say oppaa, which is a Greek word for hooray.
Asked what the tradition meant, the owner said it had two meanings. First, you make a wish, break the plate, saying oppaa, and the wish has to come true. The second meaning is that saying oppaa breaks the spell of the evil eye. Well, we pretty much took care of the evil eye thingee.
What a lovely restaurant. Ok, I’ll share where to find my ‘little Greek’ restaurant but just keep in mind that this is the Buddy/Betty secret rendevous place. Heres the web site:
http://www.littlegreekrestaurant.com/
Micah’s Messiah…
In about an hour and a half I’ll be sharing a study at Christian Challenge, entitled ‘Micah’s Messiah.’ (6:30 p.m. Central Time.)
Folks at Christian Challenge are scattering here and yon with Thanksgiving travels, so our attendance for this evening will likely be small. However, ‘Micah’s Messiah’ will give the real reason for what believers are most thankful for. (Hopefully we’ll have someone there who can operate the camera.)
Anyway service begins at 6:30 p.m. Central Time. If you would like to view a live service this evening, go to our web site at
http://www.christianchallenge.org/
On the left side click on ‘Video - Live and Archived.’ Then click on the tv screen in the center of the page. This will put you into a live service.
That’s it for now. Need to get ready for services this evening.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you,
Buddy
