Word of the Day

execrable |ˈeksikrəbəl|adjectiveextremely bad or unpleasant : execrable cheap wine.

Places to Eat (or not)

One nice thing about living in Provo is the wide selection of restaurants that are constantly opening and closing and reopening.  I like to try out new places, and I figured that I should share my opinion with you, my three faithful readers.  Here's the rundown:

1) Ultimate Broiler and Grill: Greek Food- I love this place.  There is perhaps nothing better than reconstituted lamb slow-roasted by electric heating elements and then served in gyro form.  Geoff and I stumbled upon this place over the winter and ate there almost every week.  The place is never that busy so we think that we single-mouthedly have kept the place in business.  As far as I know it's the only Greek place in Provo/Orem, so if you need your fix it's the place to go.  I'm sure most of the food is pretty good, but I've only ever ordered the gyro and I want nothing else.  The restaurant is located on the east side of State St. in Orem just north of the library.  Go there now.

2) Poor Boys Barbeque- These guys opened up a while back in the space of the former Smart Cookie just southeast of campus.  It's one of those places that only has one menu item in three sizes.  The item is the pulled pork sandwich.  Since that is my favorite form of pork, I was pretty excited, but it was only okay.  I think they're trying to be the new J-Dawgs.  I can't fully endorse this establishment, but it's worth a shot.  

3) Ninja Express- Do not be deceived: it's a chinese restaurant.  I think that the whole ninja thing is either an attempt to cash in on the perceived college student 80s-throwback-fascination with ninjas, or an attempt to highlight how speedy their delivery is (yes, they deliver).  Now, simply from the location, you know that this place probably won't be around long.  It's on the second floor of the building that houses the Thai Ruby, a space that has been occupied by such failed ventures as El Azteca, Gold Medal Pizza, and the Mitt Romney campaign.  I decided to dine in, lest I have to tip the delivery guy.  I could go into extreme detail about why I don't like this place, but I won't.  Suffice it to say that a)they don't serve any appetizer-type food (i.e. no egg rolls, no pot-stickers), b) the entree was tiny and the sauce and veggies tasted canned, c) the combo cost me $8.  The only highlight was the juice drink that had real fruit in it.  That was it.  Stick with Panda Express.  There hasn't been awesome chinese food in Provo since Munchies closed.  Final verdict: you wouldn't want to eat there.

Word of the Day

aleatory |ˈālēəˌtôrē; ˈal-|adjectivedepending on the throw of a die or on chance; random.• relating to or denoting music or other forms of art involving elements of random choice (sometimes using statistical or computertechniques) during their composition, production, or performance.

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harridan |ˈharidn|nouna strict, bossy, or belligerent old woman : a bullying old harridan.

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persiflage |ˈpərsəˌflä zh |noun formallight and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter.

More from the Gospel of Peter and Molly

This gospel that I have discovered seems to be yielding more and more surprises.  Firstly, upon closer analysis the two main interlocutors in the logia are identified as Peter and Molly.  As far as I know, Molly is mentioned nowhere else in the Jewish/Christian corpus; be it canonical, apocryphal, or pseudepigraphic.  It even seems like the Peter here is not the Apostle, but someone else entirely.  Given this information I feel compelled to call this new gospel "The Gospel of Peter and Molly".  I hope you all approve.  Secondly, it would appear that this text is not merely a collection of sayings, but also includes a few narrative vignettes.  These brief accounts generally portray conversations that Jesus has with figures other than Peter and Molly.  Although these portions differ somewhat from the other sayings I have numbered them among the logia for the sake of continuity.  The logion that I'm sharing with you today has some very striking similarities with Mark 10:17-22, even matching the text exactly in some places.

Logion 3: "And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?  And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.  Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Honor thy father and mother.  And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these things have I observed from my youth.  Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, acquire great riches, buy a boat for thyself and fine clothing for thy wife: and come, let me borrow thy horse when I need to make long journeys.  And he was happy at that saying, and went away rejoicing: for his father-in-law had an excellent job waiting for him."

Enlightening!

Word of the Day

epigone |ˈepiˌgōn|noun ( pl. epigones |ˈepiˌgōnz| or epigoni |iˈpigəˌnī|)a less distinguished follower or imitator of someone, esp. an artist or philosopher : the epigone's habit of exaggerating his master's voice.