….That fool probably can’t even spell Nebuchadnezzar…..this was Nebuchadnezzar….that idiot should be ashamed of himself for even attempting to dishonor this man’s image…..
“Nebuchadnezzar was the eldest son and successor of Nabopolassar, an Assyrian official who rebelled against the Assyrian Empire and established himself as the king of Babylon in 620 BC. Nebuchadnezzar is first mentioned in 607 BC, during the destruction of Babylon’s arch-enemy Assyria, at which point he was already crown prince. In 605 BC he and his ally Cyaxares, ruler of the Medes, led an army against the Assyrians and Egyptians, who were then occupying Syria, and in the ensuing Battle of Carchemish, Pharaoh Necho II was defeated, and Syria and Phoenicia were brought under the control of Babylon. Nabopolassar died in August 605 BC, and Nebuchadnezzar returned to Babylon to ascend the throne. For the next few years, his attention was devoted to subduing his eastern and northern borders, and in 595/4 BC there was a serious but brief rebellion in Babylon itself. In 594/3 BC, the army was sent again to the west, possibly in reaction to the elevation of Psamtik II to the throne of Egypt. During the Siege of Jerusalem, Nebuchadnezar captured King Jehoiachin along with prominent citizens and craftsman and appointed Zedekiah as King of Judah in his place, the latter rebelled and attempted to organize opposition among the small states in the region but his capital, Jerusalem, was taken in 587 BC (the events are described in the Bible’s Books of Kings and Book of Jeremiah). In the following years, Nebuchadnezzar incorporated Phoenicia and the former Assyrian provinces of Cilicia (southwestern Anatolia) into his empire and may have campaigned in Egypt. In his last years he seems to have begun behaving irrationally, “paying no heed to son or daughter,” and was deeply suspicious of his sons. The kings who came after him ruled only briefly and Nabonidus, apparently not of the royal family, was overthrown by the Persian conqueror Cyrus the Great less than twenty-five years after Nebuchadnezzar’s death.
The ruins of Nebuchadnezzar’s Babylon are spread over two thousand acres, forming the largest archaeological site in the Middle East. He enlarged the royal palace (including in it a public museum, possibly the world’s first), built and repaired temples, built a bridge over the Euphrates, and constructed a grand processional boulevard (the Processional Way) and gateway (the Ishtar Gate) lavishly decorated with glazed brick. Each spring equinox (the start of the New Year), the god Marduk would leave his city temple for a temple outside the walls, returning through the Ishtar Gate and down the Processional Way, paved with colored stone and lined with molded lions, amidst rejoicing crowds.”…..let me guess….the stage will resemble the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?…..go away Kayne….go back to your growing in attendance $500 a plate tent revival cult….and make sure everyone has plenty of Jim Jones Kool-Aid to drink!
GOTTA QUESTION FOR YA….Do people who jog….know they don’t have to?…..I mean, what’s the point?….I see people running on sidewalks….which is the worst thing to do to your poor knees, and hips, and ankles….unless a dog or the cops are after you…..so joggers….I’m going to let you know when you should run….when you’re at the beach…..and all of a sudden, the water looks like it’s heading towards the coast of France due to the fact….the water that was once around your waist….is now below your feet…..RUN…..when you’re sitting somewhere….and you see fifty people fly past you….and you have no reason why they’re running and screaming…..RUN….and if you’re smart….your ass should’ve been up off the bench after the 7th person ran past you….screaming…..crazy motherfuckers are coming towards you with weapons in their hands….RUN….you come home smelling differently than you did when you left….and your partner notices the scent of a new perfume you don’t have on a shelf in the bathroom….RUN….if you’re vacationing on a beautiful Pacific Ocean island….and the mountain behind you decided to throw-up the tomato soup it ate for lunch….RUN….if you’re strolling through the woods…..and a grizzly bear wants to know if you’re as fast as Usain Bolt’s last Olympic record….RUN…..other than that….if you want to run five miles…..try walking….you see more of your surroundings…..and it’s basically the same exercise….with less stress on your body….just sayin’…..anyway,…..
COOKING 101…..Ya’ll even meet those people who can’t cook?…..you’re in the supermarket….again because you didn’t see butter on the list….you forgot on the kitchen table….and you don’t do it on purpose but you look into to the wagon of the person in front of you….and you’re like…. “I tried that before and that shit taste nasty”……frozen pizza huh?…more frozen stuff….that is a lot of sugar you’re gonna drink….definitely diabetes in the making….fat foods and fat meats….where are the veggies?…and what in the hell is that?”….and you come to the conclusion and say to yourself…. “That person can’t cook worth a damn”….one time I was having a conversation about potatoes….yep….I let her know my wife and I were having smothered chicken and mashed potatoes and a nice salad of course….and then she asked me, “What’s mashed potatoes?”….yeah I did look at her weird….and so I told her in German…..which is……Kartoffelpüree……and then she asked, “So how long do you cook the potatoes?”…..my brother’s wife has a look where she raises one eyebrow….tilts her head….and give you a look that makes you realize…..seaweed is smarter than you….they’re potatoes…..cook them until they melt if you want to….you’re gonna smash them anyway…..but I told her, “Oh, I cook them until they fall off the bone”…..yeah, that ended the conversation and I looked in her wagon and realized…..she can’t cook worth a damn!….and while we’re on the subject of eating….and we can throw in drinking…..
FRANCE SAYS IT WILL RETALIATE IF US DOUBLES CHAMPAGNE, CHEESE PRICES…..No, don’t do it…..tell them to kiss it and don’t sell them a damn thing…..let them put that plastic Velveeta cheese on their sandwiches and omelets….no more brie….nothing….and champagne….you can sell them that crap….Dom Perignon, Taittinger and Veuve Clicquot…..that’s the worst stuff to put down your throat….wanna know why I know?…because I did road trips to the champagne region in France….the Montagne de Reims area….and was told by those who make their own….that, that expensive junk only has a shelf life of a three to five months….and sugar and brandy are also added to the mix….major taboo….hence the hangover….but profits matter more….and people buy it to impress, enjoy it and pay a lot of money for bullshit….now, the normal shelf life of a great champagne is seven years….and the grapes do matter….did you know they hire people to rotate the bottles for better control of the taste?…..me neither, until they told me….anyway,…..Louis Roederer Cristal and Krug….the best ever….Cristal is particular with their champagne….if the grapes aren’t right….they will not produce any….so I guess the grapes grown in 2012 were wonderful….because they just released the new crop in 2019…seven years later….so France, don’t retaliate….just sell them the garbage ones….and keep the good ones for those of us who appreciate great champagnes….FYI….the way you can tell whether you’re drinking a good one or a shit one….is by the size of the bubbles in your glass….and if they’re really tiny….like Cristal’s…..enjoy!