Local Elections

Thank you for all your emails supporting this forum of expression and opinion. The election for the county commissioner is coming up very soon. The Ruthorford Blogger pleads with you to research all the candidates. We see the economic condition of this country failing in a very fast manner. Do not let the presidential race overshadow the local elections. This is the time to vote into office those whose track record shows they walk like they talk and are willing to take this county out of the dark ages and into the light of actually doing the will of its citizens. The saying, "follow the money" is so true in this county. If our citizens let this important opportunity of voting out the thugs pass them by then any chance of this county's recovery will fade into darkness. And so it goes........

The Rutherford Blogger

The Rutherford Blogger

Hello Readers!

Rogue Elephant hit and run on Pea Ridge Road

Sad news today for local Republican party mascot, Rutho the elephant. Deputies happened upon the elephant's carcass approximately 3:00 am Saturday morning. Since there were not any witnesses 5 wreckers were summoned to the scene to try to remove the elephant from the roadway. Upon lifting the elephant deputies found a flattened moped with a flattened chimpanzee attached. Local SPCA lawyers deny any alcohol use nor did the chimp have any previous DWI's.

If anyone knows any information leading to the arrest of the perpetrator is asked to call Lazy 'EYE's Animal Ranch or myself here at the Rutherford Blogger. No democrats have yet to be brought in For Questioning.

FBI Releases all Files Kept on Martin Luther King.

Hello and how is everyone in this fair county today. One of the most famous laws passed in the latter third of the last century was the Freedom of Information Act. Any citizen could petition the government for a copy of any documents not listed as classified. This law's intent was to keep the Government honest. Too bad our "honest" government takes months to years to hand over requested documents as of recent. Today the Feds released all notes and documents that were kept on King during his public life. You may download all or part of these documents from the link below. They are in a zip archive format. Just click on any file and it will download automatically.

Click on this Link For Access to the Documents.

This is my first blog post here on the Ketchup Kronicle. First I would like to thank Earl Wallace for the privilege to share my thoughts and experiences living here in Rutherford County. Perhaps you have seen me in Wal Mart or hanging out at that drug store downtown.

My family settled here in 1385 A.D. and we are the descendants of Leif Erickson the Norwegian seafaring explorer who landed on the north shores of the Canadian Atlantic Ocean. I can fully understand if my readers flatly refuse to believe my family origins. I will try to expand on these statements in further blogposts.

One of the public services I would like to provide is to publish any rumors about possible new industry locating to Rutherford county. Please use the email contact form below to email us your information for publishing in this blog.

Gimme de Gas

Gimme de Gas!

Here we are out driving around looking for gas while burning gas to try to find gas! What is with that? Kind of reminds me of an end of the world science fiction novel. Someone pointed out today that its cheaper to smoke than to buy gas. Who wants to go green and freeze their knuckles off riding a stupid bicycle. Well are we going to see a economic downturn in meth labs and an increase in gas thefts? Even if this is temporary why are people taking this whole mess lying down? Buy less gas or boycott the stuff? Thats an asinine idea for sure.

Church Signs

Be Fishers of Men.... You catch 'em, He'll Clean 'em.

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A family altar can alter a family.

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A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing.

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Don't put a question mark where God put a full stop.

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Don't wait for 6 strong men to take you to church.

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Exercise daily. Walk with the Lord!

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Forbidden fruits create many jams.

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Give God what's right, not what's left!

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Give Satan an inch and he'll be a ruler.

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God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called.

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God grades on the cross, not the curve.

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God loves everyone, but probably prefers "fruits of the spirit" over

"religious nuts"!

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God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage.

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Having truth decay? Brush up on your Bible!

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He who angers you, controls you!

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He who is good at making excuses is seldom good for anything else..

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He who kneels before God can stand before anyone!

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Kindness is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back.

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Most people want to serve God, but only in an advisory capacity.

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Never give the devil a ride! He will always want to drive!

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Nothing ruins the truth like stretching it.

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Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.

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"Pray" is a four letter word that you can say anywhere.

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Prayer - Don't give God instructions - just report for duty!

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The Will of God will never take you to where the Grace of God will not

protect you.

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This Church is "Prayer Conditioned"!

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To be almost saved is to be totally lost.

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WARNING: Exposure to the Son may prevent burning!

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Watch your step carefully! Everyone else does

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We don't change the message, the message changes us.

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We set the sail; God makes the wind.

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We're too blessed to be depressed.

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Wisdom has two parts: 1) Having a lot to say. 2) Not saying it.

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Worry is the darkroom in which "negatives" are developed.

Why Linux and Is it too Hard to Use?

Why Linux and Is it too Hard to Use?

Linux is a free operating system invented by a computer scientist named Linus Torvald. Linux is what is known as an "open source" operating system. The programming is done by many programmers who get together and share their work with each other. Their are over 400 different flavors of Linux based on the original design. As opposed to Windows Linux is free for anyone to download and install on as many computers as one wishes. One of the newest and easiest to learn is known as UBUNTU version 8.0.4. It can do anything that Windows XP can do as far as browsing sites like youtube.com, burning dvds, playing movies and internet radio.

One of the best reasons to use Linux is that their is no need for antivirus or antispyware software. The operating system is "bulletproof". Security software in Windows tends to use up alot of system memory and cpu time that could otherwise be used for programs.

More later on this subject.

-Earl Wallace

Product Review, Magicjack.com Telephone Service

Product Review, Magicjack.com Telephone Service

I have been trying out a new product called the "MagicJack" internet telephone device. It looks like a USB thumbrive 1"x2"x:3/8" with a usb plugin at one end and a regular telephone jack in the other end. It comes with built in software which executes when the Magic Jack is pluged into the computer. I have been following the inventor/entrepreneur for the last year keeping up with his business plan. He sells this device on his website www.magicjack.com.

I plunked down $46 dollars from my debit card and ordered it. Of the $46.00 twenty of it is for the Magicjack itself, $20.00 for a years unlimited calls both local and long distance. There are no "hidden" extras to purchase at anytime. Each following year its 19.00 , yes 19.00!

I am not making any money off of this article nor provided with any free product. I received the Magic Jack in just three days. I plugged it into my pc and the software came right up. After estabishing a simple signup I got my local phone number and was up and running in 15 minutes.

If you go to any other computer in any state where their is a a broadband connection you will have your home phone with you. The call clarity I have found to be excellent along with the voice mail and other services that are ordinarily offered by land line and cell companies. The only drawback one could say is that the computer would have to stay on all the time. No big thing, use the phone when the computer is on. I do not have a problem with that scenario, just get an old laptop or desktop and hook it to the internet! Magicjack even offers 911 service.

Dollar for dollar telephone service for 19 bucks a year. Not a crazy offer.

-Earl Wallace

The New Neighbor Corner

The New Neighbor Corner

Ain't it Grand! They live amongst us quietly and without fanfare so as to keep a low profile.

If you lived in a mud hut without running water and sewer facilities would you not flee to this area?

Well heck yeah! "These gullible Americans just give us everything; Food

stamps, education, welfare money, free car insurance etc."

Is it not strange that we allow our government to continue to let the vast majority of these

"dear illegals" into the country despite the public outcry?

We could even be led to think that our government does not care what the citizens want so we continue to look the other way.

It appears that this situation proves that we are allowing the government to continue taking away our freedom.

Yes, Yes, they work cheap and do the jobs others dont want to perform.

Lets see; they work for minimum wage and are "good workers". So when you add the food

stamps, free hospitalization and all the other handouts in a lot of cases they are making the

same or even more than the average citizen.

Are we citizens "cutting off our nose" to spite our face?

Can we not play the "Deportation Song"?

What do you think? Use the email form on this page to share your reaction. They will be

posted on the "Reader's Posts" page.

-Earl Wallace