Do not judge lest you be judged, For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measuered to you.  "And why do you look at the speck to you.  "And why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye?  "Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out your eye.' and behold , the log is in your own eye?' "You hyprocrite, the log is in your own eye? "You hyprocrite, first take the log out of your eye, and then you will clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye. Matthew 7:1-5

What made me think of this is that Lady talking about another person and she said "There something wrong with him."  Well who is she to judge.  Just because one is different doesn't make them wrong. 

So often people are judgemental.  They cast judgement of others without thinking.  I think everyone needs to be more accepting.

So what if something is a sin.  Can't we love the sinner, and hat the sin?  Jesus was around the sinners of his day.  Should we do the same?

I saw this:
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/308752/may-05-2010/alpha-dog-of-the-week---george-rekers?xrs=synd_facebook

You this is exactly what I am talking about.  They "church" cares more for it's building funds, and sunday schools then it does what really matters.  One thing is I think people are more important then other things.  For example, Jesus never had a church.  Yet he has left a profound impact on humanity.

I really feel the "church", needs to get back to the basics.  They need to get back to putting people first.  They need to get back to helping people.

Personally, I think they need some new people in DVR or the Department of ReVocalization.  For example, I really feel education is a way someone can improve they're lot in life.  Even if they dont' work in a field that people got their degree in.  If the idea is to get people working then getting more education is vital.

For example, I really feel that getting some classes in communications would help me on the job.  Getting more education would I would also get more skills.  This would help me find a job.

My generation can't count on going to work for one company.  We can't can't count on going to work for one company and work for them our whole life.  If it happens, it's nice, but it's going to be more and more less common.

I think that everyone needs to have more then one source of income.  Rather then one source of income.  That way if one source dries up they have other sources.  For instance, most people who have a business, reinvested the money they have made back into it. 

"And they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to him, in order to trap Him in a statement."  Mark 12: 13

Now this reminds me of Mr.Moyer.  Oh, sure he acts nice too you.  But behind his smile, lies something else.

"I AM the true vine, and My Father is the vinedressor.  "Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it, that it may bear more fruit.  "You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. "Abide in Me, and I in you.  As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in me.  "I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing.  "If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away as a branch, and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned." John 15:1-6

 Now this makes me think of Reedsburg Police Department.  Now I KNOW there are Christains on it.  However, do there actions really show it?  Instead of going after people they KNOW have committed crimes, they are going after innocent people, who just trying be productive members of society.  

Do their actions really "bear fruit"?  Is this what Christ would do?  I believe that if one truly is a Christian, that it will effect one's actions.

For example, I know a police officer wanted to arrest me because I haven't been going to his church.  Personally, I think the entire Reedsburg Police Department ought to be fired and then charged with Police Harassment.  They're are alot of people looking for jobs right now.  If they can't do there job right get someone in who can.

The honorable citizens deserve better then what they are getting.  Police Department is paid to do a job.  Not sit by and eat donuts.  

Personally, I think we need to radically change the social security system.  If it aint broke don't fix it.  Well, it is going broke so it needs to be fixed.

Thing is that social security isn't enough to live on.  Since as you get older so do your medical bills.  Also even if one contributes to their 401k it's not enough. Workers ought to be paid out of money that is saved up while they are working.  Not being paid out of from future workers.  Therefore, American's need to save more, and spend less.   

However, this money shouldn't be kept in Uncle Sam's piggybank.  The politicians have raided it before.  Therefore how do we know it won't happen again?  Personally, I think it would be better if a person could choose which institution held their retirement money.  Also why can't I take my stock from one 401k, to another investment vehicle. Why does one have to sell it?  I ought to be able to transfer that stock between plans such as a 401k or roth without selling it.

Another thing is that, most people don't have the financial literacy to select there own stocks.  Most people were better off with a pension then a 410k.  Most people don't want to spend the time researching stocks.  Personally, I feel that most people would be better off with mutual funds then with individual funds.  However, I feel the minority ought to be able to select what is invested in there accounts.

Now you may be saying, well, Earthpaladin what about all this financial corruption on wal-street?  Well, that's exactly why we need to enforce the regulation that is already there.  For example, Berney Madoff, now I can't believe one man ripped off that many people by himself.  Obviousily he is protecting people perhaps some relatives.  Also what about these feeder funds?  One of the reasons that these people are paid so much money to begin with is that the liability of holding these positions.

The age for getting social security may also need to be increased.  Younger workers may have to work longer to get it.  Now I don't think people who are getting ready to retire, how ever people who still have time to save money ought to be doing so.

What I think they should double the social security tax immediately.  Then the increase would go to people's own accounts.  As time passes more and more of it would go into people's own accounts.  

Another thing is that illegal immigrants pay sales taxes, but they don't pay income or social security taxes.  However they get social security benifits.  If people come here illegally they ought to pay a penalty on deliquent taxes.  They have been taking taxes out of my paychecks.  I think that companies that hire them ought to pay a huge fine for doing so.   

 

 

"A certain nobleman went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself, and then return.  And he called ten of his slaves, and gave them ten milnas, and said to them, 'Do business with this until I come back.'  "But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying 'We do not want this man to reign over us.'  "And it came about that when he returned, after receiving the kingdom, he ordered that these slaves, to whom he had given the money, be called to him in order that he might know what business they had done.  "And the first appeared, sayng, 'Master, your minas has made ten , minas more."  "And he said to him, 'Well done, good slave, because you have been faithful in a very little thing, be in authority over ten cities.'  "And the second came, saying, 'Your mina, master, has made five minas.'  "And he said to him also, 'And your are to be over five cities.'  "And another came saying, 'Master, behold your mina, which I kept put away in a handkerchief; for I was afraid of you, because your are an exacting chief; for I was afraid of you, because you did not lay down, and reap what you did not sow.'  "He said to him, 'By your own words I will judge you, you worthless slave.  Did you know that I am an exacting man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow?  'Then why did you not put the money in the bank, and having come, I would have collected it with interest?;  "And he said the bystanders, 'Take the mina away from him, and give it to the one who has the ten minas.'  "And they said to him, 'Master, he has ten minas already.'  "I tell you that to everyone who has shall more be given, but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away. Luke 19: 11-26 

This reminds me of Trish at the Wilderness.  For one thing, they ought to have planned better for expenses.  If they double the size of the resort they ought to increase the housekeeping budget.  I was taught in my business management course work that a person shouldn't be held responsible for things that they can't control.  However, she was in a position where she could the costs.

If the company isn't making money the management ought to be the first to take a pay cut.  They are in a position where they have a control on the costs.  They should be setting the example.  Not trying to run the place into the ground.

Year after year they lost their best workers because they were too stingy with the wages.  Now sure they can go hire new people.  But on average it costs 1200 dollars per hire on company.  Now that's not talking like a supervisor, that's talking a regular joe.

They put people in a supervisor positions who didn't know what they were doing.  Sure they can train them, but they don't.  Personally, if I were the owners, I would have a management shakeup and it would start with Human Resources then work it way to every department.

Personally, I think the Ho Chunk Nation and Sauk County should do a venture to buy Reedsburg Utility Service.  For one thing, then the Ho Chunk Nation would own the part of the utility.  Reedsburg Utility service could then provide services on their reservation.

Then they would have a say over the internet, phone, eletrical, sewer, and gas.  Perhaps they could have the Reedsburg Utility service use more renewable energy sources such as letting people setup wind turbines, or solar panels.  For example, perhaps then Reedsburg Utility could provide free service to the Ho Chunk in exchange for use of it's servers.  That would reduce overhead for the business.

Also they could run fiber lines on their property in exchange for free internet access.  There property lies between the Dells and Baraboo.  This would allow people to use the internet more.  For example, with internet access they might be better informed about things.

Reedsburg Utility could use this money to expand services.  For example, they could cover more areas such as less more rural areas such as La Valle or Lyndon station.  This would be a competive advantage against other companies that don't offer services in other areas.

With better internet people might have to drive less.  Then if they drive less they use less oil, and wear and tear on their vehicles.  This would help reduce pollution.

With friends like Lance Nielson you really don't need enemies.  You know the bible says to have a friend you need to be a friend.  So I finally think I fine a friend, and he starts extorting people.

He thought I lost his brother's weird wars book, so I go replace it and some more to boot.  I think he used it too steal my identity.  What a great friend you are Lance.  I was really wondering where all this money was going I was making, now I know.  

I try and keep you out of trouble by getting you to work with authorities, and what do you do?  You frame me to take the blame for your crimes.  To boot you steal the woman I wanted to marry after I was working myself to the bone to try and save up the money to support her.  Quite frankly, I hope you too are a happy couple together.  Perhaps I should have listened to other people when they tried to warn me.  Oh, well, love is blind.

Perhaps I should have known better after working for you uncle at Dominoes.  After he falsie accused me of stealing from him.  He REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAllllly needs to keep better records.  For all he talk about teamwork I dont' see alot of it going on at Dominoes.

Perhaps I shouldn't have tried to help your aunt at her store Health Habit.  Doing errands for her.  Giving her my business consulting for free.  You people really know how to put the wool over my eyes I must say.  She might want to make sure her mother isn't taking things from her when she's not there.

By the way, did I mention your two brothers.  One that owns the video rental place?  I just go in to take a look at his selection and he orders me about.  He might want to work on his customer service.

So I go to you for help for being extorted, and you turn around and try and extort me.  Quite frankly, I'm better of without you.  Thanks friend for making realize that.

 

Personally, I think the Sauk County Proscutor is an asswhole.  Why?  I want to be very clear about why I feel this way.

For one thing he uses my own family against me.  Now that's just low.  He's threatened to take away their house if they didn't cooperate.

Also there was another guy who he admonished his record so he could go into the military.  He got an 86.  I got an 128 on my asvab.  Can't he do the same thing for me?

Inaddition to the fact that I put my life on the line for him and he uses it against me.  He should have made me a deal when I agreed to testify for him.  But instead he tries to pressure me into saying something I didn't do.  Now is this a good person I ask you?  Or is he just looking to make himself look good?  Seems he's only looking out for himself.  Seems he doesn't care about justice he care more about his record.

He didn't want to give me any mercy.  So why should I give him any?  Why should be nice to the guy who's trying to lock me up and throw away the key.

I've been trying to be a productive member of society.  I've been trying despite my disability to work.  But how can I when I feel people aren't giving me a fair shake.

You may be thinking, WOW!  Be let me give those who seek me harm a word of caution.  Be more afraid of 100 sheep led by one lion, then 100 lions led by one sheep.

Part of the Boy Scout Oath is "To do my duty,".  Well I have done it.  So it is time others do theres.

I'm totally against what Black Lighting has done.  I believe that in the kingdom of Heaven there will be people of all nations and tribes.  Jesus himself said that "It would be better for one to put a stone around a neck and drown themselves then to hurt one of these."

Likewise, killing a person simply because they are a different race I feel is racist.  This is not Japan.  If it were, I would be more willing to put up with things.  But when in Rome when does as the Romans so they saying goes.  People from other countries should do likewise.  Why come here if they are going to do everything like they did in their own country?

If they like it here then they ought to follow the laws like anyone else.  Otherwise then this is will be just as bad as from when they came.  So it is something for people to remember. 

I think the prosecutor in Sauk County ought to be fired for incompetence.  Why do I say this?  He knew people were disappearing and I agree to testify for him, he should have put me in the Witness Protection Program.  I put my life on the line for him, and what does he do?  He tries to use it against me.

By the way, did I mention that there were people waiting for me at the courthouse?  But I never received notice to testify.  The prosecutor should have made proper security arrangements.  It's another reason he should have been fired.

Another way he mishandled the whole affair is making deals with people that didn't have anything.  If they don't have anything to make a deal with why should they get a deal?  If he wants more convictions then he should have not messed that up.

Why should I help this guy?  Society says that if you see something going on to tell someone about it and I did that.  I'm above other people therefore I'm not responsible for their actions.  I NEVER advised Lance Nielson to extort ANYONE!  I tried to keep him out trouble, help him go pick up his check, and he tries to extort me.  Well, with friends like that I don't need enemies.

By the way, did I mention that Lance Nielson is Chad Locke's brother?  I only found this out after I started talking to him.  It's rather interesting that Chad Locke went on a mission with Lance Nielson.  Hmm...is there a connection maybe?

Personally, I have nothing against Native Americans.  I think they were some of the best warriors to ever live because they incorporated there daily skills into their fighting skills.  Though I try to stay to my own culture, as I was taught that is my culture.  So it came to a great surprise that they were using there status as part of the state department to cover up what they are doing.

I don't feel that anyone should be killed because of the color of their skin.  But those who have been breaking the law should be punished.  They shouldn't hide behind diplomatic immunity to conceal there crimes.

One thing with the legal system is it gives everyone a set of standard rules they can live by.  Then everyone can be treated fairly.  However, if everyone get's all partisan then everyone loses.  

"It is a trustyowrthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is fine work he desires to do.  An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, uncontentous, free from the love of money.  He must be one who manges his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity (but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how ill he take care of the church of God?) and not a new convert, let he become conceited and fall into condemnation incurred by the devil." 1 Timothy 3: 1-6

Now this is one of the reasons I left Trinity Baptist church in Reedsburg.  Pastor Lopp, has been putting people who are recent converts into overseer positions at the church.  Now perhaps they should be considered on matters that they are familiar with.  However, this is clearly against the scriptures.

In Timothy we find three groups:  overseers and deacons, elders, and ministers.  This makes up the church leadership.  Each has a different role to play.

Why does he need to bring in people from the outside?  Can not he develop people within his church?  He has been the Pastor there for many years.  What has been the result of this?  My thoughts go to Tom Thorpe.  Pastor Lopp, brought him in and he took a bunch of people with him when he left to found his movement.  Now I'm not saying what Tom Thorpe was right or wrong.  I'm saying that instead of relying on others to raise up his disciples he ought to be doing that himself.