Thoughts and stories, by Pal

I ran across a couple of interesting articles on LDS Living this morning.  The first is helping those with financial needs when we suspect we will only be supporting unwise spending habits and unhealthy addictions.   I like his ideas. The second article is about:   Why does public opinion judge petty offenses like littering more harshly than pornography consumption?   Dave Says: How to Help the Right Way How can we help those with financial need when we suspect we will only be supporting unwise spending habits and unhealthy addictions? Dave Ramsey has this great advice to give. Dear Dave, My wife and I have a friend we met through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. She has a 1-year-old child, and she recently asked us for some money. We don't really approve of how she's choosing to spend her money--she's spending a lot of it on alcohol and cigarettes--but she does need financial help. What should we do? Mike Dear Mike, I have a very simple r