Comments for Noël Lynne Figart http://noelfigart.com/blog Because What the World REALLY Needs is Another Aspiring Writer Blog! Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:53:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 Comment on Looking for the mouse by N http://noelfigart.com/blog/2008/04/30/looking-for-the-mouse/#comment-1025 N Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:38:48 +0000 http://noelfigart.com/blog/?p=116#comment-1025 Thanks for finding/sharing. This gives voice to something I've felt for years. Thanks for finding/sharing. This gives voice to something I’ve felt for years.

]]> Comment on Talk About a Random Post by Tam http://noelfigart.com/blog/2008/07/16/talk-about-a-random-post/#comment-983 Tam Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:41:46 +0000 http://noelfigart.com/blog/?p=168#comment-983 HI just catching up on all your posts. Sometimes I can not get your blog to load...so anyway congrats on all the sewing. I can't even sew a button on! HI just catching up on all your posts. Sometimes I can not get your blog to load…so anyway congrats on all the sewing. I can’t even sew a button on!

]]> Comment on Talk About a Random Post by Dena Shunra http://noelfigart.com/blog/2008/07/16/talk-about-a-random-post/#comment-932 Dena Shunra Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:09:35 +0000 http://noelfigart.com/blog/?p=168#comment-932 Hear-hear on the chores issue. Nothing good comes of treating humans as pets - at any age. I think much of the teenage rebellion that has been remarked upon since WWII or so derives from the combination of prolonged childhood and parents who treat their job more as hosts and less as, well, parents. Hear-hear on the chores issue. Nothing good comes of treating humans as pets - at any age.

I think much of the teenage rebellion that has been remarked upon since WWII or so derives from the combination of prolonged childhood and parents who treat their job more as hosts and less as, well, parents.

]]> Comment on Talk About a Random Post by Rebecca http://noelfigart.com/blog/2008/07/16/talk-about-a-random-post/#comment-928 Rebecca Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:54:12 +0000 http://noelfigart.com/blog/?p=168#comment-928 Hi! Can you believe I still haven't made that top? Princess seams look hard. I'm glad to know that they aren't really. Hi! Can you believe I still haven’t made that top? Princess seams look hard. I’m glad to know that they aren’t really.

]]> Comment on Rewarding Yourself by Shirls http://noelfigart.com/blog/2008/07/03/rewarding-yourself/#comment-846 Shirls Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:46:55 +0000 http://noelfigart.com/blog/?p=163#comment-846 Noel, I've been staring at the screen for too long. I was trying to figure how you work out with a Dr. Who episode! "I reward myself for working out with a Dr. Who episode" Bench press in the tardis? Then I reread it and all was clear. You are so disciplined. Noel, I’ve been staring at the screen for too long. I was trying to figure how you work out with a Dr. Who episode!
“I reward myself for working out with a Dr. Who episode”
Bench press in the tardis?
Then I reread it and all was clear. You are so disciplined.

]]> Comment on From the Outside by Keep Up With Me » Advantages of Working Out with Weights http://noelfigart.com/blog/2008/03/05/from-the-outside/#comment-829 Keep Up With Me » Advantages of Working Out with Weights Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:54:24 +0000 http://noelfigart.com/blog/2008/03/05/from-the-outside/#comment-829 [...] Noel Figart agrees that we should do weight training to help us feel better on the inside, and to feel physically stronger — not just because you’ll notice a positive difference in how you look on the outside. When I see articles about how someone’s life has become so much better since they got thin and look great in a bikini I want to scream, “You’re missing the point!” I mean…of course I want to be found attractive. But ya know, that’s a lot of work to go to get approbation from the outside. And the idea of finding life validation in terms of how sexy I’m seen is kinda scary to me, because it puts my life worth in someone else’s hands. No thanks. See, when I work out, I do it to be stronger. Would I like to look hot in a bikini? Sure. But honestly that’s years away if it ever happens and isn’t much of a motivator to get my ass into the pool or a bar loaded across my shoulders. At this stage it’s the energy to do my day. It’s having physical options. [...] [...] Noel Figart agrees that we should do weight training to help us feel better on the inside, and to feel physically stronger — not just because you’ll notice a positive difference in how you look on the outside. When I see articles about how someone’s life has become so much better since they got thin and look great in a bikini I want to scream, “You’re missing the point!” I mean…of course I want to be found attractive. But ya know, that’s a lot of work to go to get approbation from the outside. And the idea of finding life validation in terms of how sexy I’m seen is kinda scary to me, because it puts my life worth in someone else’s hands. No thanks. See, when I work out, I do it to be stronger. Would I like to look hot in a bikini? Sure. But honestly that’s years away if it ever happens and isn’t much of a motivator to get my ass into the pool or a bar loaded across my shoulders. At this stage it’s the energy to do my day. It’s having physical options. [...]

]]> Comment on Don’t Lie to My Kids by Wolfger http://noelfigart.com/blog/2008/06/18/dont-lie-to-my-kids/#comment-808 Wolfger Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:18:07 +0000 http://noelfigart.com/blog/?p=153#comment-808 Schools are propaganda machines. No news here. This is just an extreme example of same. Schools are propaganda machines. No news here. This is just an extreme example of same.

]]> Comment on Don’t Lie to My Kids by Kelly G. http://noelfigart.com/blog/2008/06/18/dont-lie-to-my-kids/#comment-805 Kelly G. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:48:18 +0000 http://noelfigart.com/blog/?p=153#comment-805 Telling anyone someone they care for is dead is extremely cruel. That has no acceptable place in the education of children. You are correct. Trusting your educators - either as a child or as a parent of children- is vital. Telling anyone someone they care for is dead is extremely cruel. That has no acceptable place in the education of children. You are correct. Trusting your educators - either as a child or as a parent of children- is vital.

]]> Comment on Don’t Lie to My Kids by IDMike http://noelfigart.com/blog/2008/06/18/dont-lie-to-my-kids/#comment-800 IDMike Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:01:46 +0000 http://noelfigart.com/blog/?p=153#comment-800 I see teaching kids that all drugs are bad and will kill you the same way. So what happens when your kid tries pot and doesn't drop dead on the spot? They figure you and the school are full of it and try crack or meth next... Why is telling your kids the whole truth such a radical idea? Melissa I see teaching kids that all drugs are bad and will kill you the same way. So what happens when your kid tries pot and doesn’t drop dead on the spot? They figure you and the school are full of it and try crack or meth next…

Why is telling your kids the whole truth such a radical idea?

Melissa

]]> Comment on Don’t Lie to My Kids by Liam UiCearbhaill http://noelfigart.com/blog/2008/06/18/dont-lie-to-my-kids/#comment-798 Liam UiCearbhaill Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:05:28 +0000 http://noelfigart.com/blog/?p=153#comment-798 In full support of your thesis, I remember hearing of a study (30+ years ago) showing the most and least likely to become alcholic based on the religion one is reared in. The most likely was Mormonism, the least likely was Orthodox Judaism. The Orthodox Jews start their kids out on watered down wine for ceremony at a very young age. The mormons don't allow it ever. In full support of your thesis, I remember hearing of a study (30+ years ago) showing the most and least likely to become alcholic based on the religion one is reared in. The most likely was Mormonism, the least likely was Orthodox Judaism. The Orthodox Jews start their kids out on watered down wine for ceremony at a very young age. The mormons don’t allow it ever.

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