I just discovered a comment left on the blog from someone claiming to be a high school classmate. Go ahead, click the link–I thought it was hilarious for reasons I couldn’t quite pin down. But that’s not the reason for this post, the reason for this post is what I wrote in response:

Yes, my approach to writing is lazy. This is the point of having a blog.

As for New Age stuff: maybe somewhere out there there is somebody who labels themself a “New Ager” but only says perfectly reasonable things, but if so they are the very rare exception to the rule. Seriously, last month I plunked down the money to read The Secret, and discovered that the author claims, in apparent seriousness, that with the right frame of mind, you can stop aging. Half the people listed as contributors to the book are old, balding men. ‘Nuff said.