More Information Than You Require by John Hodgman

PC guy from the Apple commercials and occasional contributor to the Daily Show, John Hodgman's More Information Than You Require is another almanac of fake trivia that uses continued pagination from his previous book Areas of My Expertise. Very funny stuff if you get his sense of humor. I can't believe that he went all the way in listing 700 different "Mole-Man" names. I particularly appreciated the day-by-day fake trivia on every page.

Wow, way behind

I've finished two books that I just haven't had the time to write up.

The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell. Entertaining and educational, but not nearly as good as her other books. It pains me to say that because I'm a huge Sarah Vowell fan.

Ireland: A Short History by Joe Coohill. A wonderful little history by my dear friend Joe. He does a really good job of describing the nuances among and between the competing groups in Irish history. It's not as clear-cut as the Catholic-Protestant divide. Really amazing how he can be so deft at describing these differences in historical context while under a pretty severe limit to keep it a "short" history.