Here's what I've been reading for the last couple days. It's funny as well as educational. I heard A. J. Jacobs interviewed on the radio (On 'Coast, Dec. 15th, 2007) and was interested immediately.
As I read, I've been running back and forth to my computer googling things mentioned in the book, to give myself some visual reference. I've had a few "Oooooh, now I understand" moments. I recommend it, for whatever my opinion is worth.
I did this silly cartoon for Rose. We have a duvet, with a blue cover on our bed. The duvet gets bunched up and twisted inside the cover, so we've named it the blob. So.... here I am with our pal "The Blob"