Michael Z. Williamson, author of the Freehold science fiction series and artisan of many sharp, pointy things, has aggregated his one-line snippets of jokes, life advice, and all-around good ideas into “Wisdom from my Internet.”  If you read his blog, The Sacred Cow Slaughterhouse, or follow Williamson on FaceBook, a lot of this material will seem familiar, but it’s great to have it all in one place.

Wisdom is very similar in content and structure to George Carlin’s “Napalm and Silly Putty,*” and that’s a good thing.  Williamson has a dry, sarcastic wit that rarely fails to kick over my giggle box, and reading Wisdom last night while trying to not wake up the Irish Woman was difficult.

Wisdom is a book written by an adult, for adults, so I won’t be sharing this one with Girlie Bear.  Williamson isn’t afraid of any subject, and if there aren’t at least a few times where you say “Now wait a damn minute” as you’re reading it, you need to get out more.  No group, subject, or joke is out-of-bounds, so you will take a punch or two while you laugh at seeing them dished out.

This was a quick read, but an enjoyable one.  It’s definitely worth the cost of admission.

*This was my companion on the flights to and from Ireland during our honeymoon.  The look on the Aer Lingus flight attendant when she saw the title was priceless.