As the end of the month approaches and I race to complete the twelve-part series that sheds some light on the faces behind the beards, it is nigh-inevitable that a certain amount of fact-checking will be neglected. Please do keep that in mind when reading this latest installment of Better Know a Beard.

Let's get this out of the way right off the bat: Michael Harrison is not a PC. Oh, there may be some passing resemblance between Michael's unbearded face and that of John Hodgman,¹ but we are reasonably certain that they are not one and the same face. Sure, they've both got a certain cherubic quality, and they both wear thick-rimmed glasses, but let me make one thing perfectly clear: John Hodgman is genetically incapable of growing a beard.²

Not only is Michael capable of beard growth, he is also a contributor to Wired magazine's GeekDad blog, which suggests that he is:

1. A geek.
2. A dad.

Does Michael Harrison reside in North Carolina? In fact, he may. Does he have a wife who, in turn, has at least one arm? There is evidence to suggest that this, also, is true. Does he engage in the ancient and arcane art of "web analytics"? I do not believe he would deny it. What more is there to know about Michael Harrison? Alas, recently-adopted Internet Stalking legislature has limited my ability to adequately answer this question.

¹He's the PC in the "I'm a Mac...and I'm a PC" ads. Try to keep up, okay?

²It's true. You read it on the Internet. Just now.