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You know, this week is going to be my third 4-day work week in a row. I feel like a slacker yet at the same time I feel like we should all move to a 4-day work week. Think about how much sleep you would catch up on! Although for some reason I have a feeling this upcoming weekend will not be conducive to sleeping. On with the news.

Hewlett-Packard is not only a budding monopoly, they can now call themselves the kings of micro-devices. They've constructed the world's smallest microchip. Maybe the future dream of a Zoolander phone will come to life.

All of you who may have been living in a cave under a rock may not know what American Idol is, but Time Magazine sure does. They've named winner, Kelly Clarkson, their Person of the Week. It's sad, but I have a feeling that Kelly will drift off into obscurity after her first single sells a kazillion copies. Poor girl, she had some major pipes.

The US Treasury Department is thinking over the idea to mint some new coins. If you think this means minting a $5 gold piece, think again you greedy pirates. No pieces of 8 for you!

Nokia's new phone scares me somewhat. The interface is funky and the screen is quite large, but full color and video features are somewhat enticing. Now if only most people could afford such a thing.

So now that we officially suck internationally at basketball, maybe the new season of the NBA will help us remember that we only watch basketball on our own shores. And then maybe we'll also remember that money has made our competitive nature wane. Well, at least George Karl thinks so.

One new sign that our world is coming to an end.

Lastly, don't forget that before you die, you see The Ring.