Mike writes about the artifact from dot-com days he found buried at home:

I think I'll stick it in a drawer someplace and haul it out to show my niece and nephew when they hit late puberty and are seeking proof that they really do have it harder than anyone else ever did.

Eerily, this week's Onion has picked up on this same idea:

New Economy Wistfully Recalled as Tiny Dot-Com Promotional Object Found in Drawer

According to roommate Bryan Bollinger, a former Flooz.com tech-support supervisor and current delivery driver for Angelo's Pizza, Noyce became sentimental and introspective while gazing at the useless but expensively manufactured trinket.

Yep, my house is full of them, too....