Free Music

How does 125 free songs sound? Sign up for a free trial account from eMusic today, and you get exactly that. The only catch is that they may or may not be songs you're interested in. eMusic specializes in Indie labels, and doesn't really have any major label artists. But if you're into bands like Iron & Wine, The New Pornographers, or The Decemberists, they're all on there. You do have to give a credit card number, and make sure you cancel your account before the trial period is over, otherwise they start charging you monthly.
I've already found about 80 songs worth downloading, and I'll be using them to create my special Christmas mix CD. It's not a holiday music CD, just something I'll be giving to people as a present, filled with music that I think is cool, that you may not have heard of. Let me know if you want a copy sent to you.
Also an e-download that's free, "God's Debris" by Scott Adams, the Dilbert creator. I haven't read it, but you might find it interesting.

Synopsis

Imagine that you meet a very old man who—you eventually realize—knows literally everything. Imagine that he explains for you the great mysteries of life—quantum physics, evolution, God, gravity, light, psychic phenomenon, and probability—in a way so simple, so novel, and so compelling that it all fits together and makes perfect sense. What does it feel like to suddenly understand everything? God's Debris isn’t the final answer to the Big Questions. But it might be the most compelling vision of reality you will ever read. The thought experiment is this: Try to figure out what’s wrong with the old man’s explanation of reality. Share the book with your smart friends then discuss it later while enjoying a beverage.