I hope you have a wonderful Christmas holiday. Here's a couple of things for you to read on this day.

In the You-Thought-You-Had-It-Bad department, Slate rounds up the worst corporate gifts/parties/bonuses.

With evidence that there may be liquid H20 on Mars -- and therefore life -- do you think it's really wise to put a loved one's name on a CD that will be put on a spaceship that the Martians may see as an act of war? Because when the Martians attack, do you want to be on their naughty list?