Presence

Just in case you really miss the old bais medrash days, check out this CD of background noise from a real yeshiva to play while you laern at home, to "strengthen your private Torah study, creating a holy atmosphere and providing the experience of the pleasantness and life of Torah at all times and at all hours." There's really endless uses for this sort of thing. Play it at night, after the kids go to sleep, or in the car on the way to work. You can even bring it into your office, and shteig during your lunch break (if I play it while I daven mincha, am I davening with a minyan?). There's a sixteen minute sample available; if, for some inexplicable reason you find this insufficient, you can order a whole CD's worth.

Alternatively, you could listen to this mp3 of cicada sounds; they're only slightly less annoying, and will bring back those good old camp days when giant bugs tried to eat you alive. Take your pick.

[via AddeRabbi]