Less than 1 cpm is almost like throwing the miles away. If you're that desperate get some gift cards or something. Depending on status and if you have an Amex card, I think it's 5k for $50, 6k or 8k for the same.

I think if you look around a bit more, you mind find a nice trip for the 25k. Unless the miles are going to expire, I wouldn't just throw them away on nothing.

I certainly understand the frustration of trying to use DL miles. I'm still sitting on a lot, and most of the time when I want to use them, it's hard to do at low levels.