11 days till Obama makes his announcement

Barack Obama is planning to make an announcement regarding his 2008 plans on Feb. 10. I’m excited to see what goes down if he does in fact announce his presidency.
If you haven’t seen it, here’s his video announcement from a few weeks ago.

Or read a transcript.

10 Tips for writing your book

Brian Bailey from Fellowship Church in Dallas has several tips for writing your first, second or 100th book.
I keep meaning to sit down and work on my first attempt at fiction but I just haven’t been motivated. Maybe it will come later or maybe I’ll move in a completely different direction. Either way, here are his pointers. Anyone else have any ideas? What book would you write if you had all the time in the world?

Top 10 Steps to Writing a Better Book
10. Get more exercise
9. Allow time for editing and formatting
8. Have a regular place to work
7. Schedule rewards at each milestone
6. Disable wireless for long stretches
5. Write a small amount each day
4. Set aside time for book busywork
3. Develop one writing process and stick with it
2. Print it out
1. Schedule regular getaways to write

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New songs on OrangeNoiseRadio


We’ve got new tracks being added to OrangeNoiseRadio all the time, including the latest songs from Thaxton. The Midlothian based rocker’s got some great music coming out on his next EP release.
Check him out and our other top 10 requested songs (including a tie for the number six spot) at OrangeNoiseRadio.com. And be sure to click Submit Request on our website to request your favorite songs on OrangeNoiseRadio.

1. Mirac – Take A Stand
2. Need to Breathe – Shine On
3. John David Webster – Made to Shine
4. Thaxton – Best Of Me
5. Weird Al Yankovic – White And Nerdy
6. Dave Barnes – I Have and Always Will
7. U2 – City of Blinding Lights
7. TobyMac – Made To Love
8. Spur58 – Sleepwalkers
9. KJ-52 – Rock On
10. Jack Johnson – Good People

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