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Don't get me wrong. I like Snapple tea. I buy the Snapple Peach Ice Tea several times a year when it's on sale. I particularly like the fact that although at 39 grams it is relatively high in sugar, Snapple does not contain high-fructose corn syrups Recently it was on sale at Publix, so I brought home three 6-packs of Snapple All Natural Peach Tea (it was a buy 2, get 1 free deal). I noticed a little graphic at the bottom of the label that said "THE FINALE" next to a star. I found a star under one of my Snapple bottle caps, and got a little excited, so I read the label more carefully. The label said "Find a star and you could attend THE FINALE" and on the side it said if you found a star you could win a trip to the America's Got Talent Finale "or other great prizes." If your cap has a star, you're a winner! Turns out, the Snapple tea bottles have stars under some lids -- and I am betting under lots and lots of bottle caps -- w...

Terrible news today out of Fort Hood. My friend Dan Meyer posted on Twitter that Daniel Jens was OK, so I followed up on that angle for this story. Fort Hood shootings gospel connection: 'America's Got Talent' gospel singer Daniel Jens Thursday, November 5th, 2009 Daniel Jens on "America's Got Talent" The Fort Hood shootings, which killed 12 and wounded 31 people, have hit close to home for those in the gospel music community as well as fans of "America's Got Talent." Fort Hood is the current home of gospel singer/guitarist Sgt. Daniel Jens who had just returned from active duty in Iraq when he performed on the third season of "America's Got Talent"... Keep Reading »

My friend Dan Meyer is a sword swallower. That's not all he is; he's a juggler, fire eater, writer, musician, horse lover, social networker, husband, friend, and Christian. You can read a devotional Dan wrote at "Swallowing My Pride." Dan has one of the best online social networks I have ever seen, so I asked him to send in his top-ten list of tips to include in my book How to Promote Your Book on a Shoestring Budget which he graciously did. His tips are excellent! Now Dan is competing on this summer's "America's Got Talent," and he was just selected as one of eight Wildcard Acts, to be voted on by America during the next week! Here's the link to vote for Sword Swallower Dan Meyer on America's Got Talent... http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/vote/register.shtml Online voting: Out of eight Wildcard Acts, you can vote for the one you feel should be included in the top 40 going to the finals of "America's Got Talent". To vote...