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Dan Heath, co-author of Made to Stick, shows us in his How to Stand Out in Crowded Marketplace video, how to look for and break existing patterns in order to truly stand out.

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I've digressed for a purpose. When I worked there, I purchased a heavy weight professional camera and took lots of photos of my sons, landscapes, still shots, you name it. I loved it, but I let photography drift away as the years went by. I've let my iPhone take the place of a camera.

But not anymore. I just purchased a small 12 megapixel camera. It has a few nifty features like panorama shots, eye blink protection, face detection, and so on. But something nifty was waiting in the wings for me. I spotted Eye-Fi. Eye-fi is a standard 2Gig SD memory card with a twist. It has built in Wi-fi. And the one I've linked to on Amazon gives me the ability to upload from their own wi-fi spots that are all over the country. A nominal fee of $20 bucks a year or so gives me access to these hot-spots.

So picture this. You're at the airport with a full memory card and on your way to your next destination. Pop into one of their hotspots and upload your photos while you pick up a cup of coffee. Delete the pictures from your card and off you go, clean card in the camera, all your photos safe and sound on Flickr, or Photobucket or whatever upload service you prefer to use. Now you arrive safe and sound back home with a full memory card. Upload them all from your camera, not your computer, with your pre-defined settings. Oh, and it still functions just like a standard memory card.

Can't beat it for under a hundred bucks.

Things you've already done: bold
Things you want to do: italicize
Things you haven't done and don't want to – leave in plain font

1. Started your own blog – Check
2. Slept under the stars. – I’m a ranch girl, of course I have.
3. Played in a band – I’ve been to band camp, does that count?
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower – I live in a remote area, on a clear night, you can see forever.

6. Given more than you can afford to charity – Not yet, but when my ship comes in.

7. Been to Disneyland/world – I live in California, so sure on the Disneyworld – I was there in the sixties. Went
   To Disneyworld, it was sticky and hot. I’ll go back in the winter next time.
8. Climbed a mountain – Back before the heart problems.

9. Held a praying mantis – Can’t handle anything that’s small, jumps and tilts its head.

10. Sang a solo (in the shower) – I was in a high school play and had a blast.

11. Bungee jumped – Too scared.

12. Visited Paris – Not yet.

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea.

14. Taught yourself an art from scratch. – That’s how I learn everything – knitting, crochet, quilting, you name it.

15. Adopted a child.

16. Had food poisoning – Oh, it was awful. Two days of both ends.

17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty – I’ve only seen her from the air.

18. Grown your own vegetables. Tomatoes, peppers.

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France

20. Slept on an overnight train. In Germany
21. Had a pillow fight – With my own kids

22. Hitch hiked – I’m not stupid.

23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill. – I highly recommend it

24. Built a snow fort – I’m from California, we don’t get enough snow

25. Held a lamb – Lots of baby animals.
26. Gone skinny dipping.

27. Run a Marathon – I hate running. Things bounce.

28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice

29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset.

31. Hit a home run – I’m lucky if I hit the ball.

32. Been on a cruise – Someday

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors – Germany.

35. Seen an Amish community.

36. Taught yourself a new language – Programming Language that is.

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied – We always want more.

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person – I was able to go to the top

39. Gone rock climbing. – nope

40. Seen Michelangelo’s David

41. Sung karaoke – Oh, please.

42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

43. Bought a stranger a meal in a restaurant.

44. Visited Africa

45. Walked on a beach by moonlight.
46. Been transported in an ambulance – With a 400 hundred pound Samoan paramedic punching my chest.
47. Had your portrait painted – Sketched.

48. Gone deep sea fishing.

49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person

50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris

51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling – in Hawaii – led to the ambulance ride above.
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud.
54. Gone to a drive-in theater. – We still do.

55. Been in a movie

56. Visited the Great Wall of China

57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class

59. Visited Russia

60. Served at a soup kitchen

61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies

62. Gone whale watching.
63. Gotten flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma – I used to, but I lived in Germany pre-testing, so no more.

65. Gone sky diving – nope.

66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp – Horrified me, still to this day
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter – barfed
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy

70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial

71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt

73. Stood in Times Square

74. Toured the Everglades

75. Been fired from a job

76. Seen the Changing of the Guard in London

77. Broken a bone – Big toe

78. Been on a speeding motorcycle

79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person

80. Published a book

81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car.

83. Walked in Jerusalem

84. Had your picture in the newspaper.

85. Read the entire Bible.

86. Visited the White House – Wouldn’t let us in due to a security lockdown

87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

88. Had chickenpox.

89. Saved someone’s life.

90. Sat on a jury

91. Met someone famous.

92. Joined a book club

93. Lost a loved one.
94. Had a baby. Five plus three
95. Seen the Alamo in person

96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake

97. Been involved in a law suit – Unfortunately
98. Owned a cell phone – I love my iPhone
99. Been stung by a bee – Have o take a shot next time

Enter Scrivener. Scrivener is a word processing application on the Mac. But to call it that is like calling a diamond a rock. Scrivener allows me to keep my blog posts, the research for the posts, the urls, the images, everything in one place. I can output the content to an HTML document in TextMate. From there, its a quick couple of keystrokes to change the template to the blogging template and post to my blog with the TextMate Blogging Bundle. In between, I can spellcheck, rearrange, preview and format without touching my browser. And best of all, for that day that will come, the day where my online editing process fails, an offline archive off all my posts.

Now I just need to figure out a way to grab all the content from WordPress so I have the complete blog on my desktop.

The pumpers that have been brave enough to expose their tummies in the name of pump education are a godsend to those of us just starting out in the pumping world. As you look at yourself in the mirror, a piece of plastic with a two inch needle in hand and your bare belly staring back at you, you start to wonder: "Am I doing this right?".

But the tummies I've seen don't look anything like my tummy after four c-sections, two surgeries, stretch marks and lord knows what else. Then, today, I spot a post on Copyfight about a singer embattled with her record label over their suggestion that she digitally alter her video that exposes her belly. Apparently she has helped to start a ReBellyon. A whole slew of 'normal' belly pictures cropped up. Fat ones, skinny ones, and Amanda's, which looks like a tummy we could all aspire to.

So the next time you pop into the shower, take a look at your tummy and give it some love. It doesn't look so bad, does it?

1. Put your iTunes or MP3 player on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer

YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
We May Never Pass This Way Again – Seals & Crofts

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Saturday in the Park – The Heart of Chicago

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
I Can't Love You Anymore – Gary Nichols

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Jesus to a Child – George Michael

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Mercy Mercy Me – Marvin Gaye

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Better Life – Keith Urban

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
River – Sarah McLachlan

WHAT IS 2+2?
Munich – Editors

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Skylark – k.d. lang

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
You're Beautiful – James Blunt

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Someone Saved My Life – Elton John (We both have pacemakers)

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Ghost Riders in the Sky – Johnny Cash (Now that's scary)

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Mockingbird – Carly Simon

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Breakout – Swing Out Sister (I did, breakout that is)

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
The Four Seasons: Violin Concert in E Major (Not really, it was the Carpenters)

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen (Named my cat after this one – Scaramouche)

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Wild Horses – Charlotte Martin (Maybe someday)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Hard Habit to Break – Chicago

WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
Don't Worry Baby – The Beach Boys

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
Wildfire – Michael Murphey (Hope I don't freeze)

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) – Looking Glass

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
Hold On – Wilson Phillips (Makes me smile, not laugh)

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
Look Away – Chicago (Sheesh – that would make be bawl)

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
One Less Bell to Answer (Still laughing on that one – married 33+ years)

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Fallin' – Alicia Keys (Actually falling is terrifying for me)

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
How Much I Feel – Ambrosia

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
Thank You – Dido

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Black Sweat – Prince

Matt Harding is a 32 year old video game designer. This video was 14 months in the making, 42 countries, and has a cast of thousands.