The World According To Woj

My wife, Amy, and I were shopping on the Internet last night for some new cabinet handles for the kitchen cabinets and came across a website named USKnobs. We decided we needed a change from the same old stuff that Home Depot offers plus I’m not too happy with them for the way they are treating my credit card. Anyway, USKnobs had a great selection of knobs for us to choose from. We were overwhelmed with the handle variety. They had everything from basic plain handles to squiggly line handles to handles with leaves and stuff on them. We were quite pleased.

We ended up buying some pretty cool handles that had an “s” shape to them. Plus, their prices were really good.

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Have you ever noticed how cheap and easy it is to get fat but, how expensive it is to lose the weight and/or diet?

I’d like to diet but, I’m in a financial crunch right now and can’t afford to splurge on the preservative free, non-processed foods I need to diet right. Plus, I’ve done this great diet in the past where I lost lots of weight and kept it off for a long time but it requires me to eat lots of small meals and I just don’t keep extra food like that around.

Organized weight plans are off limits due to cost. Diet drugs cost money. It all costs money.

On the other hand, fast food is cheap and on every corner.

Drop me your thoughts.

Check out this write up that includes an interview of our friend and saltwater fish enthusiast, Jason White. The article even includes photos of Jason. Jason runs a small business selling saltwater coral, called YZ Reef.

Pantagraph Newspaper from Bloomington, IL

I’m LinkedIn…Are You?

LinkedIn is a great business networking site. Since I’ve joined it, I have built up a personal network of over 200 current and former business associates and friends. My involvement has led to people contacting me for jobs and me recommending friends for jobs as well. I’ve been able to work through the site to help people with business problems offering my knowledge and expertise in several situation.

Because of LinkedIn, my profile appears in more Google searches improving the ability of people to find me for all kinds of needs and jobs.

Plus, it has helped me stay in touch with many important people in my life who change jobs or move away. LinkedIn is always there to keep my connection to them alive.

Many people I invite into my network don’t always know what LinkedIn is all about. There are several great articles in print and on the Web that explain what it is and how to best use it.

Some of those articles are:
LinkedIn: The MySpace for Adults – CNNMoney.com, December 1, 2006
Expanding Your LinkedIn Network – ere.net, June 19, 2007
Making Your LinkedIn Business Network Pay Dividends – LifeHack.org
Ten Ways to Use LinkedIn – How to Change the World, January 04, 2007

My friend Tami has an online pet supply shop that she runs with her cousin. It’s called “Love My Pet Supply”.

Love My Pet Supply guarantees you the lowest prices on the Web with 100% Price Protection!

Check them out and get the best pet products for the best prices delivered right to your door.

Thanks,
Woj

It’s been awhile since I last posted on my Blog and now, I’ve done two in one day. What’s wrong with this picture?

Anyway, I have a LinkedIn profile and I keep it quite up-to-date. It serves as my most up-to-date online resume. You can view it at http://www.linkedin.com/in/kwojdak.

If you use LinkedIn and know me but are not connected to me, drop me a line through it and we’ll reconnect.

I found this article today from Guy Kawasaki about improving your LinkedIn profile and thought I’d share it with you.

Thanks,
Woj

For those big beer drinkers among us who love a beer at a ballgame but hate the gouging we get from the vendors, check out the Beerbelly.

This product has to be one of the coolest inventions I’ve seen in a long time and the price is actually extremely reasonable. plus, you can use it for wine or any other beverage choices you can think of.

Compare the cost of this product to the cost of a Camelback and you’ll understand what a great deal you are getting.

Happy drinking!

Woj

Spring is coming and it’s in the air….except for today. Today, it’s rainy and cold. But, yesterday was great and the day before that…and the day before that, etc.

But, while we go to work and do all the things that come with our daily lives, others are soul searching and/or finding out what they’re made of. Today’s post is all about my new nephew, Todd Powell, age 25, who is, as I write, hiking the Appalachian Trail for six months.

He began his journey on Thursday, March 16, 2006 in Chickamauga, TN and will be hiking 2,174 miles up to Maine before he is done.

So far, according to his travel journal, he’s seen every kind of weather from icy teens and snow to 80-degree heat. All of this is being done with a backpack on his back and minimal provisions. I’ll give you more updates as time goes on but, for now, I’ll leave you with a couple of links.

Todd Powell’s (Grinds) Travel Journal

About the Appalachian Trail