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About Me

You Are An ENFP
The Inspirer
You love being around people, and you are deeply committed to your friends.
You are also unconventional, irreverant, and unimpressed by authority and rules.
Incredibly perceptive, you can usually sense if someone has hidden motives.
You use lots of colorful language and expressions. You're qutie the storyteller!
You would make an excellent entrepreneur, politician, or journalist. What's Your Personality Type?
Your Dosha is Pitta
You have a quick mind, a gift for persuasion, and a sharp sense of humor.
You have both the drive and people skills to be a very successful leader.
Argumentative and a bit stubborn, you have been known to be a little too set in your ways.
But while you may be biased toward your own point of view, you are always honest, fair, and ethical.
With friends: You are outgoing and open to anyone who might want to talk to you
In love: You are picky but passionate
To achieve more balance: Be less judgmental of those around you, and take cool walks in the moonlight. What's Your Dosha?
Your Luck Quotient: 82%
You have an extremely high luck quotient.
Not only do you consider yourself lucky, probably everyone you know does too.
But you're smart enough to know that you've mostly made your own luck.
By being positive, open, and flexible, a lot of luck has come your way! How Lucky Are You?

My Interests

Music:

I grew up in a house with teenagers in the 60s (beatles), was a teenager in the 70s (disco, oh god), and changed everything in the early 80s (clash, b-52s. Plus, my parents schooled me in old country AND western (lots of Johnny Cash).These days I'm finding some cool stuff. Sugarcult, Strokes, Franz Ferdinand, Rock Kills Kid, just to name a few.Oh, and I love hanging out with my favorite local band, Southbound 55. Country-Rock and a lot of fun!

Television:

24, House, The Unit, CSI, Las Vegas, Til Death

Heroes:

My heroes have always been cowboys.

My Blog

23 Years Today

February 6,1984I went to work in an office for the first time as a full-time employee. Apex Oil was the company. I was quite nervous, being a kid from Pacific who spent most of his work li...
Posted by Dukeness on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 04:59:00 PST

Yawn...

Not much to report this week... 213.0, down 0.2. Geez, I may actually have to try working out some to lose more.I am really tired today. Didn't sleep well last night, even though I didn't ...
Posted by Dukeness on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:59:00 PST

Happy Birthday, Erma Guise!

Ok, it's a long running joke between me and and old co-worker, Erma Guise, about her birthday, April 15th. Historically, I have been chronically late in filing taxes. To prove my procrasti...
Posted by Dukeness on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 05:14:00 PST

Ding! Down Again!

Today's weigh in... 213.2, down 2.8 this week, 12.2 total. I'm on the last notch in my belt, which is cool. And there are 7 weeks to go, making the break of 200 easily reachable.So, I'm ex...
Posted by Dukeness on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:51:00 PST

Feeling better... Hooked on drugs?

Ok, first, I am feeling better today. Not well enough to remember my cell phone (again), but better. I did get something accomplished at work today. (yea me!)But I have to confess to...
Posted by Dukeness on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 05:12:00 PST

Not feeling well.

Sunday, it started. Pam woke up not feeling well. We missed church. We slept through the first half of the Bears game. We went to bed early. I wasn't feeling sick.Monday ...
Posted by Dukeness on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:18:00 PST

Screetch!

Well, without power three days, I knew it would not be good. I came in at 216.0, up 0.4 pounds. The power loss really screwed things up for the week. Oh well. If that's the bad...
Posted by Dukeness on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:02:00 PST

@!@(*%&% Ameren!

Today, I am at work. Ameren says we got power at 8:30 last night. If that was the case, fairies would have to constantly carry electricty 20 feet from downed wire to connection. Sorr...
Posted by Dukeness on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 11:12:00 PST

Step 1 - Powerless

Ok, this is not a 12-step blog. Pam and I are really without power. We're pretty screwed, since the line to the house was broken from a iced branch falling. We've lost at least a doz...
Posted by Dukeness on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 02:13:00 PST

Tracking Stock Picks

I love to spend free time picking stocks. Lately, I've been posting recommendations on ClearStation.com. Maybe someday I'll be too old for the tech life and change careers.Note, Sony (SNE)...
Posted by Dukeness on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 02:01:00 PST