Jonez World

We've Moved!

2007-12-23T17:35:00.000-05:00

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The trip...

2007-11-30T13:22:00.001-05:00

After staying behind for the weekend to work in New Jersey, I had to catch up with the B-Day cruise. Here's a picture of me flying into St. Thomas. Yep, I had a 'private' charter.... that's how we roll at Jonez World.

As I mentioned before, the reason for our vacation wasn't Thanksgiving,Formal night... very exciting,
The cruise was great. The line dancing, snorkling, sun tanning, zip line, hanging out with the in-laws, swimming, and tons of eating was just what we needed to get away and relax after a busy fall.

Now it is time to finish off strong. Three weeks of school and cross left, then home for Christmas!

Now it is time to prepare for the races in Portland and some of this:

learn to do this while you're on vacation...

2007-11-19T04:54:00.001-05:00

My 'cross mechanic, Chiubaca, said I can on go on vacation if I learn how to do this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aty-FEnPb08

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We're going on Vay-k!

2007-11-18T23:05:00.001-05:00

This weekend's races were forgetable, hopefully I can forget them soon.

Well, birthday season has evolved into birthday month which has led to birthday week. Some of you are probably asking youself, who's birthday? For who!?!! Blasphemy! #1 of course. Who else would be able to convince her ENTIRE family that she needs and entire season and vacation to celebrate her birthday? So we're off to the beach.

See you in a week.

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Holy Belgian Butt Kicking Batman

2007-11-14T16:00:00.000-05:00

1st Belgian Cross race finished
1 practice lap before race
1 broken rear derailure on practice lap
1 bad call up (63rd)
1 horrible start
2 crashes on the 1st lap
1 where I forgot where I was
1 lap down at the finish
1 call for me to be random doping control
1 major arse whooping
2 the number of times you can see me on this video:

The morning commute in Holland

2007-11-14T15:57:00.001-05:00

...started out plesant...

...BEFORE it started to snow on me!

Jet lag blunder #1

2007-11-14T15:54:00.000-05:00

Yes this is a picture of our toilet...
... And yes that is the top to my water bottle. Good thing I planned ahead and brought two!

Belgian Truck Stop Breakfast

2007-11-14T15:46:00.000-05:00

Mechanic Nik enjoying some of the local flavor:

Chainbiter

2007-11-05T09:50:00.000-05:00

Phew, I finally shook the curse of 3rd place (for a day) and made the top step of the podium. I'll spare you the play by play, but if you want to read about it go here. It was great to win my first professional cross race and I am hopeful that the form will carry over to Pijnacker, Ned. next Sunday for the World Cup. Stay tuned for plenty of pictures and hilarious stories of me being a klutz while I try to shake the jet lag...

Business Time

2007-11-03T08:59:00.000-04:00

Some, or all, of you may have seen this. Even if you have it is still hilarious.

Business hours are closed.

Hmmm...3rd again

2007-10-24T23:32:00.001-04:00

Word Jumbling with The German

2007-10-20T10:20:00.000-04:00

My German suitemate from college, Christian Vlach, is visiting Cassarole and I right now. Like any good Euro Christian speaks quite a few languages, while Cass and I hack away with adding Spanish. Over breakfast we were discussing how the definition and use of a word in Spanish varies by country. Christian then told us this gem, "I started learning the Queen's English in 5th Grade. My first week at Point Loma I leaned over and asked the girl next to me if she had 'a rubber I could borrow.' She looked at me with her mouth wide open and a red face. It took me a while to figure out why she didn't answer me."

We're in Delaware for 'cross racing this weekend. I brought #1 and Christian along, so I have doubled the size of and added some Euro flare to my cheering section... hopefully I've increased my luck as well.

Stuck in a rut...

2007-10-15T11:46:00.000-04:00

Not that third place is bad, but four times! I had a great weekend at Gloucester and seem to be almost fully recovered from the cold that #1 gave me. The fans, course, competition, and weather were all awesome, but two things would have made it a perfect weekend, if Cassarole had attended and the obvious; if I had won. If you are bored and want to see me in tight lycra check out a couple of photos here and here.

The announcer, Richard Fries, has been saying for the past month over the PA that I have a girlfriend who goes to Yale. Here I am asking him to stop spreading rumors, because my wife wasn't to happy to hear that I had a girlfriend.

After the race people kept coming up to me and asking, "where did you come from?" How I am I supposed to respond to something like that??? Also, I have graduated from being called "cheeky" to "a stunningly strong Chris Jones" by the cycling press. Fun.

Oh yes, I did have one of my all time favorite breakfasts on Sunday, pumpkin bread french toast. It is the 'off-season' so I can eat yummy food like this and dude it was so good.

Time for a nap so I can shake this cold thing...but first one last shot from my stud pit guy who is an awesome photographer, David.

A little vacation

2007-10-05T09:31:00.000-04:00

After a short trip to Las Vegas for a cross race I headed out to Moab with Mark and Co. It was advertised as a guys trip with some 4x4 action... I didn't realize how hardcore the off-roading would be! These guys took me over some crazy terrain. No trick photography involved:

We're headed to the Hamptons this weekend, for a cross race, go figure.

Team news: I can't tell you guys yet, but 2008 will be an exciting year.

Siesta Time

2007-09-13T09:26:00.000-04:00

The off season has officially started! Thanks to everyone for your support and encouragement this year. The road season was pretty successful, stay tuned for some exciting announcements about next year in the next couple of weeks. Other than taking naps not too much going on... well our building caught on fire the other night...

Cross season starts in about a week and a half and Cass has been running with me. Yes, I said running. Here's my plan:

Walk: 5min.
Run: 2 min
Walk: 3
Run: 1
Walk: 3

We've ran twice this week and I am incredibly sore. Thankfully Guy was able to work on me the other day and ease the pain. I hope to get up to a solid 6 min. of running by the end of next week. Cassarole is able to run the entire time without soreness, go figure.

Check out one of the new cross frames:

USPro

2007-09-06T09:50:00.000-04:00

This past weekend I traveled to Greenville, S.C. to compete in my the US Professional Championships Road Race. USPro was my 'big' race for the second half of the season, so I was excited to be there, but nervous at the same time. Here's the short, and self-centered, version of the race. 1st big lap I broke a rear wheel, blah blah blah, sprint for 9th. Met my goal of a top 10 and top 5 domestic rider. Only one race, Univest, left and then some carrot cake.

I found this t-shirt in the DC airport on my flight down. Kind of funny.

For those of you who are looking for something to do this Saturday, check out the Univest GP. live on Al Gore's creation. Click here. There are options for live streaming video, text, & audio.

One for all you Nazbos

2007-08-29T21:35:00.000-04:00

While updating Cassarole's facebook account I found Nazarene Nooz, which pokes some fun at all you Nazbos. Here are a couple of posts.

#1:

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (NN) -- The Board of General Superintendents made a bold missional statement on the opening day of the M7 Missions Conference by partaking in the world famous chicken wings and other attractions at a local Hooters restaurant.

Nina Gunter, the only female on the Board of General Superintendents was overheard in an unusual public dissent about the work of the BGS. "I voted for eating at Denny's, but I was outvoted 5-1. They told me this place was like Rainforest Cafe and that 'Hooters' was a tribute to owls and winged wildlife. That's the last time I listen to Jim Diehl."

All was not wasted however, as several of the buxom waitresses expressed sincere interest in missionary positions.

General Superintendent Paul Cunningham defended the choice of Hooters as a venue for breaking bread. "Just because these girls look like they have loose morals doesn't mean anything. If I had a nickel for every young lady who paid her way through Midamerica Nazarene College as a cocktail waitress or a Hooters girl, I could get another jumbo plate of extra spicy chicken wings. I consider it an honor that so many Nazarene girls have the goods to work in a place like this."

The Board of General Superintendents concurred with Dr. Cunningham on a vote of 5-1.

#2 - Maybe only funny to me since, a) I attended an Assembly of God Church & b) my mom was a music pastor.

Heterosexual Worship Pastor seeking ministry opportunity
(Nazarene Nooz periodically has to put gas in the Nazarene Nooz Van, so we solicit the occasional bit of shameless self-promotion.)Anointed Worship Pastor, Louie Gossett

Hi, I'm Louie Gossett and I love to praise Jesus. I have been a Nazarene all my life, but I attended an Assembly of God church when I was in high school so I could get some credibility in Holy Spirit driven worship. God works in mysterious ways, and my calling to ministry has more twists than a dyslexic sidewinder. Click Here to read more

WOW!!!

2007-08-27T23:50:00.000-04:00

Dude, I saw this on Letterman tonight and started crying. So funny...

U.S. Americans!?! Do you think she could find the U.S.A on a map?

Chicago

2007-08-17T21:36:00.001-04:00

Crit Nats Sunday in Downer's Grove. This will be my first time racing for a USPRO national champ jersey. Our sprinters are coming into form, so hopefully I'll be able to help them win the stars and stripes.
The mayor of New Haven held a joint press conference with the police chief yesterday. Apparently crime is on the rise in Ghetto Haven, shocking, can the crime be any worse?!? As a concerned citizen of this fine city this press conference was of interest to me. So, how are they going to combat crime: More cops, stiffer penalties, or less arrests? Just like a multiple choice test, if you don't know the answer go with C. Yes folks they are going to prevent crime by arresting fewer people. A city in The South pioneered this idea and found that offenders who were not arrested were half as likely to commit another crime as those who had been arrested previously. This concept struck me as odd until I walked out my front door when I watched four kids steal a bike from a city bus' front rack. While observing this disturbing yet slightly humorous situation, the humor came from the bus driver who tried to run the thugs over as they went for the second bike, I
realized that I shouldn't call the cops because justice was taking place right in front of my eyes. By not arresting the thugs, as the had mayor explained earlier, they have now learned stealing is wrong and are 50% less likely to do it again. Genious. Anyone want to buy an ocean front condo in a safe town?

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Chicago

2007-08-17T21:22:00.001-04:00

The mayor of New Haven held a joint press conference with the police
chief yesterday. Apparently crime is on the rise in Ghetto Haven,
shocking, can the crime be any worse?!? As a concerned citizen of this
fine city this press conference was of interest to me. So, how are
they going to combat crime: More cops, stiffer penalties, or less
arrests? Just like a multiple choice test, if you don't know the
answer go with C. Yes folks they are going to prevent crime by
arresting fewer people. A city in The South pioneered this idea and
found that offenders who were not arrested were half as likely to
commit another crime as those who had been arrested previously. This
concept struck me as odd until I walked out my front door when I
watched four kids steal a bike from a city bus' front rack. While
observing this disturbing yet slightly humorous situation, the humor
came from the bus driver who tried to run the thugs over as they went
for the second bike, I realized that I shouldn't call the cops because
justice was taking place right in front of my eyes. By not arresting
the thugs, as the had mayor explained earlier, they have now learned
stealing is wrong and are 50% less likely to do it again. Genious.
Anyone want to buy an ocean front condo in a safe town?

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Isn't she cute

2007-08-11T21:56:00.001-04:00

Bike Dork

2007-08-11T21:50:00.001-04:00

Some guys will do anything to beat their buddy. Check out the aero helmet. This picture was taken at the top of 2 mile climb...hmmm... I wonder how much time it saved him.

Driving shoes

2007-08-11T21:38:00.001-04:00

Cass bought me some driving shoes. Big deal you might say. Well, the r&d was done by actual NASCAR drivers, which makes me feel pretty fast driving our 4 cylinder sedan.

Party Time

2007-08-08T20:35:00.000-04:00

To celebrate the 6th anniversary of our first date I bought Cass a...well I should bak up and explain our first date. I received some SF Giants tickets for my birthday one year and took Cass along because everyone else in my little black book bailed out on me, seriously. On the way to the game we started talking and the conversation went like this:

Cass: I love the Giants.
Chris: Really?!? Cool. Who's your favorite player?
Cass: Mark McGuire
Chris: Uh, he plays for Oakland.
Cass: Yeah, the Oakland Giants!
Chris: Oh silly me I thought the Giants' orange SF logo stood for San Francisco, I should have known that it was for Oakland (This was said with heavy sarcasm, which she didn't catch. She still thinks the Giants are in Oakland and Mark McGuire is still her favorite player on the team. Thankfully she can still save your life without sporting knowledge).

Fast forward four years. On our first shopping trip in the Haven, and as a married couple, I tried to convince Cass that we needed one of those collapsible shopping carts so we didn't have to make multiple trips to and from the car unloading groceries. At $25 I figured it was quite the bargain, #1 who is a credit unioner's daughter, thought otherwise. And so it has gone on for the two years we have resided here; me complaining EVERY single time I have to carry stupid grocery bag in and Cass saying that we didn't need to spend the $$... that is until today!

Check it out:

Le Tour Doping Article

2007-08-02T10:57:00.000-04:00

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