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All asked at least once in email or comments...
How did you get the name “Joe Jon?”
Uncle Joe and Grandpa Jon. My father named me when my mother was just 6 weeks conceived. He declared I would be a boy, and that I would be named Joe Jon. My mother objected quickly. She lost.
What camera do you use to take photographs?
After much research I upgraded from my Olympus D-380 to a Nikon D70. I liked the D-380, but I wanted much better performance to take photos of my family, so the D70 came through. Plus it looks cool. I have already been asked no less than three times if I was either a.) a professional photographer, or b.) “the” professional photographer at an event I was attending. Next thing you know I’ll be shooting for National Geographic.
Who hosts joejon.com?
The greatest web hosting company known to man. The MarkMark Network.
Where did you meet your wife?
My father always told me there are two good places to meet women. The Church. And the Library. I found mine at church. I knew her in high school, but when I returned home from college I noticed her in that red dress from across the 2500 seat sanctuary. I slipped her a note and asked something to the effect of the following in it:
Would you like to go out for some “C and C” (coke and conversation) after the service tonight? Check one:
Sure. Sounds like fun.
Maybe next time.
I am interested in your friend.
No way. Beat it, creep.
No thanks.
She still has the note somewhere, she tells me. The rest is history.
Is everyone in your family tall like you?
No, they are a bunch of munchkins. I ate all my broccoli growing up, though. Add that to a milk addiction in high school and college of one gallon per day, and you come up with 6’7’’.
How many books do you have?
Around 250. Not sure why they ask that, though. I have friends with thousands of books on theology and philosophy, etc. Stacie has several hundred children’s books, too. Great for the homeschool library.
Homeschool? Why homeschool?
Because the government school system has nothing to offer my children of virtue, purity, nobility, admirableness, or good report. (Philippians 4:8) That and my wife makes far better lunches than the school cafeteria.
What is your favorite food?
Ah, so many to choose from. My wife makes delicious home made meals several nights a week. But I am going to take the "eat out" stance on this one, as that is what most people are thinking. I will put it to you this way. I could eat at the following three restaurants 2 nights each week and never get tired of them. In order of preferrence.
1. Little Richard's - The best Lexington Barbecue around. And I have been to almost all of them... at least twice. I love pork barbecue cooked on that hickory wood with the right sauce/dip and just the right twinge of spice. And they also make one great footlong hot dog. Throw in an order of fries and you have my "usual." (Side Note of Interest: I ate this meal every day in high school at another barbecue place before Little Richard's came along. Seriously, if there were 180 school days, I ate this very order 165 of them.)
2. K&W Cafetria - Not quite "soul food" but not exactly country fair ethier. Just good, greasy, down home cooking like your Aunt Emma used to make. This cafetria style restaurant was born and bred in Winston-Salem and has stretched out a bit, but has not lost it's appeal. I typically get the 8 oz. chopped steak, green beans (cooked in onions the way I like them), macaroni and cheese, and simple lettuce and cheese salad (with 1000 Island) and a biscuit, which dips just fine in the chopped steak gravy. When I get real daring I try the chocolate pie.
3. La Carreta - Great Mexican food that is very close, if not actually, authentic. I ate Mexican in Los Angeles when I lived there, including right in the homes of some of my neighbors, and La Carreta has the feel. Even better than the restaurants I have eaten in at Cozumel and Tijuana. My typical order is the monsterous burrito they serve, stuffed with chicken, and a side of guacamole salad. They serve all the chips you can slam with salsa. It is great stuff!
There ya have it. Runner Up: Chinese Food from China Wok on (5085) Country Club Road.
I want to ask you a question/make a comment/bash you mercilessly/link to your site/etc./etc. How do I get in touch with you?
Right now the best way to get a hold of me is by emailing me at joejon (at) joejon (dot) com. I try to respond fairly quickly.
More questions to come...
How did you get the name “Joe Jon?”
Uncle Joe and Grandpa Jon. My father named me when my mother was just 6 weeks conceived. He declared I would be a boy, and that I would be named Joe Jon. My mother objected quickly. She lost.
What camera do you use to take photographs?
After much research I upgraded from my Olympus D-380 to a Nikon D70. I liked the D-380, but I wanted much better performance to take photos of my family, so the D70 came through. Plus it looks cool. I have already been asked no less than three times if I was either a.) a professional photographer, or b.) “the” professional photographer at an event I was attending. Next thing you know I’ll be shooting for National Geographic.
Who hosts joejon.com?
The greatest web hosting company known to man. The MarkMark Network.
Where did you meet your wife?
My father always told me there are two good places to meet women. The Church. And the Library. I found mine at church. I knew her in high school, but when I returned home from college I noticed her in that red dress from across the 2500 seat sanctuary. I slipped her a note and asked something to the effect of the following in it:
Would you like to go out for some “C and C” (coke and conversation) after the service tonight? Check one:
Sure. Sounds like fun.
Maybe next time.
I am interested in your friend.
No way. Beat it, creep.
No thanks.
She still has the note somewhere, she tells me. The rest is history.
Is everyone in your family tall like you?
No, they are a bunch of munchkins. I ate all my broccoli growing up, though. Add that to a milk addiction in high school and college of one gallon per day, and you come up with 6’7’’.
How many books do you have?
Around 250. Not sure why they ask that, though. I have friends with thousands of books on theology and philosophy, etc. Stacie has several hundred children’s books, too. Great for the homeschool library.
Homeschool? Why homeschool?
Because the government school system has nothing to offer my children of virtue, purity, nobility, admirableness, or good report. (Philippians 4:8) That and my wife makes far better lunches than the school cafeteria.
What is your favorite food?
Ah, so many to choose from. My wife makes delicious home made meals several nights a week. But I am going to take the "eat out" stance on this one, as that is what most people are thinking. I will put it to you this way. I could eat at the following three restaurants 2 nights each week and never get tired of them. In order of preferrence.
1. Little Richard's - The best Lexington Barbecue around. And I have been to almost all of them... at least twice. I love pork barbecue cooked on that hickory wood with the right sauce/dip and just the right twinge of spice. And they also make one great footlong hot dog. Throw in an order of fries and you have my "usual." (Side Note of Interest: I ate this meal every day in high school at another barbecue place before Little Richard's came along. Seriously, if there were 180 school days, I ate this very order 165 of them.)
2. K&W Cafetria - Not quite "soul food" but not exactly country fair ethier. Just good, greasy, down home cooking like your Aunt Emma used to make. This cafetria style restaurant was born and bred in Winston-Salem and has stretched out a bit, but has not lost it's appeal. I typically get the 8 oz. chopped steak, green beans (cooked in onions the way I like them), macaroni and cheese, and simple lettuce and cheese salad (with 1000 Island) and a biscuit, which dips just fine in the chopped steak gravy. When I get real daring I try the chocolate pie.
3. La Carreta - Great Mexican food that is very close, if not actually, authentic. I ate Mexican in Los Angeles when I lived there, including right in the homes of some of my neighbors, and La Carreta has the feel. Even better than the restaurants I have eaten in at Cozumel and Tijuana. My typical order is the monsterous burrito they serve, stuffed with chicken, and a side of guacamole salad. They serve all the chips you can slam with salsa. It is great stuff!
There ya have it. Runner Up: Chinese Food from China Wok on (5085) Country Club Road.
I want to ask you a question/make a comment/bash you mercilessly/link to your site/etc./etc. How do I get in touch with you?
Right now the best way to get a hold of me is by emailing me at joejon (at) joejon (dot) com. I try to respond fairly quickly.
More questions to come...
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