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ISSUE: November 15, 2009

Articles about Jessica

Journey To The End Of The Earth - 9-15-2005

Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world, is not a remote and barren land but a place of intoxicating beauty.

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...have implored him to pick a book up. My wife, Jessica, is seated next to Sam. I try telepathy on her,...

...is seated next to Sam. I try telepathy on Jessica, too. Make sure you guys see this, I keep...

...know … really unbelievably amazing. Jessica, did you see it?” “Yes,...

No, We’re Not In Kansas - 7-15-2005

The romance part, I have to admit, was accidental: I hadnt intended to keep our destination a secret from Jessica when this thing started out. "I was thinking we might go to Buenos Aires for spring break," I had said. Everyone ...

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...intended to keep our destination a secret from Jessica when this thing started out. “I was...

...it be great?” I enthused. Jessica and our 15-year-old son, Sam, looked at me,...

...idea. “Buenos Aires?” Jessica responded. “Isn’t it cold...

Getting Settled In - 4-15-2002

When you move, the question everyone wants to ask is, “Are you sane yet?” The sound of footsteps on the creaky hardwood floors downstairs have startled me awake. “Jessica, did you hear that?”

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...part of getting settled in. During our wait, Jessica, our son, Sam, and I had no furniture except...

...give it to me,” I tell Jessica. “Unless we can use it as an ashtray...

...or a candy dish, I say toss it.” Jessica gives me The Faux Pout. It differs from The Real...

Character Flaw - 1-15-2002

The house was perfect. Except for one thing: It didn’t have issues. My wife, Jessica, was ecstatic. “I found the perfect house,” she enthused long-distance. “Three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths. A wood fireplace. A screened-in side por...

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...It didn’t have issues. My wife, Jessica, was ecstatic. “I found the perfect...

... “I found the perfect house,” Jessica enthused long-distance. “Three...

...perfect,” I said. Jessica “Oh, and it’s got a good...

Arguing, We Are - 5-1-2005

Dr. Deepak Chopra, the high-profile spiritual guru and bestselling author, said recently that he has never had an argument with his wife.When my wife heard this, she said, "Does he talk to her?"Jessica and I cannot conceive of a relationship without...

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...“Does he talk to her?” Jessica and I cannot conceive of a relationship without...

...is a single shade, the other side has a design. Jessica prefers the plain side; I prefer the side with...

...on a Saturday morning before a dinner party, Jessica may fluff the throw pillow and set it just so in...

Snakehead Fish Sleeps In, Replaces Husband - 8-15-2004

They say the biggest problems in marriage are caused by arguments over sex and money. What do they know? The biggest problems are caused by the way a couple wakes up on weekends. There are waker-uppers and there are sleeper-inners. Woe be to the one...

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...is a mystery. But there she is, my wife, Jessica, in bed as always on a Saturday, slumbering away...

... to be improved by The Things We Have To Do list. Jessica thinks Saturday mornings are for Sleeping In And...

... Anything We Quote Unquote Have To Do. So I let Jessica sleep. I walk downstairs and put on a pot of...

(remote) Control Issues - 4-1-2008

IM SITTING on the floor directly in front of the TV, which Im pointing the remote right at while pushing the power-on button, but nothing is happening. "Whats the deal?" I cry. "Problem?" my wife, Jessica, asks. &...

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...
“Problem?” my wife, Jessica, asks.

“All these...

... a miniature cockpit.”

Jessica

With a dismissive flick of my...

...
“Let me see,” Jessica says, as she sits down next to me.
...

Go Your Own Way, And Theirs - 8-1-2003

When my wife, Jessica, first asked me to join her on a business trip to Rome, I said no. It’ll be romantic, she argued. It’ll be lonely during the day and there’ll be shop talk at night, I responded. They’re paying for the room, she said. Rome? I said. You and me? I’m there, babe.

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.../title>2008-12-12When my wife, Jessica, first asked me to join her on a business trip...

...my wife, Jessica, first asked me to join Jessica on a business trip to Rome, I said no.

... to Rome, I said no. It’ll be romantic, Jessica argued. It’ll be lonely during the day...

Stalking The Perfect Gift - 12-1-2004

You know the joy that lights up a persons face when she opens her special gift from you on Christmas morning? I Don't. What I know is the quizzical expression that animates her features for a fleeting, unguarded instant, her eyes desperately trying t...

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...coffee to guests at the end of a dinner party, Jessica seems to enjoy hauling out the Hooters cup she...

... “Oh, the coffee cup?” Jessica replies, as if surprised by the question.

...the waitress was wearing to determine if maybe Jessica would look good in it. No, I just stared at the...

Great Expectations - 10-15-2008

IF YOU DO it right, and even if you do it wrong -- perhaps especially if you do it wrong -- travel has a way of confounding your expectations.As we left our Washington, D.C., home for a family vacation to Montana and Wyoming, I expected I would see ...

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...like Starbucks,” my wife, Jessica, says. “My question is, why...

... my reverie. “What?” I ask. Jessica’s looking out the window in a way that...

...I ask. Again. “Hay,” Jessica says emphatically. I scrutinize the dirty-brown...

Anniversary? Waht Anniversary? - 9-1-2001

When it comes to big occasions, women are from Earth and men are from, I dunno, somewhere else. At the risk of trafficking in sexual stereotype, my guess is that men forget their anniversaries more than women. Women have this ...

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...knack for remembering these things. My wife, Jessica, can — and will — recite...

...recite where we ate, who we were with, what Jessica was wearing at every anniversary in our married...

...in our married lives. Even if I think Jessica might be recalling a detail incorrectly,...

And The Winner Is... - 11-1-2007

OKAY, LET ME FIRST apologize for getting us into this. Ask the American Airlines flying public for suggestions on where to take my next vacation, promising 100,000 AAdvantage miles for the winner? Was I nuts?

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...so many places in the world to visit, my wife, Jessica, my son, Sam, and I were paralyzed by indecision...

...until I had my top 40; then I had Sam and Jessica select their favorites. We trimmed the nominees...

Blowing In The Wind - 6-15-2002

When traveling, it’s good to plan ahead. It’s even better to go with the flow. It was raining when we arrived at the beach. Not just raining. Pouring. And not just cold. Unseasonably cold. Unseasonably, as in more or less winter.

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...not tonight,” my wife, Jessica, said. “Aw www .” It was...

...there’s lightning,” Jessica responded. “Do you remember what you...

... hell. But we got lucky. We sampled an incredible Jessica-crab soup at a friendly little non-descript...

Giving Thanks And Props - 11-15-2007

IN THE LAST ISSUE, I announced the winner of the Tell Jim Where to Go contest, awarding 100,000 AAdvantage miles to Alper Aras of Chicago for his winning entry, which suggested that my wife, Jessica, our son, Sam, and I visit Turkey on our next trip...

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... his winning entry, which suggested that my wife, Jessica, our son, Sam, and I visit Turkey on our next...

To-do: Make A To-do List - 4-1-2002

When the going gets tough, the tough make to-do lists. It’s gotten to be a hobby of ours. The Missus and I seem to have a new hobby. I say “seem” because if my wife, Jessica, and I were asked our hobbies, we’d answer with pretty much th...

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...“seem” because if my wife, Jessica, and I were asked our hobbies, we’d...

... we do anything else. I’ll make a list. Jessica’ll make a list. We’ll get...

Menza Quiz - 4-15-2006

Mensa Quiz for American Way Magazine 04-15-2006

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...more brothers than he has sisters. His sister Jessica has three times as many brothers as she has...

...Jessica has three times as many brothers as Jessica has sisters. How many siblings are there in the...