Isaac and Camber

Last week my younger sister Karen and I conquered Y Mountain together. It was a beautiful May morning, and since I had nothing planned, and Camber was at work, I figured there was nothing better to do than to climb a mountain.
I invited Karen for a few reasons, but perhaps the most important is that [...]

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Last Friday I went with my wife Camber, Jason H., and Whitney J. to our dear alma mater, Orem High School. The trip was inspired by rumors that they would soon knock our dear school down and pave it over with a parking lot. Those rumors were heavily reinforced by the fact that the old [...]

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The following (slightly edited) conversation was had between David G. and myself regarding Dave’s chat status message, which was: “zur zur zur.”
Isaac Hess: What is “zur zur zur”?
David Gravett: More importantly, what isn’t zur zur zur?
Isaac Hess: I think you’d be hard pressed to prove that that’s more important.
David Gravett: I disagree, because everything is [...]

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I hate the word “favorite” in many ways because it is so superlative.
But I do have a favorite memory (in the non-superlative sense).
Two nights prior to my leaving on a mission for the LDS Church (this was July 2003), I realized to my dismay that I had only one evening — that evening — left [...]

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This last weekend I went on a short overnight camping trip with my beautiful wife (Hi wife!) and a few good friends: David G. and his now-fiancée Merry P., Jason H., Jared W. S., and Whitney J. (Isn’t the anonymity of surname initials exciting? It’s almost like I’m in some sort of crime novel, and [...]

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As a practicing Mormon, I am afforded very few opportunities to take mind-altering drugs. Please don’t read that sentence as a form of complaint — I’m actually extremely grateful for a religion that has helped me stay away from harmful substances like cocaine, marijuana, cigarettes, alcohol, and Cherry Coke (insert smiling emoticon here). However, it [...]

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(The title of this post does not mean that Camber and I are expecting a baby. Sorry friends. Perhaps another time.)
About three or four months ago, NPR began a new series about the recession called “Kitchen Table Conversations.”
(For those of you out there who still listen to music on the radio, NPR — which stands [...]

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