Posts by Calvert F Cazier, PhD, MPH
Small Things of Life
The other day I was attending church, and a woman gave a talk about the small things of life that can make such a significant difference to us and others. She shared little ditties that we are all familiar with and believe in, such as: be still my soul, take time to smell the roses,…
Read MoreStanding Tiger on a Nail
Ever since Standing Tiger started school as a cub, he dreamed of being like the other tigers in his class and having them like him. It didn’t take long for these cubs to notice that he was different, but that shouldn’t stop him from making friends, should it? He was facing a difficult challenge of…
Read MoreWorst Trip Ever
I had to really think hard about this question and add a personal caveat which is that in 75 years of my earthly existence I have not been on many vacations, so I don’t remember ever experiencing a bad one. I racked my brain until I got a headache from thinking so hard (not really…
Read MoreA Father, A Daughter, and A Cell Phone
A short time ago, my son Peter and I went to the Black Bear Diner for breakfast. It was a beautiful Saturday morning, and we were preparing to go up to my wife’s family cabin which is up above Oakley, Utah.As we were waiting to be served a young father (probably in his mid-twenties) and his…
Read MoreNeighborhoods! What was yours like?
This is a tricky question. What is meant by describing the neighborhood where I grew up? It could include many things such as a description of the houses, the lawn care that the neighbors took to create beauty, windows that we hit while playing baseball in the street, traffic, the people, safety of living there,…
Read MoreFirst Date, I Can’t Believe It!
In August 2005, I was at my sister’s house enthralled as I listened to her advice about finding me a wife (my first wife had passed away a year earlier). I was not participating much in this conversation except to say things like “uh-huh,” “that’s interesting”, “maybe” and “I’m not sure?” I must have said…
Read MoreHave you ever written a poem or a story?
To ask me if I have ever written a story is like asking a dairy farmer if they have ever milked a cow. The obvious answer is yes, I have written hundreds of stories and when I say this, I am not boasting nor exaggerating. The fact is I use stories as a means of…
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