Posts by Calvert F Cazier, PhD, MPH

Creed Haymond was born December 2, 1893, in Springville, Utah. I don’t know much about his early childhood, but I do know one Sunday in 1903 his mother took him to Provo for a special church meeting where one of his church leaders spoke about keeping our body free from alcohol, tobacco, coffee, and tea.After…

Picture: Little Lois and Grandma Call   My parents didn’t talk much about their early lives so it’s not a surprise that I don’t remember many stories from them describing their childhood, teenage years, young adulthood, or for that matter not much of anything from their history before I became part of it. They didn’t…

On February 28, 2008, I recorded the following experience in the journal that I was keeping as a requirement for my qualitative research professor. My professor and I had been discussing the introduction to the first chapter of my dissertation and I told her about the high school counselor who told me I wasn’t smart…

The year 2018 was a difficult year for my family and me. It started with my diagnosis of bladder cancer, then surgery to remove my bladder and create a new one from a section of my bowel. Throughout the spring and summer, I was in and out of the hospital for various reasons including negative…

According to Cortney S. Warren, PhD., “… kissing is part of maintaining a bonded and attached romantic connection in most long-term relationships. … kissing frequency is also associated with increased general relationship satisfaction with their mate. … [it] also plays a larger role in spotlighting the emotional connection between partners.” theknot.com​According to Dr. Warren and other…

My grandfather Earl Cazier from Afton, Wyoming, was a respected dairy farmer, WWI veteran, father of eight children (two boys and six girls). His children all learned how to work, be respectful, responsible, honorable, and dependable. They learned to love one another, play together, and work together. They loved their parents and knew that their…

About twelve years ago, Anne and I were visiting some of our family who were living in Stuttgart, Germany. One of the added benefits of our visit was we were able to spend time with our oldest grandson, Calvert, before he boarded a plane and flew to Johannesburg, South Africa for a two-year mission assignment…