http://oregoncrusaders.org/blog1 Because Dr. Phil has a lot to sayajawea Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:07:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://oregoncrusaders.org/blog1/2008/07/10/the-fight-song/ Well friends, fans and strangers, it's time for another entry in the blogosphere finally.  There have been a number of things that have gone on since my last post.  Work at WebMD continues to be busy, the Personal Health Record area is starting to get a lot of attention, the ... http://oregoncrusaders.org/blog1/2008/07/04/its-time-to-start-writing-a-blog-post/ I was flying from Dallas to Portland last Thursday afternoon.  I was seated against the window on the 2-seat side of a Super80, and sitting next to me was a 22 year-old US Army Private First Class who was headed home for an 18 day leave following his 8 month-long ... http://oregoncrusaders.org/blog1/2008/03/26/when-the-world-feels-a-little-smaller/ When I came to the Northwest in 1994 from Indiana, I didn't have any idea I'd be heading up a drum corps.  To run a drum corps is a fantasy that all drum corps fanatics have at one point or another ("Man, if only I could run a drum corps..."), ... http://oregoncrusaders.org/blog1/2008/02/18/the-more-things-change/ Well, it's time for another blog entry.  The Oregon Crusaders continue to make great progress (although sometimes housing is a stress... luckily I've got Ron Barnett helping me to manage that).  And our DCI directors meeting went well over the weekend - it was so good to hang out with ... http://oregoncrusaders.org/blog1/2008/02/02/paving-the-way-for-consumers-and-connectivity/ We had a great camp this weekend, learning up to probably 1/3 of the opener.  Everyone worked so hard, and we also had our first leadership session, doing an overview of this year's (all new) curriculum, and getting to know each other just a bit more.  Thanks so much to ... http://oregoncrusaders.org/blog1/2007/12/19/a-drum-corps-holiday/ Believe it or not, this blog will cover many topics, not just drum corps.  I'm a physician trained in surgery and public health and preventive medicine, and I head up strategy for a leading health care information and technology company.  I've been working hard over the past 10 years to ... http://oregoncrusaders.org/blog1/2007/12/11/people-helping-people-a-social-model-for-change-in-health-care/ Last Saturday, during our first camp and Orientation for the 08 season for the Oregon Crusaders, I asked our vets to stand.  About 40 students rose, and 35 of them had been rookies just a year ago.  They had gone through the drum corps experience.  They had learned so much, ... http://oregoncrusaders.org/blog1/2007/11/24/a-rookie-no-more/ Over 110 performers from around the Northwest joined us yesterday at Southridge High School in Beaverton for the OC Orientation for the 2008 season.  Not only did we have a great turnout, but we have already learned some of our 2008 show, Inner Connections!  See www.oregoncrusaders.org for a video scrapbook ... http://oregoncrusaders.org/blog1/2007/11/19/the-oregon-crusaders-orientation-a-big-success/ Welcome everyone to my new blog.  I felt like I was the only one left who didn't have one, so here it is!  Blogajawea! is where I'll post information about my travels, my work toward helping Americans take better control of their helath care, the Oregon Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps, ... http://oregoncrusaders.org/blog1/2007/11/19/welcome-to-blogajawea/