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Individuality & Connection
ecthompsonmd December 27, 2011

I was out and about in Houston today. The picture above was taken today and conveys the fact it was quite sunny. I was thinking as I walked and drove around about the need to take everybody as individual, while at the same time not forgetting that everyone is connected. These two imperatives can draw upon different internal resources, and can highlight competing strains of thought about how to view the world. Also, it was so bright and sunny as I traveled  around Houston today. Individual things stand in such clear relief when so clearly lit. Still–I was not swayed from my

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Sarah Palin's church burned
ecthompsonmd December 16, 2008

Over the weekend there was a fire in Governor Sarah Palin’s old church in Wasilla, Alaska. It appears that, though there were no injuries, there is over $1 million worth of damage. Preliminary reports appear to suggest that an arsonist set the fire. If this possible arson is an attempt to collect insurance, well, obviously, that’s just wrong. If this fire was set by some political crazy, then that falls into a category of it’s own… of confused, mindless, lawless stupidity. The strength of my condemnation of this behavior cannot be reflected in public conversation. Now, I don’t agree with Sarah

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Errington C. Thompson, MD

Dr. Thompson is a surgeon, scholar, full-time sports fan and part-time political activist. He is active in a number of community projects and initiatives. Through medicine, he strives to improve the physical health of all he treats.

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