A Split Second in ParisCrossing a street near the Louvre, I had no time to react before an inebriated Parisian ran a red light and struck me in the pedestrian lane. My Apple Watch immediately detected the impact, sent an SOS message to my three children (my emergency contacts) and summoned an ambulance. I lostContinueContinue reading “Paris Holiday Gone Sideways: Apple Watch Sends SOS”
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My Brother is Gone
It is with deep sadness that I share the passing of my beloved brother Charles Varipapa, DDS, cosmetic dentist, bon vivant, Italophile, and master story teller. Charley was loved by his mother, brothers, nephews, nieces and friends. He had an outsized influence on everyone he met: brilliant, funny, exacting, and generous to a fault. CharleyContinueContinue reading “My Brother is Gone”
A Tribute to my Mother
Phyllis Varipapa’s story began almost 103 years ago, in October of 1922, though even her birthday carried a bit of mystery and mischief. Her father swore it was the 22nd, her birth certificate claimed the 24th, and her baptismal record the 26th. That meant her loved ones never had just one day to celebrate her,ContinueContinue reading “A Tribute to my Mother”
MAID in Delaware
There has keen interest in medical aid in dying (MAID) among the Delaware medical community with the passage of House Bill 140, as evidenced by the record downloads of the MSD HealthRealities podcast on MAID. Medical Aid in Dying: Insights From Both Sides of the Stethoscope https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ktbn5-1852672 Summary of HB 140 The recently enacted theContinueContinue reading “MAID in Delaware”
A Single Drop 💧
A single drop of water rises from the ocean, lifted by the warmth of the sun. In its ascent, it gathers light, spinning wild and free above the clouds. It dances with the wind, luminous and alive, a spark from the sea given form. Slowly over time it begins to fall, drifting back through skyContinueContinue reading “A Single Drop 💧”
Dr Bob, Brain Mechanic 