Responses: How will we live tomorrow?

How will we live tomorrow?

“You live in America. You sit on the sidewalk drinking beer. You got to have a conspiracy theory.”

JJ, Owner of San Rosendro Crossing, Marathon TX

How will we live tomorrow?

“It is my job to make you happy. I have only five fingers, so sometimes I can’t do it.”

Danny, Manager Budget Inn, Sanderson, TX

How will we live tomorrow?

“Rhesus monkeys have DNA that is only 2% different than our own. Rhesus moneys are 98% human. What if we are 98% of something else? What would that something else look like?”

Karan Patel, Indian expat, Tempe, AZ

How will we live tomorrow?

“Hopefully, healthy.”

Estabon Lopez, El Paso Museum of History, El Paso, TX

How will we live tomorrow?

“We will have a city-wide bike plan by May: bicycle month.”

Scott White, Velopass Bicycle / Pedestrian Coalition, El Paso, TX

How will we live tomorrow?

“I’ve never heard this question. I don’t know. Day to day I guess.”

Jacky, Dollar General, Alpine, TX

How will we live tomorrow?

“What will we leave for our children? I’d like to see all the countries agree to work together on the environment.”

Ralph, Actor, NCIS: New Orleans, Marathon, TX

How will we live tomorrow?

“I’m preparing, putting solar panels on my house. I’ve been here three years and have no steady job but I have lots of odd jobs here in Marfa. I am done with child support and credit card bills. I have seven bikes I’ve picked up along the way. If God had made me rich instead of handsome, I’d have a Surly like you.”

Mark Graybeal, custodian cowboy, Marfa, TX

How will we live tomorrow?

“I am not thinking about tomorrow. I am trying to stay in the present. Time is not important on the road. The only time that matters is sound check and the opening number.”

Parks, member of All Them Witches, on tour in Marfa, TX

How will we live tomorrow?

“That’s a hard question, especially because I move around a lot. I just got here from Michigan two weeks ago. Hopefully, this is it.”

Cindy, waitress at Dip-it, Sierra Blanca TX

How will we live tomorrow?

“Thanking God in His glory for another day.

Rizzi Mendoza, grocery clerk, Marfa, TX

How will we live tomorrow?

“With Jesus’ blessing.”

Edgar Rodriguez, grocery clerk, Marfa, TX

How will we live tomorrow?

“Vertical integration will increase. Warren Buffet bought CRX and is vertically integrating transportation. Wal-Mart is the largest employer in 20 states. Colgate is tied into how many bars of soap are sold at Wal-Mart and they adjust production accordingly.”

Martin Siegenthaler, reluctant consumer, San Francisco, CA

How will we live tomorrow?

“I am going to respond from a counseling point of view. An interesting perceptive for those of us who graduated from college in 1994 is how the explosion of computers has taken over. We have a fear reaction of less connecting with individuals. Yet, on an interpersonal level, the research is showing that we are starting to shift. Younger people are wanting more direct interaction. I think its a natural reaction to our over-dependence on computers That is one of the more hopeful things I have learned about tomorrow.”

Mary Schwartz, Counselor, Sul Ross State University Alpine, TX

How will we live tomorrow?

“Better than today.”

Ingrid, Goat Queen of La Loma del Chivo, Marathon, TX

How will we live tomorrow?

“The way we live today. We’ll have to make some adjustments.”

Randy, Manager Comstock Motel, Comstock, TX

How will we live tomorrow?

“We do breakfast from 7:30 to 11 and lunch after that. Get your carbs up and pedal the world. I’ll be off tomorrow. I’ll be playing games on my iPad. Can’t sleep late anymore.”

Phoebe, Waitress, Oasis Cafe, Marathon, TX

 

 

 

About paulefallon

Greetings reader. I am a writer, architect, cyclist and father from Cambridge, MA. My primary blog, theawkwardpose.com is an archive of all my published writing. The title refers to a sequence of three yoga positions that increase focus and build strength by shifting the body’s center of gravity. The objective is balance without stability. My writing addresses opposing tension in our world, and my attempt to find balance through understanding that opposition. During 2015-2106 I am cycling through all 48 mainland United States and asking the question "How will we live tomorrow?" That journey is chronicled in a dedicated blog, www.howwillwelivetomorrw.com, that includes personal writing related to my adventure as well as others' responses to my question. Thank you for visiting.
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