Monthly Archives: February 2016

Profile Response: Robert Bowley and Michael Beaulieu, BASIS School, Goodyear, AZ

Posted on February 9, 2016 by paulefallon

“BASIS is open to everyone, but it is not for everyone.” Robert Bowley, Head of School at the Goodyear BASIS School that opened last fall, is proud of the talent and diversity of his students. The kindergarteners through eight graders … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 223 – Converse, TX to San Marcos, TX

Posted on February 8, 2016 by paulefallon

February 6, 2016 – Sunny, 60 degrees Miles Today: 44 Miles to Date: 11,449 States to Date: 28  Welcome to the Texas Hill Country – gigantic high school football stadiums and the cheapest gas yet. Fill up your car for … Continue reading →

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Mr. and Ms. Politician: Answer Me This

Posted on February 8, 2016 by paulefallon

This piece was published as a guest column in the Cambridge Chronicle on 2/5/2016, just in time for the New Hampshire Primary: For seven months I’ve been bicycling throughout the United States: 11,000 miles and twenty-eight states to date. Along … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 222 – San Antonio, TX to Converse, TX

Posted on February 7, 2016 by paulefallon

February 5, 2016 – Sunny, 60 degrees Miles Today: 15 Miles to Date: 11,405 States to Date: 28 Food and people took center stage today. My cycling was nothing more than linking them together through San Antonio’s busy streets. I … Continue reading →

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Responses: How will we live tomorrow?

Posted on February 7, 2016 by paulefallon

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 … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 221 – San Antonio, TX

Posted on February 6, 2016 by paulefallon

February 4, 2016 – Sunny, 60 degrees Miles Today: 11 Miles to Date: 11,390 States to Date: 28  I finally broke down and bought a gun. Not from Adam Turcotte, General Manager of Ranger Firearms, who spent an hour with … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Reza Barkholder, Santa Ana, CA

Posted on February 6, 2016 by paulefallon

“Making law is a lot like sausage. Everyone agrees it’s a good thing, but no one wants to see it made. Same with a recycling yard. It’s an ugly thing.” Reza Barkholder graduated from Berkeley at the time when California … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 220 – Uvalde, TX to San Antonio, TX

Posted on February 5, 2016 by paulefallon

February 3, 2016 – Sunny, 60 degrees Miles Today: 91 Miles to Date: 11,379 States to Date: 28 Today it was just me and the bike and the last of the wide-open spaces before I reached San Antonio. The small … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Rajesh Kasturirangan, Belmont, MA

Posted on February 5, 2016 by paulefallon

When we say a glass is sitting on a table we know that it is sitting on a horizontal surface. If there is a cloth on the table, we don’t say it’s sitting on the cloth; we say it’s on … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 219 –Del Rio, TX to Uvalde, TX

Posted on February 4, 2016 by paulefallon

February 2, 2016 – Sunny, 80 degrees Miles Today: 74 Miles to Date: 11,288 States to Date: 28 The earth stretches out from Del Rio toward San Antonio. The desert brush gets dense. Plants with leaves emerge, actual trees. The … Continue reading →

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