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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.

Profile Response: Sue and Bill Cherolis, Santa Claus IN

“The way the U.S. does CAFE standards is not good energy policy.” Sue and Bill Cherolis are techies of the old school variety. Bill was a metallurgist for a variety of automobile and steel fabrication plants. Sue was a lab … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 357 – McKinney TX to Durant OK

October 27, 2016 – Sun, 80 degrees Miles Today: 75 Miles to Date: 18,568 States to Date: 46 Kudos to me: I have survived Texas yet again. The first time I exited the Lone Star State I enumerated the finer … Continue reading

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Responses: How will we live tomorrow?

How will we live tomorrow? “By overthrowing the democratic process, by rewriting the Constitution by rewriting the textbooks.” Shane, beer chug contest winner, ace marksman, Lubbock TX How will we live tomorrow? “This is post-debate. I have made a career … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 356 – Dallas TX to McKinney TX

October 26, 2016 – Sun, 80 degrees Miles Today: 44 Miles to Date: 18,493 States to Date: 45 Scottsdale is stylish money, Boston is old money, San Jose is tech money, New Orleans is fun money, La Jolla is laid-back … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 355 – Dallas TX

October 25, 2016 – Sun, 75 degrees Miles Today: 12 Miles to Date: 18,449 States to Date: 45  I voted today. It wasn’t easy: sending a letter to the Cambridge Election Commission a month ago, requesting a ballot mailed to … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Broom Family, Corydon, IN

Katie and Nathan Broom lived in Oregon for several years, as did Katie’s sister Mims and her husband Dan. A few years ago they returned to their Southern Indiana roots to raise their children near their mother, their siblings, and … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 354 – Dallas TX

October 24, 2016 – Sun, 75 degrees Miles Today: 16 Miles to Date: 18,437 States to Date: 45 Every presidential library reflects the nature of the man it portrays. Here is the letter I sent to the visitor email address … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Saad Riaz, Louisville, KY

Saad Riaz came from Islamabad Pakistan to study in the US on a F-1 student visa. He’s a fraternity guy who doesn’t drink, and a Muslim who champions women’s rights. He manifests that ideological openness that accompanies exposure to a … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 353 – Fort Worth TX to Dallas TX

October 23, 2016 – Sun, 75 degrees Miles Today: 49 Miles to Date: 18,421 States to Date: 45 The United States is emptier than most people think. When we drive freeways at rush hour, fill up mall parking lots on … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Tatiana Fallon, Louisville, KY

I never met Tatiana Fallon, my niece by marriage, or her two daughters, Sarah and Anna, before pedaling up to the house in Louisville that she shares with her sister’s family. Tatiana married my nephew Andrew five years ago. He … Continue reading

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