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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.

Trip Log – Day 336 – Taos NM to Ghost Ranch NM

October 6, 2016 – Sun, 70 degrees Miles Today: 73 Miles to Date: 17,472 States to Date: 45 When Google informed me I had 73 miles and a half-mile of vertical rise and fall, it did not convey the beauty … Continue reading

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Responses: How will we live tomorrow?

How will we live tomorrow? “Maybe our dreams will give us a clue.” Bryant, seven year old, St. Charles, MO How will we live tomorrow? “Hopefully with a clutch in my car.” Curtis, broken car owner, O’Fallon, MO How will … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 335 – Arroyo Seco NM to Taos NM

October 5, 2016 – Sun, 70 degrees Miles Today: 22 Miles to Date: 17,399 States to Date: 45 When I arrived at Taos Pueblo before 10:00 a.m. stocky guys in orange vests were directing cars to dusty parking lots. One … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 334 – San Luis CO to Arroyo Seco NM

October 4, 2016 – Sun, 75 degrees Miles Today: 84 Miles to Date: 17,377 States to Date: 45 Thirty-four degrees at 7:30 a.m. and the world stood still as a Watteau painting. I dug my thermal and windbreaker and heavy … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Nicole Herzog, Education Director, Sloss Furnaces Birmingham, AL

Birmingham has long been known as “Pittsburgh of the South.” All of the materials required to make iron are abundant within thirty miles. Unlike Pittsburgh, there are no major rivers. So Birmingham’s industrial might depended on the arrival of the … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 333 – Walsenburg CO to San Luis CO

October 3, 2016 – Sun, 70 degrees Miles Today: 29 Miles to Date: 17,293 States to Date: 45   One look outside my motel room in Walsenburg told me things had changed. Yesterday’s gentle stir of the trees had become … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Scott Myers, Executive Director, Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Birmingham, AL

Joe Louis, Bart Starr, Joe Namath, Donald Hutson, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Carl Lewis, Mia Hamm. All sports legends born or made great in Alabama. Not to mention the equally famous coaches, Bear Bryant, or John William Heisman, father of … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 332 – Pueblo CO to Walsenburg CO

October 2, 2016 – Sun and clouds, 75 degrees Miles Today: 57 Miles to Date: 17,264 States to Date: 45 I woke this morning to rosy pink light highlighting the stucco surfaces of the houses in the new subdivision north … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Randy Gorman, Mountain Brook, AL

If I loaded all the books Randy Gorman recommended for me to read in my saddlebags, they would probably slow me down a full mile per hour. Randy is an upbeat guy with a can-do attitude and a trove of … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 331 – Pueblo CO

October 1, 2016 – Sun, 80 degrees Miles Today: 15 Miles to Date: 17,207 States to Date: 45 When I began my journey last May I targeted a visit to each of my twelve nieces and nephews. At the time, … Continue reading

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