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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: Victor Dzidzienyo, Bradford C. Grant, and Sylvia Robinson, Howard University, Washington DC

Posted on August 31, 2016 by paulefallon

Victor Dzidzienyo, Associate Professor of Howard University’s School of Architecture emigrated from Ghana to study here. He completed graduate work at Howard and has taught at the School of Architecture, under numerous academic titles, for forty years. He worked with … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bradford C. Grant, Howard University, Howard University School of Architecture, Sylvia Robinson, Victor Dzidzienyo | Leave a comment

Trip Log – Day 296 – Arab AL to Fayetteville TN

Posted on August 30, 2016 by paulefallon

August 27, 2016 – Partly cloudy, 85 degrees Miles Today: 63 Miles to Date: 15,238 States to Date: 42 A day of easy riding down the broad slope of US 231 to the Tennessee River, winding along the bicycle … Continue reading →

Posted in Bicycle Trip Log | Tagged Aldridge Creek Greenway, Fayetteville TN, Huntsville AL, Tennessee River | Leave a comment

Profile Response: Andrew Umentum, Mount Rainier MD

Posted on August 30, 2016 by paulefallon

“I don’t aspire to live a safe, comfortable, suburban life.” Andrew Umentum is a lanky Midwestern graduate from University of Wisconsin – Madison. When he began working for National Geographic as a cartographer he lived in College Park, but moved … Continue reading →

Posted in Responses | Tagged Andrew Umentum. National Geographic, Atlas of Design Volume 2, Mount Rainier Bike Coop, Mount Rainier MD, The Road to Madison | Leave a comment

Trip Log – Day 295 – Birmingham AL to Arab, AL

Posted on August 29, 2016 by paulefallon

August 26, 2016 – Partly cloudy, 85 degrees Miles Today: 70 Miles to Date: 15,175 States to Date: 41 Southern Cycling …chased by dogs… pithy slogans on church signs… rebel flags on trailer houses that never move… propane farms… … Continue reading →

Posted in Bicycle Trip Log | Tagged Arab AL, Jaxson Smokehouse Cleveland AL, propane farms | 3 Comments

Profile Response: Megan Young, Sheila Maffay-Tuhill, and Michael Hartman, Greenbelt MD

Posted on August 29, 2016 by paulefallon

The place to meet in Greenbelt MD is The New Deal Cafe, which serves very good Middle-Eastern food. I met Megan Young, Director of the Greenbelt Museum, Sheila Maffay-Tuthill, the museum’s Education Coordinator as well as long-time Greenbelt resident, and … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 294 – Mountain Brook, AL to Birmingham AL

Posted on August 28, 2016 by paulefallon

August 25, 2016 – Partly cloudy, 90 degrees Miles Today: 28 Miles to Date: 15,105 States to Date: 41 Birmingham: I was lost, but now I’m found; was blind but now I see. Today I got so lost I could … Continue reading →

Posted in Bicycle Trip Log | Tagged 16th Street Baptist Church, Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, Birmingham AL, Civil Rights Walk, Mary's House, Sloss Furnaces, TRO Birmingham | Leave a comment

Responses: How will we live tomorrow?

Posted on August 28, 2016 by paulefallon

How will we live tomorrow? “We have lost faith in science. It began with the Cold War, when ‘duck and cover’ didn’t give us confidence against the threat of nuclear war. White-coated scientists lost their prestige. Then science began to … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 293 – Anniston AL to Mountain Brook, AL

Posted on August 27, 2016 by paulefallon

August 24, 2016 – Partly cloudy, 90 degrees Miles Today: 78 Miles to Date: 15,077 States to Date: 41 After two days of being spoiled by the Silver Comet / Chief Ladiga Trails it was hard to share the pavement … Continue reading →

Posted in Bicycle Trip Log | Tagged Pell City AL, US 78 | Leave a comment

Trip Log – Day 292 – Piedmont AL to Anniston AL

Posted on August 26, 2016 by paulefallon

August 23, 2016 – Partly cloudy, 80 degrees Miles Today: 29 Miles to Date: 14,970 States to Date: 41 Cycling through Piedmont, a town that has seen better days, reminds me of something a guy in Atlanta said. “The Civil … Continue reading →

Posted in Bicycle Trip Log | Tagged Anniston AL, Chief Ladiga Trail, Piedmont AL, Western Auto | Leave a comment

Profile Response: Aaron Marcavitch, Executive Director, Maryland Milestones, Greenbelt, MD

Posted on August 26, 2016 by paulefallon

Rexford Tugwell, a man with an aristocratic name and impeccable white suits, ran the Resettlement Administration under FDR’s New Deal. In 1937 Greenbelt, MD – a new town modeled on Europe’s Garden City movement, became one of the agency’s most … Continue reading →

Posted in Responses | Tagged Aaron Marcavitch, Greenbelt Community Center, Greenbelt Homes Incorporated, Greenbelt MD, Rexford Tugwell | Leave a comment