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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 260 – Toms River NJ to Cape May, NJ

July 22, 2016 – Sun, 95 degrees Miles Today: 104 Miles to Date: 13,448 States to Date: 34 Some days you just have to pedal. After so much nostalgia and lots to ruminate upon, I looked forward to the fifth … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Rick Demers, School Chef, Danbury CT

What’s a guy supposed to do when he’s been cooking since age 15, graduated from the Culinary Institute of America, runs the kitchen at a swank Greenwich CT country club where he meets and marries a knockout Rumanian who proclaims: … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 259 – Toms River NJ

July 21, 2016 – Sun, 85 degrees Miles Today: 19 Miles to Date: 13,344 States to Date: 34 Thomas Wolfe wrote, You Can’t Go Home Again. He was wrong. You can return. Just be prepared for home to be so … Continue reading

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Responses: How will we live tomorrow?

How will we live tomorrow? “I have been influenced by Valerie. I was 36 when we got married. I was the kid in the wonder years. Valerie is my best friend. I have a lot of optimism about the future. … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 258 – Red Bank, NJ to Toms River NJ

July 20, 2016 – Sun, 80 degrees Miles Today: 51 Miles to Date: 13,325 States to Date: 34   Sorry Cape Cod, sorry Miami, sorry Port Christian, sorry Malibu. The most beautiful beaches in the world are along the Jersey … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 257 – New York, NY to Red Bank, NJ

July 19, 2016 – Sun, 80 degrees Miles Today: 21 Miles to Date: 13,274 States to Date: 34  My Irish bard, host and tour guide was flat out when I slipped out of his apartment after 8:00 a.m. As a … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 256 – New York, NY

July 18, 2016 – Sun, 90 degrees Miles Today: 11 Miles to Date: 13,253 States to Date: 33 New York City is packed with people, even in summer. People are polite, if not exactly friendly, but we develop a veneer … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Maura Hallisey, Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, Hartford, CT

“There is more done with pens than swords” – Harriet Beecher Stowe “You are the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war.” – Abraham Lincoln “Women are the architects of society.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe I … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 255 – New York, NY

July 17, 2016 – Sun, 90 degrees Miles Today: 22 Miles to Date: 13,242 States to Date: 33  In celebration of the initiatives that Mayor Michael Bloomberg did to encourage cycling in New York City, I rode the entire length … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Maralis Martinez, Willimantic, CT

We gauge our place in the world not just by where we are, but also by where we came from. Maralis Martinez was born in Puerto Rico but spent most of her youth in New Britain, CT, living with a … Continue reading

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