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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: Dana Timaeus, Beaumont, TX

  “Running for judge is about value systems rather than prejudging cases. We have differences of qualifications and length of service, my opponent and I.” Texas has a complicated system of district courts. There are 456 district courts throughout the … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Michael Finley, Houston. TX

“Argumentation and debate are the two primary ways of decision. What you learn is the world is all grey.” Michael Finley grew up in Houston’s fifth ward, the poor side of town. “In 1967 I realized my grammar was holding … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Arla Saven, Houston, TX

Arla Saven, a graduate student in Architecture, decided to study Aldo Van Eyck’s Amsterdam Orphanage for her history and theory project. When she discovered that he also designed playgrounds, an Internet search led her to Architecture that Affords Play, an … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Ella Russell, Houston, TX

Ella Russell doesn’t do handshakes. “I believe in hugs!” She exclaims as she comes at you with two outstretched arms and folds you into her bosom. Ella is a culinary artist, one of the two pop-up shops included in Project … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Lyman Paden, Houston, TX

Lyman Paden is a finance specialist who coordinates billion dollar deals for corporations as a partner at Baker Botts, an international law firm headquartered in Houston. Lyman and I went to high school together in Norman, Oklahoma. He attended Rice … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Lisa Lin, Houston, TX

  Lisa Lin is a Sustainability Manager within the City of Houston. What does that mean? Recent projects include optimizing energy use in city buildings, creating a bike master plan, implementing the anti-idling ordinance, electrifying the city’s vehicle fleet, developing … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Ron Sass, Fellow in Climate Change at the Baker Institute, Houston, TX

“I hate the term global warming. It’s too fuzzy.” Ron Sass has been studying climate change since before the term came into favor. The Iowa chemist came to Rice University in 1958 and has been concentrating on climate issues since … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Jean Holm, Margaret Holm and Matthew, Houston, TX

Humor is truth delivered from a fresh perspective. That’s why John Stewart and Steven Colbert are often more prescient purveyors of events than CNN or Fox News. Jean Holm, a Utah grandmother with Will Rogers’ demeanor, is funny because her … Continue reading

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Profile Response: David Hitchcock, The Woodlands, TX

David Hitchcock is a paradox – an alternative energy guy seeped in oil pedigree, living in an oil town. David was born and raised into Phillips Petroleum in Bartlesville, Oklahoma; his family moved to Houston forty odd years ago. He … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Valerie Hudson, College Station, TX

“My thesis is simple. You can’t have peace on earth unless you have peace between men and women.” Valerie Hudson is not inclined to call herself a feminist. However, this Mormon mother of six and author of Sex and World Peace, … Continue reading

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