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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.

Responses: How will we live tomorrow?

Posted on February 28, 2016 by paulefallon

How will we live tomorrow? “Fast and furious. Tomorrow is Sunday and we’ll go fishing. It’s Lenten season and those Catholics need fish on Friday.” Jake, towing crab traps, Creole, LA How will we live tomorrow? “If you go back … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 242 – Morgan City, LA to Gramercy, LA

Posted on February 27, 2016 by paulefallon

February 25, 2016 – Clouds, 60 degrees Miles Today: 62 Miles to Date: 12,323 States to Date: 29 Up at out early along Highway 182 east with the wind at my back. After a few miles of industry and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bicycle Trip Log | Tagged Gramercy LA, Mississippi River cycling, Thibodaux LA, Whitney Plantation | Leave a comment

Profile Response: Melissa Lopez, Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Service, El Paso, TX

Posted on February 27, 2016 by paulefallon

“El Paso is a different place from other parts of the country. The flow of immigrants is our lifeblood. In 2014 there were many families coming through from Central America. INS was going to release three hundred of them. They … Continue reading →

Posted in Responses | Tagged Border Patrol, DMRS, El Paso TX, immigration, immigration reform, INS, Melissa Lopez | Leave a comment

Trip Log – Day 241 – Lafayette, LA to Morgan City, LA

Posted on February 26, 2016 by paulefallon

February 24, 2016 – Clouds, 60 degrees Miles Today: 77 Miles to Date: 12,261 States to Date: 29 I slept in a craftsman-style studio with a tin roof adjacent to a woodworking shop last night. Yesterday’s rain ended but gales … Continue reading →

Posted in Bicycle Trip Log | Tagged Bayou Teche, Jeanerette LA, Konrico, LA Hwy 182, Lafayette LA, Morgan City LA, New Iberia LA, Rosary House | Leave a comment

Profile Response: Miguel Salcedo-Gomez, El Paso, TX

Posted on February 26, 2016 by paulefallon

Miguel Salcedo-Gomez is an intelligent man with a very long lens on his objectives. Miguel is a medical doctor from Columbia who wants to further HIV research and treatment in his homeland. After medical school, he spent seven years earning … Continue reading →

Posted in Responses | Tagged CD4 cells, Columbia, dementia in HIV, El Paso TX, elite controllers, HIV research, Texas Tech Medical School | Leave a comment

Trip Log – Day 240 – Lafayette, LA

Posted on February 25, 2016 by paulefallon

February 23, 2016 – Rain, 60 degrees Miles Today: 8 Miles to Date: 12,184 States to Date: 29 Lucky me! A huge storm hit on the day I planned a bike repair day in Lafayette. I arrived at Hub City … Continue reading →

Posted in Bicycle Trip Log | Tagged Cajun French Music Association, Don's Restaurant, Hub City Cycles, Lafayette LA | Leave a comment

Profile Response: Cat Layne and Lake Thompson, El Paso, TX

Posted on February 25, 2016 by paulefallon

“It’s like that Jim Carrey movie, ‘Yes Man.’ I try to say ‘yes’ to as many people as I can. That’s how I have experiences and stay open to life.” Cat Layne’s thoughts about saying yes, life in the army, … Continue reading →

Posted in Responses | Tagged couchsurfing, El Paso TX, Fort Bliss, Jim Carrey, Yes Man | Leave a comment

Profile Response: ET Collinsworth, Portal, AZ

Posted on February 24, 2016 by paulefallon

“Check out G.K.Chesterton, the early 20th century essayist. ’You can tell a man by the books he reads and the jokes he laughs at…’ I add the twentieth century variation: ‘…and what he puts on his refrigerator.’” ET Collinsworth, cowboy, … Continue reading →

Posted in Responses | Tagged Antioch College, Border Patrol, Bracero, Coronado National Forest, Edward Abbey, GK Chesterton, illegal immigration, Marshall McLuhan, Phelps Dodge, Portal AZ, Rodeo NM | Leave a comment

Trip Log – Day 239 – Pecan Island, LA to Lafayette, LA

Posted on February 24, 2016 by paulefallon

February 22, 2016 – Rain, 65 degrees Miles Today: 54 Miles to Date: 12,176 States to Date: 29 Louisiana continues to be kind to me, even in pouring rain. I woke at dawn, helped my host with a few chores, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bicycle Trip Log | Tagged Buffet City, Golden Corral, Lafayette LA, Pecan Island LA | Leave a comment

Profile Response: Tim Lawson, Portal AZ

Posted on February 23, 2016 by paulefallon

Tom Lawson is a very long distance runner. His preferred venue are races where runner’s cover a mile loop as many times as they can in six days. “There’s a kitchen on the course. We run in one side, grab … Continue reading →

Posted in Responses | Tagged Portal AZ, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of our Nature, Tim Lawson, ultramarathon | Leave a comment