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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: Bill Bruns, Long Beach, CA

The broad outline of Bill Bruns’ life doesn’t describe a radical adventurer. Bill worked as a postal carrier and invested his supplemental income in rental properties until he became retirement eligible. lives in a tidy one-bedroom condominium overlooking a golf … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 201 – Casa Grande, AZ to Tucson, AZ

January 15, 2016 – Cloudy, 60 degrees Miles Today: 62 Miles to Date: 10,351 States to Date: 26 A chilly, grey morning lingered into a chilly grey day. Twelve miles on I came to Eloy, a desolate place with a … Continue reading

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Responses: How will we live tomorrow?

How will we live tomorrow? “My first thought is, as a species we’re going to go away in evolutionary terms. I don’t know what we’ll become; maybe a computer. It’s okay, its part of the evolutionary chain. I like 2001, … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 200 – Tempe, AZ to Casa Grande, AZ

January 14, 2016 – Sun, 60 degrees Miles Today: 71 Miles to Date: 10,289 States to Date: 26 One look in the mirror this morning told me the ten pounds I’d gained over the holidays were already slipping away. A … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Joe Colesium, Los Angeles, CA

I acknowledge pretty much everyone I encounter on my bike. When I receive a gesture in reply, I sometimes stop and strike a conversation. Riding through USC, college students scuttling to class ignored my nods. South of campus, in front … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 199 – Goodyear, AZ to Tempe, AZ

January 13, 2016 – Sun, 60 degrees Miles Today: 38 Miles to Date: 10,218 States to Date: 26 Today was the ultimate demonstration of my route’s inefficiency. I spun a complete U-turn and ended up exactly where I began yesterday. … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Lisa Arangua, Los Angeles Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA

“I go through tangents once in a while, so stay with me.” Lisa Arangua tossed that comment my way while I was scribbling and grasping for coherent threads in our conversation at her downtown LA office. Lisa speaks in quick, … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 198 – Tempe, AZ to Goodyear, AZ

January 12, 2016 – Sun, 55 degrees Miles Today: 38 Miles to Date: 10,180 States to Date: 26 Back on the road again… Getting back on my bike required a slew of transportation modes. Seems like I used everything except … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Caroline Bringenberg, Silver Lake, CA

Caroline Bringenberg and her boyfriend Sean met as students at Occidental College. They are in what Caroline calls, ‘the sophomore year of life’, two years removed from undergraduate life. The couple shares a one-bedroom apartment in a small complex of … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Insurance Brokers, Eagle Rock, CA

When I think of insurance I think of middle-aged white guys in off-the-rack suits that have consumed too many Rotary luncheons. Their necks bulge over the collars of their crisp white shirts. Their wrists puff out from beneath their cuffs. … Continue reading

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