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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: Meisha Rainman, Development Director, The Unusual Suspects, Los Angeles, CA

I get the impression there are only two kinds of people in LA: people who want to be in the entertainment industry, and people who have left the entertainment industry. I suppose there are actually people who are in the … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Nick Williams The Unusual Suspects, Los Angeles, CA

The Unusual Suspects provides an opportunity for rehabilitation through theater. The group moves theater beyond art imitating life. For The Unusual Suspects, art promotes life. It is the generative force that pushes young people off the track of poverty and … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Diane Haithman and Alan Feldstein, Los Angeles, CA

One of the clearest indicators of personal well-being is how much a person controls his or her own fate. Too many obligations and too few opportunities wear a body down. Too much freedom makes people disconnected, maybe reckless. There is … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Angelika and Cord Christensen, Thousand Oaks, CA

Angelika Christensen is in the sandwich generation. Just as her two boys were finished home schooling, her father developed brain cancer. He died a year and half ago. Now Angelika’s focus is administering her father’s estate and relocating her 74-year-old … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Robert Roebuck, Project Manager, Santa Barbara Public Works, Santa Barbara CA

This is not California’s first prolonged drought. Back in the late 1980’s, drought prompted the citizens of Santa Barbara to approve and construct a desalinization plant. By the time the design/build plant opened in 1992, conservation measures had slashed the … Continue reading

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Profile Response: West Coast Millennials, Santa Barbara, CA

I’ve been to Santa Barbara before, so I knew what to expect. Miles of Spanish stucco, acres of red tile roof, tall billowing palm trees, the cyan sea. A spot so perfect it makes people think they’re special. I’m from … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Tom Black, San Luis Obispo, CA

Tom Black is successful software entrepreneur who sold his business and enjoys elaborate house projects in retirement. He’s renovating his kitchen, building am impressive screening room and installing a terraced garden with outdoor lighting display at his hillside home. All … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Kathleen and Reuben Basil, Los Osos, CA

Kathleen and Reuben Basil are engineers with a quirky sense of humor. That’s the only way I can figure how a mechanical engineer who designs solar energy systems (Reuben) and a civil engineer who specializes in storm water mitigation (Kathleen) … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Murdock Martin, Pacific Valley, CA

Big Sur is much more than a beach. The rugged terrain that cliffs into the sea proclaims the end of the continent. Millions drive the scenic, circuitous route; thousands bicycle the Pacific Coast Trail, yet very few people actually live … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Scott Joly, Real Estate Agent, Santa Cruz, CA

One way some people shake the yoke of economic expectation is to choose where they want to live, and then cobbling together jobs, consulting, or free-lancing gigs instead of chasing the optimal job, wherever that may be. By and large, … Continue reading

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