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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: Liese Siegenthaler, Monterey, CA

Liese Siegenthaler’s got a ready smile; articulate demeanor and an open countenance. She could be a graduate student in environmental studies or psychology. Instead, Liese is tackling two of our planet’s biggest challenges – terrorism and climate change – in … Continue reading

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New Years Greetings – 2016

New Year is a time of fresh starts and resolution, the determination to do things better than last year. But 2016 feels different to me, as I am in the middle of things. Rather than seeking the new, I look … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Meg and Dean Hoornaert, San Jose, CA

To paraphrase US Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart, “I know family values when I see them.” And family values are running rampant on a quiet street in San Jose. Meg and Dean Hoornaert, their son Dexter (9) and daughter Kyle … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Pete Gibson, Imergy, Freemont, CA

“I was there at the end. I went to work one morning. There were no cars in the parking lot. My badge didn’t work. On the other side of the building, a media circus was going on.” Pete Gibson used … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Piaw Na, Sunnyvale, CA

Piaw Na invited me to his home for Sunday breakfast. Piaw, his wife and two sons live in a basic ranch on a quiet street, which in Sunnyvale puts it in the million-dollar range. Maybe more since the property has … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Kitty Miner, San Jose, CA

The amazing thing about our post-industrial economy is how efficient we’ve become through increased specialization. The tragic thing about our post-industrial economy is that people get mired in such minutiae they feel disconnected from the big picture, if they even … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Lea Grundy and Chris Reiner, Berkeley, CA

Lea Grundy and Chris Reiner are ‘boots on the ground’ people. They just don’t wear military boots. Chris provides emergency disaster relief for the EPA. He mediates oil spills, fires, and floods throughout the West, but also throughout American jurisdictions … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Michael Sturtz, Alameda, CA

Despite twice confirming our meeting, Michael Sturtz was out when I arrived at Voltage, the motorcycle repair and metalworking shop behind his Victorian home near downtown Alameda. He showed up a few minutes later, towing a piano on a trailer. … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Amy McPherson, Volute, San Francisco, CA

Otherlab is a consortium of start-ups that have a techie / maker vibe. One of them is Volute, a ten-person company that is prototyping configurable CNG tanks. CNG vehicles have much better energy efficiency than combustion engine vehicles, but there … Continue reading

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Profile Response: The Crucible, Oakland CA

A person can’t simply stop by The Crucible, an almost mystical place of heat and muscle that many in the Bay Area credit with sparking the maker movement. It’s too large and too interesting and once the staff sucks you … Continue reading

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