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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: Dress for Success, Missoula, MT

Posted on September 26, 2015 by paulefallon

The chance encounters of this journey are the ones that imprint deepest in me. I figured there had to be something interesting in Missoula besides bicycles and was intrigued when Dress for Success popped up in an Internet search. Probably … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 142 –Bieber, CA to Susanville, CA

Posted on September 25, 2015 by paulefallon

September 24, 2015 – Sun, 90 degrees Miles Today: 74 Miles to Date: 7,477 States to Date: 24 The world is immense. I am traveling across a part of California I never even knew existed. It is gorgeous, it is … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Adventure Cycling Association, Missoula, MT

Posted on September 25, 2015 by paulefallon

  “You’ve heard about the storm we had here the other day.” Julie Huck, Membership Director of Adventure Cycling Association was referring to the freak thunderstorm that knocked power out of most of Missoula two days ago; a prominent topic … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 141 – Mount Shasta, CA to Bieber, CA

Posted on September 24, 2015 by paulefallon

September 22, 2015 – Sun, 90 degrees Miles Today: 78 Miles to Date: 7,383 States to Date: 24 Yesterday I measured my distance as Mount Shasta emerged. Today I kept catching her behind my shoulder. Everything was easier today: fewer … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Bob Giordino, freecycles, Missoula, MT

Posted on September 24, 2015 by paulefallon

When I walked into freecycles I couldn’t figure out whom I was supposed to talk to. Then I realized that was the point. There are people fixing bikes, people watching people fixing bikes, people giving advice to people fixing bikes, … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 140 – Ashland, OR to Mount Shasta, CA

Posted on September 24, 2015 by paulefallon

September 22, 2015 – Sun, 85 degrees Miles Today: 84 Miles to Date: 7,305 States to Date: 24 Today was a strenuous reminder of cycling’s rigor. It’s been some time since I rode over eighty miles or a mile of … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Garden City Harvest, Missoula, MT

Posted on September 23, 2015 by paulefallon

Most everyone in Missoula has heard of PEAS Farm, though few can tell you what the name signifies. “Program in Ecological Agriculture and Society” Josh Slotnick explains. Josh has been affiliated with PEAS for over ten years, so he recalls. … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 139 – Ashland, OR

Posted on September 22, 2015 by paulefallon

September 21, 2015 – Sun, 80 degrees Miles Today: 38 Miles to Date: 7,221 States to Date: 24  Another perfect day in Ashland, which I spent visiting Ashlanders. My host Steve set up appointments with the Director of Scienceworks, a … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Ethel MacDonald, Missoula, MT

Posted on September 22, 2015 by paulefallon

Ethel MacDonald leaned forward in her chair, extended her frail arms wide and proclaimed, “I hear people say, ‘so and so is a good family man’. That is all well and good, but it is not enough. The community I … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 138 – Grants Pass, OR to Ashland, OR

Posted on September 21, 2015 by paulefallon

September 20, 2015 – Sun, 80 degrees Miles Today: 51 Miles to Date: 7,183 States to Date: 24 There was no traffic on Route 99 early Sunday mornings. Just me, dense trees, steep hills and bright sun creating sharp shadows … Continue reading →

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