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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: Emma and Tom DuBois, Santa Fe NM

Tom: “We met online. About six weeks later I decided to move from Vermont to Alaska. She followed me. Then we moved here.” Emma: “Is that how you tell it? We met online. He invited me to Saturday brunch, which … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 386 – Montgomery AL to Andalusia AL

December 9, 2016 – Sun, 40 degrees Miles Today: 93 Miles to Date: 20,147 States to Date: 47 A bicycle touring rule of thumb: fifty miles before noon is easier than thirty miles after noon. I started prompt at 7 … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Linda Seebantz, Ghost Ranch NM

Linda Seebantz was a marketing professional in her native Wisconsin when she decided to quit her job and move, “because I could. I was in my forties; I was single; I had no children.” Linda moved to Taos in 2003. … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 385 – Selma AL to Montgomery AL

December 8, 2016 – Cloudy, 50 degrees Miles Today: 69 Miles to Date: 20,054 States to Date: 47            In 1964, on the steps of the Alabama State Capital, where segregationist George Wallace served as governor, … Continue reading

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Responses: How will we live tomorrow?

  How will we live tomorrow? “People should be more radical. Libertarian radicalism is where we need to go. We need to rethink the basic concepts of our society: private property, money, debt. I just finished reading Debt: The First … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 384 – Marion AL to Selma AL

December 7, 2016 – Cloudy, 50 degrees Miles Today: 40 Miles to Date: 19,985 States to Date: 47 I did not know, waking from my sound sleep, that today would mark the historical as well as chronological precursor to my … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 383 – Demopolis AL to Marion AL

December 6, 2016 – Cloudy, 55 degrees Miles Today: 38 Miles to Date: 19,945 States to Date: 47  In the lexicon of touring cyclists, Alabama = dogs. Today, after a lovely morning ride through Hale County farmland and an invigorating … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Cheryl and Paul Lee, Ghost Ranch NM

This is Cheryl Lee’s eleventh visit to Ghost Ranch; Paul’s first. They aren’t enrolled in any workshops; they parked their vintage teardrop trailer in the campground and are enjoying the place without an itinerary. Cheryl is a pleinair watercolorist. She … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 382 – Newton MS to Demopolis AL

December 5, 2016 – Rain, 50 degrees Miles Today: 86 Miles to Date: 19,907 States to Date: 47 Every long distance cyclist worth his or her salt has tales of bad weather. Few have to wait over a year for … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Joey Patemko Taos NM

Joey Patemko and I are hitchhiking buddies. When I arrived at his place, five miles south of Taos Plaza, he told me two other couchsurfers were staying that night. They wanted to take him out to dinner so we were … Continue reading

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