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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.

Featured Response: Zachery Shiner, Touring Cyclist

Posted on June 21, 2015 by paulefallon

I was amazed and thrilled to receive this response to my question from someone I never met.  Perhaps, I will, if I slow down or he speeds up. “When I was near Milwaukee I stayed with Shane via warmshowers, and … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 44 – Medina, MN to St. Cloud, MN

Posted on June 19, 2015 by paulefallon

June 18, 2015 – Blue skies, 70 degrees Miles Today: 59 Miles to Date: 2,581 States to Date: 13 It’s always great when a warmshowers host can ride me out of town, and this morning Frank rode with me 35 … Continue reading →

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Profile Response – Wayne Beck, Dr. Bob’s House Akron, OH

Posted on June 19, 2015 by paulefallon

Dr. Robert Smith is one of the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous, which began in Akron in 1935. Dr. Bob died in 1950, and his home turned over twelve times, eventually becoming a fraternity house, until a non-profit foundation purchased the house … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 43 –Minneapolis, MN to Medina, MN

Posted on June 18, 2015 by paulefallon

June 17, 2015 – Blue skies, 70 degrees Miles Today: 30 Miles to Date: 2,522 States to Date: 13 I woke up feeling pretty good, considering the shock I gave myself yesterday. Still, I was glad to have an easy … Continue reading →

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Profile Response – Missy McCormick and Bill Adams Poland, OH

Posted on June 18, 2015 by paulefallon

Missy McCormick and Bill Adams moved to Poland, OH a few years ago. Missy is a ceramics professor at Youngstown State University. Bill is taking a respite from an eighteen-year career in insurance to be stay-at-home dad with their three-year-old … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 42 – Rochester, MN to Minneapolis, MN

Posted on June 17, 2015 by paulefallon

June 16, 2015 – Blue skies, 70 degrees Miles Today: 96 Miles to Date: 2,492 States to Date: 13 A perfect riding day. Rochester has bike paths along the main roads, but construction obstacles prevented me from connecting to the … Continue reading →

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Profile Response – Melanie and Simon Huntley, Pittsburgh, PA

Posted on June 17, 2015 by paulefallon

Melanie and Simon Huntley moved into a 1950’s era contemporary house on a peak overlooking Pittsburgh a year ago. It’s a private space with a nice yard in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood; a great place to raise their sons, Eliot, … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 41 – Cresco IA to Rochester, MN

Posted on June 16, 2015 by paulefallon

June 14, 2015 – Wind and rain, 65 degrees Miles Today: 61 Miles to Date: 2,396 States to Date: 13 I rode straight north on a still grey and humid morning to Minnesota. Then the country road began to wind … Continue reading →

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Profile Response – Corinne Bechtel, Director of Tourism, Rivers of Steel National Heritage Site, Pittsburgh, PA

Posted on June 16, 2015 by paulefallon

  Sometimes a person is so well suited to her job that all seems right with the world. At least, that’s how I felt meeting Corinne Bechtel, who loves all things Pittsburgh; in particular the massive Carrie Furnace, the prize … Continue reading →

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Trip Log – Day 40 – McGregor, IA to Cresco, IA

Posted on June 15, 2015 by paulefallon

June 14, 2015 – Cotton candy clouds, 75 degrees Miles Today: 61 Miles to Date: 2,335 States to Date: 13 I woke early and climbed, climbed, climbed out of the Mississippi River Valley to the high plateau that is Iowa. … Continue reading →

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