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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 – Robert Layo, Johnstown, PA Chamber of Commerce

Bob Layo, Executive Director of the Johnstown, PA Chamber of Commerce has a tough job. Johnstown, PA is best known for three horrific floods. The 1889 flood killed 2,209 people, the single highest day of civilian disaster deaths until September … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 39 –Madison, WI to McGregor, IA

June 13, 2015 – Rainy then overcast, 65 degrees Miles Today: 112 Miles to Date: 2,274 States to Date: 12 My first century of the trip! Not too difficult on a cool day with flat terrain and little traffic. Still, … Continue reading

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Responses – How will we live tomorrow?

How will we live tomorrow? “We got engaged last year. We even set a date, September 12, though we haven’t done anything else to plan it.” “Char’s been engaged three times.” “Yes, but each time something wasn’t right. Within a … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 38 – New Berlin, WI to Madison, WI

June 12, 2015 – Rainy, 60 degrees Miles Today: 52 Miles to Date: 2,162 States to Date: 11 My warmshowers host Herb and his parrot Barney rode me out of New Berlin at 6:20 a.m. They brought me though Waukesha, … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 37 – Oak Creek, WI to New Berlin, WI

June 12, 2015 – Rainy, 60 degrees Miles Today: 34 Miles to Date: 2,110 States to Date: 11 I slept and took my time getting on the road for my short trip to Milwaukee. I wanted to see Calatrava’s Milwaukee … Continue reading

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Profile Response – Mary Dean Coleman, James Kelly, Kristin and Mike McCarty, State College, PA

Mary Dean teaches nutrition at Penn State; James teaches math in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences there. They were my warmshowers host in State College PA, in a house full of bicycle themed accessories. Mary Dean and James … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 36 –Mount Prospect, IL to Oak Creek, WI

June 10, 2015 – Sunny, 85 degrees Miles Today: 68 Miles to Date: 2,076 States to Date: 11 2,000 miles and Wisconsin! My first time ever the Badger State. I got up early and shipped out of Mount Prospect before … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Sandra Lee Foley Hitchcock – Trout Run, PA

The ride down Route 14 from Elmira NY to Williamsport, PA on the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend was glorious. About ten miles away from my destination, the Little League Museum, I saw a sign: Pow Wow Reenactment. I was … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 35 – Naperville, IL to Mount Prospect, IL

June 9, 2015 – Sunny, 85 degrees Miles Today: 36 Miles to Date: 1,968 States to Date: 10 Today was day of skirting the suburbs and visiting friends, old and new. It began with breakfast with my high school buddy … Continue reading

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Profile Response – Jane Cook, Southport, NY

  “There is a fundamental difference between middle aged adults who have raised children versus those who have not. It’s a way of addressing problems that they have to deal with as opposed to those that are less important. I … Continue reading

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