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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.

How will we live tomorrow? – Responses

How will we live tomorrow? “I feel that by positioning ones self and preparing for the future allows the future to find you. It can’t be forced but if you put the pieces in place the future will find you. … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 17 – Corning, NY to Elmira, NY

Miles Today: 22 Miles to Date: 976 May 22, 2015 – Sunny, 60 degrees   The history of the Chemung Valley can be described in four phases: before settlers, after Corning, before the flood, and after the flood. The flood … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Jim Merkel, Belfast, ME

Jim Merkel is an aeronautical engineer who walked away from a conventional career in San Luis Obispo, CA, became a bicycle activist, wrote the book Radical Simplicity, lived off the grid in British Columbia, travelled throughout the developing world, was … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 16 – Ithaca, NY to Corning, NY

Miles Today: 49 Miles to Date: 954 May 21, 2015 – Overcast then clearing, 50 degrees   I considered biking back into Ithaca to breakfast at the 24-hour deli, but was more intrigued by moving ahead, even though the next … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Rose Swan Workshop in Union, ME

The afternoon before I arrived to visit Rose Swan, a family constellations therapist in rural Maine, she called to ask if she might hold a workshop on the morning after I arrived, centered around the question ‘How will we live … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 15 – Cazenovia, NY to Ithaca, NY

Miles Today: 59 Miles to Date: 905 May 20, 2015 – Overcast and windy, 40 degrees   I had some good things going for me today. A simple route and easy ride: NY 13 the entire way, with gentle rises … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Rose Swan Pot Luck in Union, ME

Rose Swan is a family constellations counselor and workshop facilitator. Her partner, Jeremy Clough teaches at a Waldorf School. When Rose invited me to stay with them, I looked up Union, ME on the map, explained that it would be … Continue reading

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Profile Response – Shannon Garrity and Chip Noble, DeLorme

Bicyclists stop to explore what cars zoom by. I had passed DeLorme’s headquarters building with its glass atrium and giant globe along Route 1 in Yarmouth, ME dozens of times but never stopped. Now, at a slower pace, I not … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 14 – New Hartford, NY to Cazenovia, NY

Miles Today: 43 Miles to Date: 846 May 19, 2015 – Sun, clouds and thunderstorms, 75 degrees   Linda Turner, my warmshowers host, fried up hash browns, steak and eggs. Over breakfast she shared her explorations in genealogy – up … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 13 – Cobleskill, NY to New Hartford, NY

Miles Today: 72 Miles to Date: 803 May 18, 2015 – Sunny, 80 degrees   I made several trips to my hotel breakfast bar and floated out of Cobleskill on a beautiful Catskills morning. Thunderstorms were in the forecast for … Continue reading

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