Category Archives: Responses

Profile Response: Michael Finley, Houston. TX

Posted on April 26, 2016 by paulefallon

“Argumentation and debate are the two primary ways of decision. What you learn is the world is all grey.” Michael Finley grew up in Houston’s fifth ward, the poor side of town. “In 1967 I realized my grammar was holding … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Arla Saven, Houston, TX

Posted on April 25, 2016 by paulefallon

Arla Saven, a graduate student in Architecture, decided to study Aldo Van Eyck’s Amsterdam Orphanage for her history and theory project. When she discovered that he also designed playgrounds, an Internet search led her to Architecture that Affords Play, an … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Ella Russell, Houston, TX

Posted on April 21, 2016 by paulefallon

Ella Russell doesn’t do handshakes. “I believe in hugs!” She exclaims as she comes at you with two outstretched arms and folds you into her bosom. Ella is a culinary artist, one of the two pop-up shops included in Project … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Lyman Paden, Houston, TX

Posted on April 20, 2016 by paulefallon

Lyman Paden is a finance specialist who coordinates billion dollar deals for corporations as a partner at Baker Botts, an international law firm headquartered in Houston. Lyman and I went to high school together in Norman, Oklahoma. He attended Rice … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Lisa Lin, Houston, TX

Posted on April 19, 2016 by paulefallon

  Lisa Lin is a Sustainability Manager within the City of Houston. What does that mean? Recent projects include optimizing energy use in city buildings, creating a bike master plan, implementing the anti-idling ordinance, electrifying the city’s vehicle fleet, developing … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Ron Sass, Fellow in Climate Change at the Baker Institute, Houston, TX

Posted on April 18, 2016 by paulefallon

“I hate the term global warming. It’s too fuzzy.” Ron Sass has been studying climate change since before the term came into favor. The Iowa chemist came to Rice University in 1958 and has been concentrating on climate issues since … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Jean Holm, Margaret Holm and Matthew, Houston, TX

Posted on April 15, 2016 by paulefallon

Humor is truth delivered from a fresh perspective. That’s why John Stewart and Steven Colbert are often more prescient purveyors of events than CNN or Fox News. Jean Holm, a Utah grandmother with Will Rogers’ demeanor, is funny because her … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: David Hitchcock, The Woodlands, TX

Posted on April 14, 2016 by paulefallon

David Hitchcock is a paradox – an alternative energy guy seeped in oil pedigree, living in an oil town. David was born and raised into Phillips Petroleum in Bartlesville, Oklahoma; his family moved to Houston forty odd years ago. He … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Valerie Hudson, College Station, TX

Posted on April 12, 2016 by paulefallon

“My thesis is simple. You can’t have peace on earth unless you have peace between men and women.” Valerie Hudson is not inclined to call herself a feminist. However, this Mormon mother of six and author of Sex and World Peace, … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Alli Sehon and Garrett Spear, College Station, TX

Posted on April 11, 2016 by paulefallon

‘The best way out is always through.’ Alli Sehon and Garrett Spear may be Texas transplants from the heart of Appalachian Kentucky, but their approach to life reminds me of Yankee poet Robert Frost. They grapple with the hard stuff … Continue reading →

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