Category Archives: Responses

Profile Response: Georgia and Mark, Freedom Pedalers, Alpine, TX

Posted on March 8, 2016 by paulefallon

I spotted the two shadows a half-mile or more away, approaching on the shoulder of U.S. 90. A pair of cyclists. As we got closer I crossed the road to greet them. They were traveling heavy: four panniers each plus … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Tom, Marathon, TX

Posted on March 3, 2016 by paulefallon

I am not Will Rogers. I have met men I don’t like. Not many. Nearly always middle-aged white guys similar to me in some way, but radically different in others. Or so I hope. I spend a lot of time … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Andy Cloud, Center for Big Bend Studies, Alpine TX

Posted on March 2, 2016 by paulefallon

Thanks to Harrison Ford, being an archeologist is undeniably cool. “You have your Indiana Jones moments. One day I was out on a dig and the weather took a turn for the worse. The wind picked up and it began … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Alan Dickson, Marfa, TX

Posted on March 1, 2016 by paulefallon

Alan Dickson has a sign on his kitchen wall, a list of daily activities. It includes items like, ‘eat breakfast’, ‘feed the dog’, and ‘eat lunch’. Half kidding, I ask if he would forget to eat if he didn’t check … Continue reading →

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Responses: How will we live tomorrow?

Posted on February 28, 2016 by paulefallon

How will we live tomorrow? “Fast and furious. Tomorrow is Sunday and we’ll go fishing. It’s Lenten season and those Catholics need fish on Friday.” Jake, towing crab traps, Creole, LA How will we live tomorrow? “If you go back … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Melissa Lopez, Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Service, El Paso, TX

Posted on February 27, 2016 by paulefallon

“El Paso is a different place from other parts of the country. The flow of immigrants is our lifeblood. In 2014 there were many families coming through from Central America. INS was going to release three hundred of them. They … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Miguel Salcedo-Gomez, El Paso, TX

Posted on February 26, 2016 by paulefallon

Miguel Salcedo-Gomez is an intelligent man with a very long lens on his objectives. Miguel is a medical doctor from Columbia who wants to further HIV research and treatment in his homeland. After medical school, he spent seven years earning … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Cat Layne and Lake Thompson, El Paso, TX

Posted on February 25, 2016 by paulefallon

“It’s like that Jim Carrey movie, ‘Yes Man.’ I try to say ‘yes’ to as many people as I can. That’s how I have experiences and stay open to life.” Cat Layne’s thoughts about saying yes, life in the army, … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: ET Collinsworth, Portal, AZ

Posted on February 24, 2016 by paulefallon

“Check out G.K.Chesterton, the early 20th century essayist. ’You can tell a man by the books he reads and the jokes he laughs at…’ I add the twentieth century variation: ‘…and what he puts on his refrigerator.’” ET Collinsworth, cowboy, … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Tim Lawson, Portal AZ

Posted on February 23, 2016 by paulefallon

Tom Lawson is a very long distance runner. His preferred venue are races where runner’s cover a mile loop as many times as they can in six days. “There’s a kitchen on the course. We run in one side, grab … Continue reading →

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