Author Archives: paulefallon

About paulefallon

Greetings reader. I am an architect and father from Cambridge, MA. The blog's name, The Awkward Pose, refers a sequence of three yoga positions that increase focus and build leg strength by shifting the body’s center of gravity out from under our feet. The objective is to achieve balance without stability. The blog features entries that address opposing tension in our world, and my attempt to find balance through understanding that opposition. Entries emphasize my personal experience in yoga, my evolving connection with Haiti, and my observations as a citizen of the United States.

US and China – Going Green

Posted on 05/19/2013

The United States is going green, albeit in fits and starts, with modest increases in automobile fuel efficiency, a smattering of wind power, and a shrugging acceptance of electric cars.  Conservation is not a word that falls easily off the … Continue reading →

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China in the Rear View Mirror

Posted on 05/12/2013

It is not possible for an American to visit China without contemplating the politics of the place. I am here only a few days, to prepare and present a proposal to design a new hospital in Nanjing. Still I have … Continue reading →

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Chinese Laundry

Posted on 05/08/2013

I am a prudent guy; okay frugal. Actually, some people call me cheap, but they are just folks who do not appreciate ascetic satisfactions.  Regardless where I rest near the bottom of the proliferate scale, I am out of my … Continue reading →

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What was I Doing in China?

Posted on 05/05/2013

There are moments in life when the essential character of a place reveals itself with such force that it burns into your mind forever. It is not that the place exceeds expectations so much as it meets expectations with overwhelming … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong Heights

Posted on 05/01/2013

Everything in Hong Kong is tall and narrow.  Except, of course, the people.  Hong Kong calls itself the vertical city, more people live above the fourteenth floor than below, an odd statistic given that buildings do not have fourteenth floors … Continue reading →

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Over the Top

Posted on 04/27/2013

Even after all these years I am a kid on a plane. I clamor for the window seat and poke my face to the window during takeoff and landing.  Every time I am awed by the immensity of our earth; … Continue reading →

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Four Days After

Posted on 04/21/2013

        Four days after the eight year old boy Who came to watch his dad run a very long race Was killed And his sister lost her limb Chaos is our companion. Spring is ripe. Daffodils thick … Continue reading →

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Odd Neighbors on the Mall

Posted on 04/20/2013

I went to DC to visit friends and take in spring.  The Cherry Blossoms were still short of full glory, but the weather was perfect and the National Mall bustling.  I was interested in visiting the National Museum of the … Continue reading →

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Cyclist Power

Posted on 04/14/2013

I am getting in touch with my inner radical.  I don’t really have the disposition for it, but at this moment, I’m pretty amped about injustices I perceive all around me. I am accustomed to the litany of complaints that … Continue reading →

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The Gene of Loss

Posted on 04/07/2013

Last weekend was Easter. We had a great brunch; both of my children came as did some of their friends.  They both shove off to distant places this summer; Andy to graduate school in Virginia, Abby to the Peace Corps … Continue reading →

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