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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.

Bike Trip Day 21 – 8/9/11 – Mountain View, MO to Piedmont, MO

Posted on 08/11/2011 by paulefallon

Start:  Mountain View, MO Finish: Piedmont, MO Weather:  85 degrees, sunny Bike Time: 7 hours Miles:  76 Distance to date: 1,411 I am writing in the post Zephyr Café stupor of chicken fried steak, cole slaw, salad bar and incredible … Continue reading →

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Bike Trip Day 20 – 8/8/11 – Ozark, MO to Mountain View, MO

Posted on 08/08/2011 by paulefallon

Start:  Ozark, MO Finish: Mountain View, MO Weather:  75 degrees, cloudy, rainy Bike Time: 10 hours Miles:  102 Distance to date: 1,335 “Goes and flows of angel hair           And ice cream castles in the air        And feathered canyons everywhere      I … Continue reading →

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Bike Trip Day 19 – 8/7/11 – Neosho, MO to Ozark, MO

Posted on 08/07/2011 by paulefallon

Start:  Neosho, MO Finish: Ozark, MO Weather:  100 degrees, sunny Bike Time: 7 hours Miles:  77 Distance to date: 1,233 I was an efficient cross country cyclist today.  I went to bed last night with dramatic thunderstorms; fell asleep staring … Continue reading →

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Bike Trip Day 18 – 8/6/11 – Claremore, OK to Neosho, MO

Posted on 08/06/2011 by paulefallon

Start:  Claremore, OK Finish: Neosho, MO Weather:  105 degrees, sunny Bike Time: 8.5 hours Miles:  95 Distance to date: 1,156 Today presented a series of unexpected charms. They began at the continental breakfast bar of the Will Rogers Inn, where … Continue reading →

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Bike Trip Day 17 – 8/5/11 – Bristow, OK to Claremore, OK

Posted on 08/05/2011 by paulefallon

Start:  Bristow, OK Finish: Claremore, OK Weather:  110 degrees, sunny Bike Time: 6.5 hours Miles:  71 Distance to date: 1,061 When the sun came up this morning it was a fireball, not a cloud in the sky; 95 degrees by … Continue reading →

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Bike Trip Day 16 – 8/4/11 – OKC, OK to Bristow, OK

Posted on 08/05/2011 by paulefallon

Start:  Oklahoma City, OK Finish: Bristow, OK Weather:  105 degrees, sunny Bike Time: 8 hours Miles:  76 Distance to date: 990 A completely different period of history filled todays’ travel – the 1930’s through the 1950’s. I left Kenyon and … Continue reading →

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Bike Trip Day 15 – 8/3/11 – OKC. OK

Posted on 08/05/2011 by paulefallon

Start:  Oklahoma City, OK Finish: Oklahoma City, OK Weather:  105 degrees, sunny Bike Time: 1.5hours Miles:  14 Distance to date: 914 Today was a superb day for visiting.  After a leisurely morning Jeff, Jamie and I went to lunch at … Continue reading →

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Bike Trip Day 13 – 8/1/11 – Watonga, OK to OKC, OK

Posted on 08/02/2011 by paulefallon

Start:  Watonga OK Finish: Oklahoma City, OK Weather:  105 degrees, sunny Bike Time: 6 hours Miles:  66 Distance to date: 900 Contrived, yet true, my odometer turned over 900 miles as I entered my nephew’s Jeff’s driveway in Oklahoma City.  … Continue reading →

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Beyond The Final Frontier

Posted on 08/01/2011 by paulefallon

When Star Trek announced that Space was the Final Frontier, it rang cool.  It also rang true.  Spending time in the mountains of Colorado, a place that was frontier little more than a century ago, makes me wonder what frontiers … Continue reading →

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Bike Trip Day 12 – 7/31/11 – Woodward, OK to Watonga, OK

Posted on 08/01/2011 by paulefallon

Start:  Woodward, OK Finish: Watonga, OK Weather:  100 degrees, sunny Bike Time: 7 hours Miles:  76 Distance to date: 834 This was the most uneventful day of the trip; riding from early morning to early afternoon through the landscape of … Continue reading →

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