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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.

Trip Log – Day 230 – College Station TX

February 13, 2016 – Cloudy, 65 degrees Miles Today: 16 Miles to Date: 11,717 States to Date: 28 To understand the pivotal relationship that College Station TX has played in my life requires suspension of rational thought and action. Are … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 229 – Rockdale, TX to College Station TX

February 12, 2016 – Sunny, 80 degrees Miles Today: 57   Miles to Date: 11,701 States to Date: 28  I am deep in the heart of Texas. The land pulses with Lone Star pride, rolling with richness and strength. I … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 228 – Austin, TX to Rockdale, TX

February 11, 2016 – Sunny, 80 degrees Miles Today: 73 Miles to Date: 11,644 States to Date: 28 I pedaled out of Austin early to meet Gail Vittori and Pliny Fiske of the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems, an … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 227 – Austin, TX

February 10, 2016 – Sunny, 80 degrees Miles Today: 15 Miles to Date: 11,571 States to Date: 28 Austin is a city where Prius drivers cut off bicyclists. Austin is a city where the Hispanics are getting shoved off Cesar … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 226 – Austin, TX

February 9, 2016 – Sunny, 75 degrees Miles Today: 43 Miles to Date: 11,556 States to Date: 28 I encountered every quadrant of the city in pursuit of interesting people, and found them in all quarters. Many freeways feed center … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 225 – Austin, TX

February 8, 2016 – Sunny, 60 degrees Miles Today: 22 Miles to Date: 11,513 States to Date: 28 There are times when even cyclists need an admin day. I spent the morning in McDonald’s, America’s Living Room, catching up on … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 224 – San Marcos, TX to Austin, TX

February 7, 2016 – Sunny, 60 degrees Miles Today: 42 Miles to Date: 11,491 States to Date: 28 LBJ Day! I started at the campus of Texas State University in San Marcos, which LBJ graduated from in 1930. Although our … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 223 – Converse, TX to San Marcos, TX

February 6, 2016 – Sunny, 60 degrees Miles Today: 44 Miles to Date: 11,449 States to Date: 28  Welcome to the Texas Hill Country – gigantic high school football stadiums and the cheapest gas yet. Fill up your car for … Continue reading

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Mr. and Ms. Politician: Answer Me This

This piece was published as a guest column in the Cambridge Chronicle on 2/5/2016, just in time for the New Hampshire Primary: For seven months I’ve been bicycling throughout the United States: 11,000 miles and twenty-eight states to date. Along … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 222 – San Antonio, TX to Converse, TX

February 5, 2016 – Sunny, 60 degrees Miles Today: 15 Miles to Date: 11,405 States to Date: 28 Food and people took center stage today. My cycling was nothing more than linking them together through San Antonio’s busy streets. I … Continue reading

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