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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.

Mindcrowd

Posted on 09/30/2014 by paulefallon

Once you get rolling with Internet tests, there seems to be no end of them. After joining Brain Health Registry, which takes about an hour, I was invited to join Mindcrowd, which takes only ten minutes. Mindcrowd is in the … Continue reading →

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Uber Bargains

Posted on 09/25/2014 by paulefallon

This essay was published in WBUR Cognoscenti as Driving a Hard Bargain: Calculating the Toll of Uber’s Reduced Fares on 9/23/2014. A cab ride from my house in Cambridge, Mass., to Logan Airport, a distance of 10 miles, costs $60.00, … Continue reading →

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I am an Interior Designer!

Posted on 09/23/2014 by paulefallon

Twenty years ago, a so-called friend came into my house and announced, “It is hard to believe an architect lives here. It is impossible to believe a gay architect lives here.” His comments stung, but only a little. I knew … Continue reading →

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Long Island Wonder

Posted on 09/18/2014 by paulefallon

Long Island is well known for its questionably proportioned architecture, derived from a thirst for consumerism and New York moxie.     But on my first trip to Suffolk County I discovered the beauties of the North Shore in the … Continue reading →

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Brain Health Registry

Posted on 09/16/2014 by paulefallon

Please consider joining the Brain Health Registry. If you are interested in participating in Alzheimer’s research or just like to take online tests (as I do), it is a fun activity that helps create a data base to support ongoing … Continue reading →

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Auxiliary Verbs

Posted on 09/04/2014 by paulefallon

A husky Cambodian pulls his moto across traffic along Battambang Cambodia’s riverside promenade. “Excuse me, do you speak English?” It’s a ridiculous question to ask a tall American and his blond daughter. The man continues before we bother to answer. … Continue reading →

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The Music in Our Midst

Posted on 09/02/2014 by paulefallon

  Kiyoe Wellington has big hands, calloused fingers, and strong forearms. It takes power to draw music from a double bass. She also has a hoop nose ring and spiky dreadlocks; unruly as the loose horsehair she yanks out of … Continue reading →

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Games of August V: Geography

Posted on 08/28/2014 by paulefallon

When researching my master’s thesis, Architecture that Affords Play, back in 1980, I learned that children and adults play for different reasons. Actually, they play for diametrically opposed reasons. Children play in order to gain mastery. Adults play to reinforce … Continue reading →

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Second Sleep

Posted on 08/26/2014 by paulefallon

My sleep habits have evolved to match the pre-electricity patterns of first and second sleep. I go to bed about ten p.m., read for a few minutes, turn off the light, take a few regular breaths, and drop into four … Continue reading →

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The Games of August IV: Seeking The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

Posted on 08/20/2014 by paulefallon

Yesterday I let Goodreads take me on a journey of odd literary connections that began with The Great Gatsby and left me with Harry the Dirty Dog. Today I took another tact. I decided to see how I could rank … Continue reading →

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