Category Archives: Personal

A Babe with a Brain

Posted on 12/23/2012 by paulefallon

I was riding along the Charles in the early evening when my phone buzzed.  I saddled off my bike.  Brett’s voice, subdued and halting, conveyed the timbre of tragedy in his hollow hello.  Despite all the proliferating forms of communication, … Continue reading →

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Where are the Thin Mints?

Posted on 11/25/2012 by paulefallon

Thanksgiving was practically perfect. A long candle lit table of family and friends, a golden brown turkey, traditional oyster stuffing and wiggly cranberry sauce, a bevy of delicious side dishes.  After we finished the main course and took a break … Continue reading →

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Full Body Burden

Posted on 09/17/2012 by paulefallon

People who die young long have a long half-life.  They linger in the hearts left behind for years, sometimes longer than they walked on earth.  They are youth frozen in perfection, and cautionary specters that we humans can falter well … Continue reading →

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Tim Ferriss and Me

Posted on 07/14/2012 by paulefallon

You’ve seen him; the four hour guy.  “The Four Hour Work Week”, “The Four Hour Chef”, “The Four Hour Marriage” (oops, that one hasn’t come out yet).  Tim Ferriss stands in complete wrinkled splendor on this Sunday’s NY Times Travel … Continue reading →

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Thank You to all my Readers

Posted on 07/02/2012 by paulefallon

Yesterday, July 1, marked the mid-point in my yearlong commitment to Haiti.  In a happy coincidence the same day marked The Awkward Pose’s highest daily readership and the blog surpassed 10,000 hits.   Thanks to all of you who are regular and occasional readers.  … Continue reading →

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My Dinner with Andy

Posted on 06/16/2012 by paulefallon

In honor of Father’s Day, I am posting this essay I wrote three years ago.  It actually happened, and was the best Father’s Day gift a dad could receive.     It’s getting on seven o’clock Saturday night.  I’m sitting in the … Continue reading →

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Slow Go

Posted on 05/20/2012 by paulefallon

I like maxim’s to live by.  They provide structure and form, if not meaning, to our everyday tasks.  I have a new one that has been boiling up for a year or so now.  Slow Go. Slow Go means wherever … Continue reading →

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Almost Famous Grows Up and Now I’m Old

Posted on 04/21/2012 by paulefallon

I have lots of good reasons to feel old.  I just passed my 57th birthday, a number so uneventful it barely deserves notice.  I sleep more than I used to, and have less energy when I am awake.  I run … Continue reading →

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Cabaret Reconsidered

Posted on 04/15/2012 by paulefallon

Yesterday morning, as I cycled past the cherry trees budding along the river, I drifted into a Kander and Ebb state of mind.  I sang “How Lucky Can You Get’ and really meant it; I sang ‘Marry Me’ and really … Continue reading →

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Futurity

Posted on 03/24/2012 by paulefallon

There are few joys in life greater than going to theater to see something you know little about and walking out transformed by the experience.  The pursuit of that rush is why I subscribe to three different theater companies, have … Continue reading →

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