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The Pointless Quest for a Frictionless Life

Posted on 05/31/2023 by paulefallon

I was doing my circuit at the gym the other day; seated rowing machine to be exact. When I finished my reps, a guy across the room, seated with his iPad, wearing ear buds, told me to stop breathing so … Continue reading →

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The Fallacy of Building Our Way to a More Equitable World

Posted on 05/24/2023 by paulefallon

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All Hail! Steven Pinker!

Posted on 05/17/2023 by paulefallon

You gotta love Steven Pinker. He puts such high polish on the gruesome aspects of our world; he makes me believe there’s hope. For those of us who may not be familiar, Steven Pinker is a psychology professor at Harvard … Continue reading →

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The Disingenuous Gall of Kitchen Fees

Posted on 05/10/2023 by paulefallon

The first time I ate at a restaurant that delivered me a check with a surcharge tacked on to support the kitchen staff, I was miffed. Another hidden cost. The meal was over, the tab delivered, I wasn’t of a … Continue reading →

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A Word to the Wise: A Word to Avoid

Posted on 05/03/2023 by paulefallon

I’m not talking about the N-word or the B-word or the C-word, or even the F-word; though there are damned few times when uttering any of those syllables actually help a situation. I’m talking about that personally pernicious word that … Continue reading →

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Fairview

Posted on 04/26/2023 by paulefallon

I recently caught an afternoon matinee of Speakeasy Stage’s production of Fairview, one of the oddest, yet unsettling, pieces of theater I’ve seen in some time. The longish one act divides into three discrete segments. The first half hour or … Continue reading →

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Remembering Jimmy Carter

Posted on 04/19/2023 by paulefallon

Ever since he entered hospice care a few weeks ago, at age 97, reminiscences and accolades of Jimmy Carter have fluttered across the cyber-sphere. They triggered my own memories of the peanut farmer turned President turned humanitarian: the only President … Continue reading →

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Marathon of My Parole Hearing

Posted on 04/12/2023 by paulefallon

Guest Post by Michael ”Skylar” Theroux; she/her/her; MTheroux@MWCC.edu Mike Theroux and I have been Black & Pink Masschusetts pen pals for the past two years. Mike is currently serving a sentence at NCCI Gardner; her parole hearing is this Friday, … Continue reading →

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Spring Break

Posted on 03/24/2023 by paulefallon

Taking a bit of time to reenergize my thoughts. The Awkward Poser will be back, refreshed. In the meantime, all the best to my readers.

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No Worries

Posted on 03/08/2023 by paulefallon

“Greetings Comrade! This is Casey from Cleveland. I am coming to Cambridge for a couple of days to attend a conference on climate change. Can I stay with you?” A typical message from a prospective couchsurfer. Unfortunately, I will be … Continue reading →

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