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Coke Zero: My Addiction

Posted on 03/21/2014 by paulefallon

Ah, my botched attempts at healthy living. There it is at #4 of the14 Foods You Should Never Eat – Diet Soda. Why can’t I just give up the 24 ounces of unpronounceable chemicals infused with bubbles that I swallow … Continue reading →

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Is Obesity a Disease?

Posted on 08/11/2013 by paulefallon

The American Medical Association has decided by an overwhelming majority that obesity is a disease.  I wish I could share their certainty. Obesity is a personal and public health hazard, a risk factor for many conditions, and an indicator for … Continue reading →

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What Money Can’t Buy – 1: Economic Prepositions

Posted on 07/21/2013 by paulefallon

I recently read Michael J. Sandel’s What Money Can’t Buy: the Moral Limits of Markets. The book stirred up ideas that kept branching and expanding and inspired a series of blog essays. The economic underpinnings of the United States have … Continue reading →

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Death with Dignity

Posted on 10/14/2012 by paulefallon

The Awkward Poser is not inclined towards politics, but there is a question on the Massachusetts ballot in November that I believe transcends politics and goes to America’s core identity as a land of free choice; I hope that all … Continue reading →

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One for the Record Book

Posted on 07/01/2012 by paulefallon

This morning at 1 am we completed pouring the first floor of MoHI School; MoHI’s largest concrete pour to date, perhaps the largest ever in Grand Goave.  We started pouring at 10 am on Friday and thirty-nine hours later had … Continue reading →

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Rainy Season

Posted on 04/25/2012 by paulefallon

One aspect of spending time in Haiti every month for a year that particularly appealed to me was the opportunity to witness the country’s full cycle. The seasonal adjustments of a Caribbean nation are minor compared to those of New … Continue reading →

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Ad for Construction Assistance for MoHI School

Posted on 03/02/2012 by paulefallon

I hope my regular readers will pardon me putting an ad in the blog.  We are looking for a consturction supervisor for the MoHI School; this post is linked to several job search sites. Use Your Construction Experience to Help Rebuild … Continue reading →

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Images of the City Rebuilding

Posted on 02/08/2012 by paulefallon

For architects and urban planners of a certain age Kevin Lynch’s The Image of the City is a formative book.  It forecast the end of Modernism, from Brasilia and Chandigarh’s gargantuism to the soulless banality of Pruitt-Igoe and Co-op City.  … Continue reading →

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Shopping for Sweet Scents

Posted on 01/15/2012 by paulefallon

This Christmas my daughter asked for Chanel Number 5 perfume, an atlas, and soaps from a store called Lush.  The list pretty much bookends the journey of personal exploration a twenty-two year old woman travels through in search of her … Continue reading →

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Pedaling Principles Chapter Six – Oklahoma, Energy for the Taking

Posted on 01/15/2012 by paulefallon

The ride south from Dodge City, KS to Woodward, OK is one hundred and ten miles, a long and lonely haul on a hot, hot Saturday in late July. I was most thankful to the caring waitresses at Shorty’s Café … Continue reading →

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