Posts Tagged ‘Round Rock’

INTRODUCTION:

Ever have those days where you wake up and you just don’t feel like doing anything hard? I do. I had it this morning. I stood in my closet for a solid 5 minutes with my bike shorts in my hand thinking “I really don’t feel like doing this today”. It would be so much easier to just drive. I could be to work in 25 minutes instead of my usual 1+ hour ride.

In the end, I put on my bike gear and threw my leg over the bike. The funny thing is that I very rarely regret riding, but every time I drive I wish I hadn’t. I’ll see somebody else cruising along the road on their bike and I think to myself “That should have been me”.

Why then so I still struggle in the morning?

I do not know the answer to that question. Maybe I’ll figure it out as a write more about my cycling experiences. I’ve never had a blog or even a diary before. Hopefully I’ll learn something about myself while providing some information and hopefully some entertainment to others. Who knows? Maybe blogging will be like commuting. It seems like a lot of work and relatively unrewarding when looking at a small slice of time, but cumulatively, it could have a net benefit. Who knows.

I guess I should take some time to introduce myself. My name is Eric Swartzendruber and I am a husband, a father, a Christian, an engineer, and cycling enthusiast. For the past (almost) 10 years, I have lived in Round Rock, TX and worked in Austin, TX.

Since these meanderings are meant to be primarily cycling focused, I will indeed write mostly about my cycling experiences. While I love all things bike related, it is not the only thing (or even the most important thing) in my life. I am sure plenty of non-bike related material will permeate my musings.

In case you didn’t notice above, my primary occupation is an engineer. In case you don’t know many engineers…we are not exactly known for our superb communication skills. Please accept my apologies in advance. Since my last foray into any sort of creative writing came 15 years ago while a student of Joel Robbins (Mason’s Dad) in AP English, I feel like a can accurately say that my meager skills are substantially rusty.

Feel free to comment at eswartzendruber_AT_gmail.com. If you are going to grade my grammar and semantics, don’t bother (unless your Mr. Robbins, in which case I’ll read your input and then probably ignore it since I’m not getting graded).