“RE: Re: Wheels for the Axiom”

On 3/3/04, Bruce Masterson said:

>I was friendly with Ellyn Dillingham.  We hung out a bit in High
>School, very good person in my estimation. I went to PCD while she was
>at Wheeler.  I seem to remember a Brad...  Ellyn was, another odd
>coincidence, my great aunt's paper girl.
>
>I answered the email and forgot to follow up on the Dillingham thing.

Bruce,

Hey, it's funny that you said you knew some tall Dillinghams.

Ellyn is my Aunt, I'm 8 years younger than she is (and you, apparently). Brad is her brother, he's 9 years older. Older than him is Jim, and older still is Mike, my Dad. (So, I'm closer in age than any of her brothers.)

Got that? :-)

The reason it's funny? The ones you mentioned are the *shortest* in the whole family. (Not that any of them are short.)

Ellyn is probably 5' 7" or 8". Brad was 6' 4” at his best, I think. Those are both guesses.

Jim is/was 6' 5" (guessing, again). Mike, my Dad, is/was 6' 8".

However, that generation has been... surpassed. ;-) I'm 6'9" (plus), my brother is 6'5", my sister is about 6'. I have two female cousins (one from Jim, one from Ellyn) that are 6' 1". Brad's brood is pretty too, too, though I don't see them very often.

I'll let Ellyn know I heard from you, I'm sure she'll get a kick out of it.

>good luck with the new bike, it will be very, very nice.  I'm still
>flush with the excitement of getting my latest bike.  Hope to see you
>on the road.

I'll be in at least two events this year: the PMC and the Tri-State SeaCoast Century. I'll do the King's Tour of the Quabbin again this year, too, as long as it's not raining.

Any events you'll be in that you might recommend?

Seth