“RE: PMC 2006, Day 1: Sturbridge to Bourne, 112 Miles”

On 8/10/06, rose lockwood said:

> I am the sister-in law of the cousin of the husband of the sister's best
> friend.

So to be clear (hah, as if...), you're the one I actually met? If not, I give up!!

> How's that for confusing! We were all part of the dinner table
> conversation where we decided whether you were really tall or not. Not
> goofing on you, just expending some pre-ride nervousness.

I was quite amused by the whole thing, and didn't take it as "goofing on me" at all. At the time, you hadn't even seen my site and only knew what Scott told, uh... someone.

What did Scott say, anyway, to get all this started? "This guy Seth has a web site, is tall and rides a bicycle?" I imagine it took something at least a little more interesting than that, no?

> We're not quite the rider's you are. I think we were still in Barnstable
> when you were finishing! To make a small world even smaller, we are also
> the group that wears the aforementioned flamingos! I'm sure Scott is sorry
> he ever mentioned you to his sister Claudia, who is friend's with Dolly,
> who is married to Doug, who is cousin to Amy, who is sister to my husband
> David. You can send the men with the white jackets for us any time. We
> promise not to harass you ever again.

I do NOT accept your promise! Take it back! This has been far too much fun (and confusing) to just let you guys (and gals) go laughing madly into history.

Please accept my offer to continue harassing and confusing me for as long as you like. Nothing I've written should have been taken as a complaint, I was just recording my memory of the funniest thing that happened to me all weekend. :-)

My brother just read your note and said, "apparently you're all nuts." I can't imagine what prompted such a comment!

Seth

P.S. I still haven't even met the guy who started all this in the first place!!! ;-)