Tag Archives: Highland Games

Things That Are So Very Unhelpful in Highland Games

Posted on August 5, 2016 by tosabarbell

  I’m finally starting to feel recovered after last weeks vacation at Auntie’s house and the whole Enumclaw experience (more on that soon.) Helping on the field Saturday; throwing Sunday; jumping on a plane overnight and after an hour nap, … Continue reading →

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WOB: 3rd Attempt

Posted on July 19, 2016 by tosabarbell

Matt and I were hanging out last weekend after a hard afternoon of patio drinkin’ and Highlander Burger eatin’ and decided to watch some of Beth Burton’s live video from the 2016 Portland Highland Games. The video’s were tons of … Continue reading →

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Open Letter to Highland Games Newbs/Noobs

Posted on July 12, 2016 by tosabarbell

According to the Urban Dictionary, there is a marked difference between Newb and Noob. Defining ‘Noob’ Contrary to the belief of many, a noob/n00b and a newbie/newb are not the same thing. Newbs are those who are new to some … Continue reading →

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Monday Bacon: Fat, Drunk, and Stupid

Posted on June 27, 2016 by tosabarbell

I’ve written about this before. It bears repeating. A few years ago, I started competing in Highland Games. Oh sure, I had done a Highlander a couple of  years before that in Texas. That was fun. People were awesome and … Continue reading →

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