lessons learned at the Wisconsin Highland Games

1. Men in kilts look much more manly than I had ever imagined...
2. ...especially in the heavy athletic events.
3. Some large men who say "but it's all muscle" are telling the truth.
4. Sometimes the caber turns over.
5. Total strangers sitting next to each other on the bleachers can have the most hysterical conversations.
6. A 150-member bagpipe mass band can reach into your soul in an unimaginable way.
7. Sometimes, when a man bends over wearing a kilt, it really is a good thing when it turns out he's not a true Scot.