“I had no clue what it was going to take to tame those two wild girls as my head was in the clouds, and I was a clueless newbie to the horse world.”

“It was unsettling that a newbie to the school could displace him so easily.”

“I won't get to post until after I do Sunrise so newbie readers, excuse the mess.”

“I met the GM on the day before the game and, during the process, he commented on how I seemed to know a lot about the system for a complete newb.”

“That guy must be a newb at this game. He has no idea how to play.”

“But something interesting seems to happen, they say, when seasoned skiers combine with newbies to form a team.”

“Perhaps you have the good fortune of knowing a group of other newbies who can be your pals, or at least your transitionary pals.”

“But I do know that what I consider only niggling annoyances can become show-stoppers for newbies.”