I’ll be having a dram or two tonight, indeed, and perhaps a verse or two of Flower of Scotland will be sung, although my ancestry is mixed and I am more English than Scottish (that’s never stopped the Scottish Rugby team, though). Defense of the culture is noble and necessary, especially now that a direct descendent of Robert the Bruce brings us news that the haggis herself is under threat from the food safety police.

One more reason to celebrate Burns–he said, “Freedom and whisky gang thegither.” Och aye!