Last Night

All over the world, the true Scotsmen got out their kilts that had been packed away wherever it was and celebrated. Robert Burns' birthday. I wasn't invited this year, or had any ticket, but it reminds me of this very special occasion.

On January 25 anywhere in the world you will find these skirted gentlemen and their lady's parading the haggis and mouthing the traditional verses. And drinking some Scotch whisky to boot. Spelled correctly Scotch has no "e', as in whisky, Irish has the "e" as in whiskey. In the States it can go either way.

The Scotch are kind of like the the Irish but less fun. Both located on the north end of the English homeland, both with histories of revolution and starvation. Scotch are known for stinginess and the Irish for generosity. Both are known for emigration, the Irish to New York, the Scots to the rest of the world. In the old British India for example, the "British" army officers were more that 80% Scottish. These days the oil industry engineers in crappy places worldwide are about 50% Scots.

Funny about Robert Burns, besides his poetry his other claim to fame was his adultery, fornication, drinking and rebellion against religion and morality. At least according to this author.

Golf was invented and is still revered on the windswept moors of Scotland. Always adultery has been a sidelight to the game. I wonder if Tiger could write a few verses and get some fans back on his side.