Happy B-Day, Robert Burns!

[scaryshari]

Today, January 25, was the birthday of Robert Burns, a.k.a. "The Bard of Scotland". My college minor was English, and in one of my classes, I ended up doing a term paper on "Rabbie". (This was back in the 1990s). I'd always liked his works (songs and poems as well as essays), but thanks to that paper, I learned many new and interesting (and

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[scaryshari]

OH yeah!! ;) Especially when the legs are nicely hairy! heehee

[purplesquirrel]

Did you celebrate with a haggis dinner?

[scaryshari]

LOL! No, I did not. The only time I would eat a haggis is if it was the vegetarian version!! Otherwise, UGH! :( I'm not a vegetarian, but I know what goes into a traditional haggis, and it turns me off so much that I unfortunately could not get my mouth and stomach to ignore the thoughts of distaste expressed by my brain. *chuckle* But I would totally try a veggie version.

BTW, that new icon of you and Risu is super-cute!!! :D He looks like he's "peeking". I've been trying to snap a good shot of Berrykins on my shoulder (he's more of a shoulder-rat than Jelly) but so far NONE of the pix are as good as yours with Risu, mainly because I don't have a remote shutter release. I might post some pix in a day or two. You can see what you think. :)

[purplesquirrel]

I tried haggis once at a Burns night dinner. It was surreal. A kilted guy approached the haggis and stabbed it in some ritualistic manner. The haggis itself tasted good but was too greasy for my tastes.

[scaryshari]

LOL!! The way you described the ritualistic haggis stabbing by the kilted guy conjured up a VERY vivid visual in my mind! :O :D Thanks for a great giggle!!