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Happy Burns Night! Finally, an excuse to drink too much whisky.

Happy Burns Night! Finally, an excuse to drink too much whisky.

Honestly, every night around here is a little like Burns Night, the annual Scots tradition in honor of national poet-hero Robbie Burns: a little too much whisky, the inevitable descent into maudlin self-pity, and the consumption of barely edible food to soak up the booze (not quite haggis, but still). As with everything we do these days there will be plenty of virtual Burns Night celebrations, which, for the uninitiated, normally entail the recitation of Robert Burns’ poetry, the drinking of whisky, and the Blessing of the Haggis. You can follow along at home with the hashtag #VirtualBurnsNight, or watch...