Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Being a human "mixed breed" I get to celebrate both Saint Patrick's and the Puerto Rico Day's Parade days. But wait... there's more in my immediate family bloodline! I am British on my father' mother side of the family, his father was Irish his mother was English. Wait, there's more... My mother's mother was both native Puerto Rico Indian and I think her  father was French (his last name was Binet) and  my moms father was Spanish that moved to Puerto Rico where he met and married my grandmother on my mothers side of the family tree. I guess I can celebrate a few more holidays if I look up on the internet Spanish, French, English and Irish Holidays! That's in addition to native Puerto Rico tribal holidays...

One's heritage can play a major part of ones life in ones growing years. Having relatives "around" that are not the same ethnic group but joined in loving marriages can make those of other "races" a little less "alien" and more like family waiting to be met or made. I personally did not find myself uncomfortable with other ethnic group members while growing up in the public school system in Brooklyn, New York but instead was easily a new friend to those other "groups" in the classroom. I know, everyone is not friendly, and you never know who a stranger is, or what they are like... but one thing is true just the same. If they are not "criminals" preying on the innocent, they too are fellow residents in this great nation, and they may be great neighbors, and maybe even new friends!

I hope we all enjoy Saint Patrick' Day, whether we are all Irish or not, as who knows, if we met we too might become friends:)