A Thought Occasioned by St. Patrick's Day

Later today will go to el supermarquesa to "do a comprita" as The Lovely Former Ada Santiago of Ponce, Puerto Rico says, which is an exact translation of going to the supermarket to "do a small order" as me sainted grandmother Catherine "Kitty" Higgins used to call it -- which in Spanglish and in Irish-American means buy some needed things, but not buy all of the things that the family will need for the week. Buying everything is a "compra" or an "order". I'm always amazed at the parallels between the Irish and the Puerto Ricans, in big things and small.