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A Symbiotic Relationship and a Revelation!

In a quest to keep me occupied, a result of the loss of my XYL, my kids are in overdrive finding things for us to do as a family. We have an upcoming short trip, and my #2 son suggested a place to go recommended to him by a close friend of his who is Jewish.

It really was not necessary to mention his friend's ethnicity or religion but that was key to his next statement. My son's follow on was to share a saying from his friend which is as follows: You know that Italians are Jews with better food. 

I was shocked to hear that as I have always believed and instilled in my kids that we look at all individuals as contributors while being blind about race, religion, color, creed and/or beliefs.

But then I thought about it and realized that there likely is more to that statement than meets the eye. 

A short diversion here about accomplishments of Italians in general. Look at the art, science, technology and of course the women (Loren, Lollobrigida and of course PM Giorgia Meloni).


PM of Italy Giorgia Meloni

What is not well known is the impact of Italians on Modern Accounting Just as in the American classic book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the character Wolfsheim proclaims there is a "Gonnection"... there it was!

Unquestionably the Jews know the art of making money and the Italians know how to track and count it! Quite possibly the Italians do have better food as a bonus. 

Matzos in no sub for thin crust Pizza. Lest we forget that the ancestors of today's Italians were the Roman's, so they have been tied at the hip for a long time, albeit the better Italian food. The Caesar Salad simply did not fall off of the back of a chariot.

In a larger ecumenical sense, all of us are tied together at the hip but regrettably that view doesn't prevail universally and today some leaders in our government truly believe ~ white only, Protestant, native born and wealthy describes the America they want to see. That paradigm sure bypasses a lot of us Americans.

Them that know can make it go... and I am counting.

Want to know more about Italian Accounting then read about the Fibonacci Sequence used for predicting what happens when you put two rabbits together. In this case you really can count your chickens before they hatch.

Test your math skills. I only found one perfect square in the 1st twenty numbers in the sequence. 

73's
Pete N6QW

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