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Did I hear someone say they were going to be in Atlanta, Georgia on October 8th? If so, I just bet they will take part in the 5K Bacon Run. All runners, when they cross the finish line, will be able to sample 15 different bacon-filled dishes. Themed customers are strongly encouraged to don bacon bikinis and pig outfits.

Recently, Jay, the world’s very best mail carrier, delivered the Official Publication of the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council “News.” The Building Investment Trust (BIT) has broken ground on the Culver City Creative. This $124 million, seven story, 281,400 square foot office space will create an estimated 1.2 million hours of union construction over the course of its development. The creative office space will feature deep balconies, 20-foot-high ceilings, a dog park, and a basketball court.

For the week ending May 20, 2016 Boeing shares dropped 3.6 percent; perhaps one reason was the Chief Technology Officer John Tracy sold 22,341 shares.

How did I miss the Los Angeles Modern Design Show and Sale held in Culver City on May 14-15 at 3 Labs Studio? You can bet your bottom dollar Theodorsia and I will be at their next event. See lamodernism.com.

Summer is here and for those who enjoy good food and like to travel, there is hope. In recent years Israeli food and wine have garnered international prestige. Last month “Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking,” won best book of the year at the James Beard Awards for food writing. In November 2015, Conde Nast Traveler reported Tel Aviv has the “world’s best vegetarian food.”

May was an exciting month on Catalina Island for public servants with Nurses Appreciation Week, National Teachers Day, National Police Week and Emergency Medical Services Week, per The Catalina Islander.

If anybody messes with my copy of the Atlantic Monthly’s June 2016 issue, I’m going to give him or her a knuckle sandwich. Starting on page 46 the Atlantic has an expose on DNA testing and the phony baloney results. If you remember, a while back I wrote about the FBI lab and the incorrect results. If you are innocent, you’d better spend the money and get a second opinion on the DNA, or even a third.

Are you one of those Culver City citizens that every time you stick your hand in a pocket for a credit card or cash to pay at the register, you discover the tax man’s grip on your dough? Well, folks, sometime soon I hope City Hall will tell us of the total amount of city debt.

Loup City, Nebraska has a population of 1,000 and they give away land if applicants agree to build over 1,100 square feet of housing. Applicants under a certain income level can apply for “Workforce Home” lots and can receive up to $20,000 toward a construction down payment, per Time Magazine. And there’s this home in Camby, Indiana selling for $225,000. It’s a 1950s era barn that has been converted into a four-bedroom house, with an open concept and high ceilings. Contact Agent Mike Duncan at homesbymikeduncan.com, per Country Living.

For those with diabetes a recent study from Penn State suggests beginning a meal with broth-based soup like chicken, lentil and minestrone which can cut the total amount of calories eaten at your meal by up to 20 percent.

Coming soon: An article in this column regarding ID theft and how Officer Yabko and Sgt. Zerbey with the Culver City Police Department came to Theodorsia and Neil’s rescue.

As sure as God made little green apples, the Southern California Edison Company is asking the State of California for a revenue increase of $366 million. It goes up just about as fast as produce at Ralph’s market.

What are these people thinking of these days? Judicial Watch sent us a request for money so they could pursue a lawsuit by former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton into allegations of corruption, deceit and concealment. What a bunch of loose cannons.

The 12th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day event will be on Saturday, September 24, 2016, with free admission at participating museums. For more information, see Smithsonian.com/museumdaylive.

Budget cuts are crippling the Marine Corps’ air power, so writes the Marine Corps Times. The number of Marine Corps aircraft ready to fly on any given day has plummeted in the past seven years, leading to serious questions about the safety of the service’s aircraft as leathernecks continue to wage war on terrorists and respond to crises around the world. Mission capable rates for all but one of the corps’ 12 fixed wing and rotary airframes have fallen since the end of fiscal 2009.

Aircraft Percent ready

AV-8B Harrier 65.3%

F-18A Hornet 66.2%

F-18C Hornet 63.4%

F-18D Hornet 61.5%

EA-6B Prowler 73.4%

KC-130J Super Hercules 71.9%

KC-130T Hercules 68.1%

AH-1W Super Cobra 59.1%

AH-1Z Viper 52.2%

UH-1Y Venom 53%

MV-22B Osprey 55.2%

CH-53E Super Stallion 46%

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