Go Ocho and Golden Gardens!

Some my favorite spots get love in this fun NY Times travel article about Ballard and Fremont.

More trimming

Yikes.

Times Inc. Plans About 600 Layoffs

Doom, gloom

P-I, Times keeping staffs slim, belts tight

The "Good news online" subhead two-thirds of the way down looks a little funny: The next line is "The P-I has a hiring freeze," and the reader must trudge through a few more downer paragraphs to find news that could really be considered "good."

VP Debate

From the always-funny Borowitz Report by Andy Borowitz, something to watch out for as I host a VP debate viewing party this evening:

McCain to hide inside podium at debate
Will whisper Supreme Court decisions, names of magazines

In an indication that he is less than confident about his running mate's ability to perform at the vice-presidential debate, Republican presidential nominee John McCain confirmed plans to hide inside Gov. Sarah Palin's podium during the televised face-off.

Sen. McCain had hoped not to resort to such draconian measures, but after reviewing tapes of Gov. Palin's disastrous interviews with CBS' Katie Couric, he reportedly told aides, "Damn it, there's no way I'm letting that doofus take me down."

The Arizona senator plans to crouch inside the podium out of view of the audience, whispering key bits of information to Gov. Palin, such as the names of any Supreme Court decision other than Roe v. Wade, and the names of well-known newspapers and magazines she could pretend to read.On the Democratic side, Sen. Joseph Biden said he hoped to emulate Abraham Lincoln's performance in the Lincoln-Douglas debates: "That was truly one of the greatest moments in television history."