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If Tom Menino helped you move a futon, please send us pictures: The headline “Mayor Menino assists with move-in weekend” certainly jogs the imagination. [WHDH]

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Seriously: Blue Mass Group posts a clip of John Kerry’s speech to the DNC last night, with the commentary “You can be forgiven for wondering where this passion was four years ago. But here we are.” As Joe Keohane tells us, when the junior senator is on, he’s on. [Blue Mass Group, Boston magazine]

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A new contestant in the Republican veep-stakes? Some local conservatives want Newt Gingrich on the ticket with John McCain. Friday can not come fast enough. [Red Mass Group]

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Might Joe Biden have cost Mitt Romney the veep-stakes? Now that John McCain’s campaign is using old footage of Biden lambasting Barack Obama in its ads, pundits say it would be a huge risk for the Republican candidate to buddy up with the former governor, whom McCain relentlessly attacked during the primaries. [Andrew Sullivan]

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Just no massive sperm donor ads, please: The MBTA is quietly installing advertisements on its properties after the Supreme Judicial Court ruled the agency is exempt from local zoning laws. [Universal Hub]

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Know who here does know how much real estate he owns? Presumptive Republican nominee John McCain is under fire for not knowing how many homes his wife he owns. We know, we know. Mitt Romney for VP!. [Wonkette]

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Clinton for president: Several Massachusetts superdelegates, including Attorney General Martha Coakley, will vote for Hillary Clinton during the first round of nomination balloting during next week’s Democratic National Convention. [PolitickerMA]

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Captain Carl hospitalized: Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski is undergoing tests at Mass General after experiencing chest pains. Get well soon, Yaz. [Boston.com]

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John Oliver prepares for the rapture: The Daily Show correspondent talks about apocalyptic literature for Newton-based JBooks.com. [YouTube via JBooks.com]

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Phew. No pink hat: American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson drunkenly belted out “Sweet Caroline” at a Red Sox game earlier this month. Our not-so-secret love for her continues to grow. [YouTube via Red Sox Monster]

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