--Why does Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray have all this money in his coffers? Might the Herald be right in wondering if Deval Patrick will take a post in a potential Obama cabinet? [Boston Herald]

--Elsewhere in the Patrick administration, Deval Patrick is taking a sick day. Quick--cross-check his calendar with Obama's! [Boston Globe]

--Meanwhile, Patrick's frenemy, House Speaker Sal DiMasi, has been talking about the proposal to repeal the state's income tax, calling it "Draconian." Yeah, because usually the same people who call for the repeal of an income tax then start griping that the schools and the roads are no good. [MetroWest Daily News]

--Restaurant Grecian Yearning in Allston was consumed by fire yesterday afternoon. [Allston-Brighton Tab]

--Another round of media musical chairs: One of the Herald's best reporters, Casey Ross, is jumping ship to join the Boston Globe. [Boston Phoenix Media Log]

--Weather is to blame for a funky odor that permeated the Cape. [WBZ]

Image of the fire at Grecian Yearning by cden4 from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr.