I’ve been sick for the past two days, so I haven’t had the chance to blog. I’m still not feeling so hot, but since I’m trying to be helpful to coworkers via email, I figured I might as well try and post.

First up? A wake-up call from two days ago…

• Apparently, one of Bill Richardson‘s “favorite things to do” is “to call his staff by the wrong name, as a joke” (The Hill).
• Although he’s already familiar with the Minneapolis-St. Paul Int’l Airport, Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID) has decided to stay in ID during the GOP convo (Idaho State Journal).
• At a charity event in TX last night, Mike Huckabee “joked about people not remembering who he was anymore” — ironically addressing an audience that included “The Facts of Life” star Lisa Welchel and “Little House on the Prairie” actress Melissa Gilbert (Odessa American).
• At the Dem convo, “The Huffington Post” is sponsoring “the Oasis” — where delegates and media “can chill out with free yoga exercises, massages, facials, healthy snacks and music” (“The Caucus“). [Since I will be at the convention, I totes can't wait for this. Hello Huffington-Post-GQ-Party-in-Austin! - Ed.]
• Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) tried out a new campaign slogan — “Vote for Weiner – He’s on a roll” — on Rep. Steve Israel‘s (D-NY) children last week, but “it’s unclear whether the children were amused” (The Hill).
• Jimmy Kimmel, on Obama’s recent birthday: “He’s 47 years old — which means that Senator Barack Obama and John McCain have a combined age of 147 years” (“Jimmy Kimmel Live”).