Mitt Romney beats Rick Santorum by 8 votes

That's right. Mr. Bain Capitol beats Mr. Man-on-dog by EIGHT VOTES.

What this says about the voters of Iowa is either highly amusing or highly terrifying.

Gil is livin' large

Remember my pretty boy Gil? Well, in the last ten days he's gone from living in the downstairs bathroom to trotting about the house whenever and wherever he pleases. This morning he jumped up on my bed and settled down a couple of feet from Malfoy and Diamond, and this evening he and Malfoy group-greeted me at the front door. They're touching noses, too, and eating from the same continuous feeder.

Diamond isn't happy, and I'm not sure Malfoy is, yet, but the boys really do seem to be bonding. Bets all three of them will be sleeping with me next week?

And oh, for the curious, here's Gil in the dining room the other day. He seems to be enjoying himself, no?