When your spouse isn't as smart as she thinks she is...

For all those not hooked into Gannet or read the Shreveport Paper (yes, smartasses, we have one):

This was an essay penned by the magnanimous Heidi. 

She was asked by the venerable Alex Kent (another weird castaway in the "Lost" episode we call "Shreveport?") to defend her choice for why "There Will Be Blood" will win Best Picture.  The justification follows:

"There Will Be Blood" is my pick for best picture. It's not the easy choice — there are no cute teen moms singing ditties or pretty-boy Hollywood actors defying a culture of cooperate greed. Instead, it's a harsh film that leaves you feeling uncomfortable and smacked around.

Genius director P.T. Anderson's masterstroke follows a prospector through the first 30 years of the oil boom.

Daniel Day-Lewis' performance as the lead, Daniel Plainview, is one of the greatest in modern filmmaking. He is utterly transformed into a pitiful monster of a man who has a drive for success in the way of oil and land so big, there's no room for anything else in his life.

Plainview's milkshake monologue will forever change the way you look at the beverage as well as bowling alleys.

Coupled with Day-Lewis' performance is the film's brilliant mix of cinematography and sound. Each scene is poetic, artfully composed and historically perfect. Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead has created one wild, unprecedented soundtrack. Drums, hums, rattles and buzzes make your heart pound and sometimes literally drive you to the edge of your seat.

I know the Academy has the stomach to hand "There Will Be Blood" the best picture award. I'll hold out hope they can look beyond the celebrity sparkle and scrubbed "indie" luster of other nominees, and see a perfect blend of acting, cinematography and score. That is all I have to say.

I'm finished!
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Needless -- at this point to say -- "No Country for Old Men" took home the trophy. 

As a result, bookmark this groundbreaking page.  Let this essay shall stand as a lasting testament that wives are fallible and aren't always correct.