Check it out! Dogs as gangsters! Walking on their hind legs! The drama! The hilarity!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II1BkpX03-M

And dogs as soldiers! How'd they do that?

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGl4R7smo9c&feature=related

I finally got to see "There Will Be Blood" this weekend. Best movie I've seen in a long, long, long, long time.

It's the kind of movie that doesn't get made much anymore - great acting, original storyline, fantastic cinematography, well-placed but not overdone musical score, etc.

Daniel Day-Lewis tops even himself in this one. A must-see, an instant classic.

Oh, and I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE! (My husband got really tired of hearing me repeat this phrase dramatically over the weekend).

Though I love St. Patrick's Day (I'm 100-percent Irish, at least in my heart), I'm always disappointed by the bar scene on this "holiday." Every year, I think it's a good idea to join my friends for a drink on St. Patty's; every year, I walk away irritated and smelling of the beer some idiot spilled on me. I'm almost glad I have a City Council meeting to attend tonight.

Here's why:

I must be getting old.

I saw "No Country for Old Men" this weekend, and while I thought the acting and directing was terrific, I just couldn't get past the blood and guts.

And what was up with that ending?

I get what they're trying to say. I just didn't like how certain things weren't really resolved. I won't say much more for fear of spoiling it for those who haven't seen it.

For those who have seen the movie - what did you think? Was it worthy of the "best picture" Oscar?

So, Ralph Nader is going for it - again.

What do you think about his run for president in 2008?

Do you think Nader cost Al Gore the election in 2000? If so, could he do the same this time around?

How do you feel about Nader's argument that the nation needs people like him to change the political system?

Record numbers of Americans came out Tuesday night for Super Tuesday caucuses. Were you one of them?

If so, where did you caucus and how did it go?

Were there long lines?

Did you get to submit a presidential preference ballot?

What did you think of the process?

How could it be improved in the future?

Yahoo! Sports critics have picked their top five Super Bowl commercials. View them online at: http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/nfl_experts/post/Top-five-Super-Bowl-commercials-From-Timberlake?urn=nfl,64964

I didn't even see the Justin Timberlake/Pepsi one; I must have been re-filling my chip bowl.

I thought most of them were lame, but I liked the Will Ferrell/Bud Light spot.

My 11-year-old cat, Bailey, has been diagnosed with hyperthyroidism. He's been my best little fur buddy for all 11 of his years, so I want to do what I can to ensure he remains healthy.

This apparently is the most common feline disease, even more common than diabetes. Do you have a cat with hyperthyroidism? If so, what did you do to treat the cat?

I've been in love with Bono and U2 since I was 11 years old, so it's a bit surprising to me that it has taken me until now to read "Bono: In Conversation with Michka Assayas," published in 2005.

Still, like a true fan, I consumed the first 85 pages of the book in about an hour (the book arrived in the mail yesterday, a birthday gift from my husband). I've got another 250 or so pages to go, but already I can tell this is a book that even non-obsessed people would like.

This is just rich.

Jamie Lynn Spears, sister of Britney, confirms pregnancy at the ripe old age of 16: