Others have commented on how unrealistic it was for the remaining population to reject technology. Actually, I thought that was a very revolutionary and interesting feature of the ending.

Typically, technology is something that is forced on us. No one gets to vote on whether we have nuclear weapons, television, automobiles, computers, coal mines, or anything else. We never get to consider what may be the human cost of those technologies prior to their implementation. These are cards dealt to us while we are away from the table.

For an interesting exploration of this issue read Jerry Mander's book "In the Absence of the Sacred: The Failure of Technology and the Survival of the Indian Nations." It is a strange book, sometimes a maddening book, but after seeing the end of BSG, especially viewing the indigenous inhabitants in the distance, I would not be surprised if one of the writers had read it.

One reviewer of the book on Amazon.Com wrote "I strongly suggest that you -do not- read this book if you are living a comfortable lifestyle, or at least hope to live one. There's no point in upsetting yourself if you're not willing to be different in order to make a difference in the future of the world."

What happened in the final episode of BSG is simply that the remaining population was willing to be different for the sake of the future of the world. And that's not something you see every day on TV.

At this point it's hard to know who is more disturbed -- the kid or the husband, and it is impossible to know what the relationship between them actually is.

The LW needs to get out of there right away and put some distance between herself and the Twilight Zone. She has already gotten sucked into that craziness too far and is basically under the thumb of the girl, with her husband's consent. Whether or not there is anything romantic or sexual between the husband and girl, it's a perverted situation.

Once LW is safely out of the house she needs to contact Children's Services so that they can ascertain what the relationship is between the girl and the husband. And then take it from there.

CT's advice that the LW stay there and try to fix the girl is insane.

Yeah, the right-wing narrative about Obama is incoherent. He's a liberal Christian, a Muslim, and an atheist. He's a hate-America anti-military pacifist who is also a military interventionist. He's a liberal, socialist, Marxist, and communist. He's a good family man (McCain) who supports the murder of children (the anti-abortion crowd).

"The person who went and bought the clothes, and as I understand it put the clothes on her credit card."

Someone has a credit card with more than a $150,000 limit?? This makes no sense.

With all of this "executive experience" at their disposal one would think that someone in the Palin campaign would know how $150K came to be spent. Maybe they got it out of the petty cash drawer....

Peace Corps.

Or something like that. You have been nursed, cared for, educated, and given to. Now give back. And see where that takes you. It won't be easy. But I think you're not looking for easy.

Given the vast Saudi oil wealth, it seems to me that someone over there could develop a small video camera to be worn outside the burqa, that would transmit video to a tiny screen, perhaps something like a pair of eyeglasses, worn inside the burqa. That way the woman could be completely covered, without even one eye showing.

But a problem. That still leaves the woman's voice, and only Allah knows what might happen if a man happened to hear a woman's voice in public. Again, technology to the rescue. Each woman could be fitted with a voice synthesizer and external speaker, so that whenever the woman said something, it would come out sounding like Stephen Hawking.

Of course, Saudi men might start being sexually attracted to Stephen Hawking, and I'm not sure what to do about that. . . I'll have to seek the will of Allah on that one.

" . . . it does not include men, only women and their sweet, sweet machines."

I have some decades of experience with women. This machine certainly sounds wonderful, but I have some questions about its other capabilities:

1) does it make late-night runs to grocery stores in order to pick up pints of ice cream?

2) does it financially support women while they are getting their graduate degrees?

3) does it fall in love with them, even to the point of loving their faults and quirks?

4) when women have stomach flu and vomit all over the bed, does it change the sheets?

5) when a woman turns out to be infertile, does the machine say "I love you no matter what."

6) when a woman confesses to having had an affair, does the machine say "I forgive you."

7) does the machine's warranty extend to "until death do us part?"

Just curious.

Say to your parents "I'm more than happy to support you in this time of need, but something troubles me. You're going to vote for the very people who would oppress me as a gay man. In addition, the political party you intend to support stresses "independence" and "self-support," and "pulling oneself up by one's own bootstraps."

"In that context, help me to understand how my continued support of you is appropriate. Doesn't my support of you contradict your own political values? If so, isn't my support inappropriate?"

In other words, the LW doesn't have to answer these questions. The parents do. LW should ask them.