I've been curious throughout the season as to your own backgrounds or the extent of research you've been doing to be able to write detailed dialog for a diverse set of characters.* *Any doctors among you, or Iraqis?* *Or do you interview people about dynamite, bank robberies, boar-tracking?* Lately I've been wondering how many of you are parents, because I have 2 little ones.* I'm expecting Claire to totally melt down when Aaron gets an ear infection with no antibiotics.* *:(

It also seemed strange to me that there are so *few* parents among the characters. Not representative of airline travelers as a whole. And why didn't you write Michael in to help with the birth? Presumably he was there when Walt was born, and would have been mildly helpful to Kate. Modesty be darned in a crisis like that!!!

Thanks for a great first season.* Can't wait for fall!