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Speaking of sports -- actually, first, a note on my previous. When your favorite athlete thanks God for the win? That's probably not a casual reflex. Read this piece on sports as an avenue of proselytization.

Anyway. Dr. Z writes a column for Sports Illustrated on the NFL. Fun, breezy writer; well respected, he's been around forever. Here's a throwaway comment from him this week:

"Come in Mike H. from Wellington, New Zealand, do you read me, over? No, he doesn't read me because I'm speaking to a piece of paper with writing on it, which shows how much I'm slipping. One more word, before I get to his question. Can you exert any influence to get the Flaming Redhead and me citizenship papers, plus help in opening an account at the Bank of NZ? If they ask what I can do, tell them I can cover rugby and do a really snappy column about the great NZ wines. Last I heard, New Zealand is a country where they don't torture people, right?"

Just a data point.