Probably Much More Exciting for Me Than Anyone Reading This

What a flurry of posts this weekend.  Since I spent most of the weekend avoiding homework, I now have more work ahead of me than ever and have to work doubly hard at procrastination.  But where was I?  Ah, yes, the nerdtastic story.

Among the Asian American and/or Christian communities, or just Jeremy Lin fans (but really, aren't they synonymous?), this Times article has been spreading like the GI bug that befell Boston hospitals last month.  Most readers who connected with this probably thought, "wow, this articulates what I was feeling, gee thanks!"  I thought, "whoa, this reporter who penned that awesome series on gun control also articulated what I was feeling in a nuanced first-person point of view, gee thanks!"  So, as I told you, I wrote to him and even quoted him to wrap up one of my posts.

That quote, it turns out, also caught the eyes a gazillions others, and was tweeted and retweeted by folks no less than Spike Lee.  It was in investigating this last night (actually, in investigating how some poor lads stumbled upon this place by googling that quote) that I noticed something interesting: the original verse (see post below) mentions perseverance.  The article quote doesn't.  But it was in quotes and ostensibly attributed to the Bible.  Did JLin once misquote his favorite verse?  Did it get edited down for length?  Or style?  And why is Chapter 26 of my textbook so, so long?  My head swarmed with questions and at around 10pm on Sunday, I faced 2 choices: investigate this, or continue my reading.  Naturally, I chose veritas seeking, and emailed Role Model Journalist again. 
.
His response was quick and surprising: he messed up.  He's not sure how perseverance got left off.  And, best of all (for me, not Role Model Journalist), of all gazillion Christians who have contacted him regarding the article, I was the first one to point this out.  He hadn't noticed until I wrote him.  I expect my Sunday School to award me a post-attendance plaque for such diligence, spotting what no one else did (or pointing it out when everyone else had the good grace to look the other way),  And that, dear pretzels, is my Jeremy-Lin-NYT-reporter connection.