21.   And even though male missionaries outnumber female ones by about four to one, a growing number of women are taking up the call to evangelize.

22.   And when the gold curtains part, the actors will be born, one by one.

23.   Another poll taken on Thursday night, this one by Yankelovich Partners for Time Magazine and CNN, gave a different impression.

24.   Are they a cousin to the ones by the sea?

25.   Apparently, someone tried and failed to slip that one by the editors.

26.   As on that occasion, a Steinbrenner henchman facilitated this one by reaching out to a reporter and suggesting that he call the owner in Florida.

27.   At one time you could tell a couth diner from an uncouth one by the number of fingers used to pick up food.

28.   Aware of the problem, some families protect their deceased loved ones by padlocking the small doors to their tombs.

29.   Back-to-back ones by two kick returners for the first time in Super Bowl history.

30.   Black Sparrow, a small press in Santa Rosa, Calif., also has released a fine new volume, this one by William Everson.