My friend Eileen reads my Tarot cards** on Sundays. She informed me the cards were horrid so be wary, for the week will be nasty. It hasn’t been horrible, but I had my share of pesky problems, which are best explained by a plague of demons. Nowadays people poo-poo the notion of devils, but they are simply not paying attention. The noxious brown cloud of pollution that hovers over Phoenix has a sniff of sulfur, which comes from the heart of hell. Hell’s minions are everywhere, causing people to be rude, difficult, and believe Mitt Romney would be just nifty as president.
Here at the Spo-house, a legion of imps is nit-picking at my daily doings. I am working on a shirt and every step seems thwarted by lost items, wrong settings on the machine (that were a moment ago not so), and several slips of the rollerblade. Never have I had such hardships in sewing a shirt. Various muscles of mine are taking turns having odd pinching aches, which prevent me from proper exercise. At work the EMR has had more than the usual amount of techno-headaches. Household items are misplaced or have disappeared.
Ironically, I am certain I have written on the topic before, but I can’t find the entry in my poking around Spo-Reflections. Demons have either erased the evidence or planted doubt in my head. I have edited this entry several times and yet I keep cuming up with typos. I think I got them all; no doubt one of the damned will mar up something.
I think I will say a prayer to St. Michael to send his minions to protect us from harm and help me locate my good scissors.
**Most of the time the cards reveal I am going to encounter “a strange person”, which is a pretty safe bet, considering my line of work.

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September 1, 2012 at 11:22 PM
anne marie in philly
and then you have all the “strange persons” commenting on your blog (wink wink nudge nudge)…
September 2, 2012 at 1:53 AM
Mitchell Block
I love that “strange person” revelation. Pretty much a sure bet if any of us leave the house (well, some of us don’t even have to do THAT)!
September 2, 2012 at 3:18 AM
wfregosi
I do hope it is not my shirt that is giving you the problems and may leave you wishing you had never so kindly agreed to do it for me.
Demons, begone!
September 2, 2012 at 9:17 AM
Urspo
Your shirt promises to be one of the best ones I have made yet!
September 2, 2012 at 4:11 AM
Raybeard
Re your lost scissors – forget St Michael and turn to St Anthony, patron saint of all lost articles. Some years ago I dropped one of my (uninsured) contact lens in the bathroom on a visit to my mum. After a l-o-n-g time on my hands and knees I’d given up searching and was shuddering at the hideous expense of replacement at a particularly difficult time. My mum said she’d say a prayer to St Anthony, which she then did. I went back in the bathroom and the first thing I saw was the elusive object glinting at me in the light. What more need be said? Q.E.D. if ever there was one – even if the idea of there actually being a St Anthony in existence is codswallop!
(I suppose you’ve found your scissors by now anyway.)
September 2, 2012 at 6:58 AM
Stephen
Just stop what it is you’re doing at hand, take a break, and go get a massage for those tired, pinching muscles. The imps will get tired of waiting and maybe moved over to the neighbors next door. Kidding aside, here’s hoping the up coming week will be less chaotic and more blessed.
September 2, 2012 at 7:11 AM
Jay
There is actually a web site – “How to get rid of Demons” They suggest: “The key to keeping demons from affecting you is to learn how to control your energy. Evil spirits need negative energy while positive spirits need positive energy. It’s just like a battery – it doesn’t work backwards. By starving a demon of negative energy you are effectively suffocating it from this world, just like a diver with no oxygen. No matter what techniques you use to do this, the key is to remember that removing negative energy is the engine that makes it work.”
So as in the movies – Think Happy thoughts. They will go away.
September 2, 2012 at 9:18 AM
Urspo
Holy Water combined with bug spray proved most efficacious.
September 2, 2012 at 8:06 AM
Laurent
On behalf of the Roman Catholic Church could I suggest a large monetary donation to help out with dispelling demons of all kinds. Just sign everything over to the Holy See and be amazed by the results.
September 2, 2012 at 9:19 AM
Urspo
I still like the notion of bug spray, Holy Water, and bourbon (the later is for myself)
September 2, 2012 at 8:34 AM
Ron
You are always such a sweetheart. I wish I lived closer to you so I could give you a hug and exorcise those demons of yours.
September 2, 2012 at 11:11 AM
Shawn
So it’s Hell’s minions that make those poor people believe Mitt would be a good choice.
September 2, 2012 at 11:19 AM
Urspo
Sun spots may be the matter Or the Mayans Or mass insanity
Sent from nowhere in particular.
September 3, 2012 at 11:04 AM
Cameron
What are the “demons” trying to tell you?
(Because they’re inside your head.)
Take it easy, my friend. Get that massage!