Believe in Magic?

There are just some things that maybe someone has told you directly to fool you, or just something normal you somehow misconstrue...and then weird things happen.

Jo Ann once told me that when passing a church, you need to make the sign on the cross only when the church is open. When it is night time, and whenever the doors are closed, you don't have to.

She also told me that whenever I dip my fingers into holy water, the rest should be wiped on the sides of your neck so the vampires can't "get" you.

The Yaya's used to tell us that when people sleep on the bed in a group, ghosts will take only those in the middle of the bed because those who are at the sides have space enough to "kick" the ghosts, and they don't like that.

One of my cousins thought that she was anemic because some "dumb doctor" took too much blood from her and now she has less ( she previously had only pinprick blood tests and the blood test using vacuum vial ones shocked her)

Someone once told me that on Good Fridays, when Jesus "dies" at 3 o'clock, God was dead and no one was watching so demons are free come out and roam about so you have to be very careful just in case.... You are only safe again on Easter Sunday.

One of the things that amazed me when I was young was the conclave that had happened more than 26 years ago. Since the conclave to choose the new Pope is about to commence, it's about time to tell you this story. I think that I was around seven when this happened.

I must have somehow heard that there is a chimney in the Vatican where smoke comes out of. The smoke changes color from black to white when the Cardinals have voted on who the next Pope should be.

I somehow concluded that while in the conclave, the Cardinals had a special spot in front of the fireplace and all the priests stand there in turn. When God likes the person standing in the secret spot, he makes the smoke change color from black to white to tell everyone that this is the guy he wants to become the next Pope.

I thought it was sort of like that dove and glow-spotlight thing that was pointed at Jesus on the River Jordan. The one that is drawn in Children's bibles? When God tells everyone that Jesus is his son?

Anyway, the crowds cheer, the chosen priest gets an invisible halo on his head and is crowned Pope.

I basically thought "Hey! Cool!"

And finally poor baby Natasha, thought I stayed in bed all day with my comforter up to my waist...

"...because she has no legs?"

no-legs-Leslie