I do, too, because it refers to a concept and not a literal fallen angel, a spirit being of the same name. johne (phy) cook wisconsin, usa personal blog: http://breezeway.blogspot.com aerie blog: http://aeriepress.blogspot.com/ stormfort list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stormfort/ "Almost any act of (creative) expression is an act of courage. Whenever you write (something) and you show it to someone else, it's an act of courage because it's your life, it's who you are and you're laying it out on the table and you're either going to be rejected or accepted." Terry Scott Taylor > > ... She referenced Roger Zelazny as saying "Trust your demon" > > (where "demon" is understood in the ancient Greek sense of your own > > internal voice or creative genius, and should perhaps be spelled > > "daimon"). Anyway, she added that Steve Brust had added a codicil: > >I like "daemon", which Philip Pullman (of Northern Lights fame, esp. for >The Golden Compass) likes too. _________________________________________________________________ Surf and talk on the phone at the same time with broadband Internet access. Get high-speed for as low as $29.95/month (depending on the local service providers in your area). https://broadband.msn.com