TALES FROM THE BOBBI LAMA

“Hi” was what the lcd screen on my thermometer read last week when I was sick with one of those viruses going around. I didn’t think much of it, but pulled out the thermometer directions and saw that after pressing the power button, there was supposed to be a screen of all 8″s followed by the last temperature recorded. The directions did say that there were three error messages that could show up: “Hi” for when the temperature was above 109.9 degrees F., “Lo” for when the reading was under 90.0 degrees F., and a picture of a battery. Obvously, the battery was to indicate a low battery. The Hi was meant to warn you of a dangerously high reading, and the Lo was to let you know your last reading was dangerously low. What caused me to do a double take, was that my readings are usually low because of a condition I have whereby my body doesn’t regulate my temperature practically at all. So when others with this virus were getting readings of 101 or 102 degrees, I dropped to a chilly 95.8 and a 96.2. But still, not “dangerously low”, and clearly not “dangerously hi.”

I was more concerned about what the problem is when dropping too much lower since Google defined “below 95” as hypothermia. (I know, Google isn’t always my best medical resource.) Putting the house thermostat up a little and getting on my thickest robe to stop my teeth from chattering, I sat down with a hot cup of tea and began to question that little “Hi.” I took my temperature later that evening, and there was no error message at all, and the little “Hi” never showed up for the remaining days of the virus (thank goodness!)

During the days I spent at home alone feeling miserable, I wished that my late husband was still there with me, and it was then that it occurred to me… was it my late husband’s spirit finding yet another way to give me a “hi” sign that his spirit actually was with me? Of course I had to wonder if energy from the other side can affect a digital readout on an lcd screen. Who knows, but it made me laugh out loud! I gave a little, “Hi, Jack,” back to him, enjoyed the feeling of his company, and appreciated his efforts!