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Greetings and Welcome to The 405 Coffee Break with O.K. Solberg
New episodes tend to air over the local KMMR radio station @ 5 minutes past 4PM each M-F. And have been doing so, nearly every week since Sept 2018.
I'm D.J. Rasmussen, O.K.s friend since junior high, possibly your neighbor & this websites maintainer, whom strives to get each episode's show notes written, the transcript proofed and the audio posted to the internet within a few hours of that days KMMR air time. NOTE: recently been publishing most new releases by 4:30PM.
Thanks for visiting and I hope you enjoy the time we can spend together.
I wanna again welcome you to The 405 Coffee Break. Guys, get a tall cool glass of lemonade and find a shady spot. Let's see what's happening out there.
OK Solberg:Spring wheat $5.63 a bushel. 550lb steer calf $5.35 on the top end if they're shiny, and a 100lb fat lamb in Billings $3.35 a pound. But, guys, there's more, much more.
OK Solberg:Okay. Okay. You know, I like to read online, and I found a story online like no other. No other that you or I have ever heard. Now it must have been a creative writing class. I wished I was in it. And the exercise was to write a story about nothing. Well, as soon as I read that, of course, I thought of the TV show Seinfeld. Yeah. It's a show about nothing.
OK Solberg:I had to read the creative story and I'd like to share it with you. Now before you hear it, I have to say I did not write it. I wish I had. I did not write it. But here it is, and believe it or not, it has a bible verse tucked neatly inside.
OK Solberg:It was like a Orvin, it's a win win! The story is titled The rock, the gum, and the dominion. Some mornings begin with great purpose. Others begin because the alarm clock simply refuses to negotiate.
OK Solberg:This was one of those mornings. I was walking down an old gravel road when I noticed a perfectly ordinary rock. Not a famous rock, not a valuable rock, just the kind of rock that has spent its entire career being stepped on without receiving so much as a thank you.
OK Solberg:Next to it lay a stick of juicy fruit gum. Now I don't know who leaves perfectly good chewing gum beside a perfectly ordinary rock, but I immediately became suspicious. You should never trust a rock that's keeping company with chewing gum. The rock looked dependable. The gum looked optimistic.
OK Solberg:Together, they looked unemployed. Just then a man came along carrying what he proudly announced was a dominion. What? I had no idea what he meant. A a dominion. Was it a kingdom, a board game, a title deed, perhaps just a confident chicken.
OK Solberg:I asked him, what is it? He smiled and said, that's exactly the right question. Then he walked away before answering it. I've met politicians who were less mysterious. The gum meanwhile had somehow disappeared. The rock hadn't moved an inch.
OK Solberg:I suppose that's why we trust rocks more than chewing gum. One stays put. The other loses its flavor on the bedpost overnight. As I stood there pondering these deep philosophical matters, a squirrel ran by carrying what appeared to be a half a peanut and all the confidence in the world. He glanced at me as if to say, you don't have a schedule, do you?
OK Solberg:I admitted he was probably right. Then a breeze came through the trees. The leaves applauded. The grass bowed politely. The rock continued its lifelong commitment to remaining being a rock.
OK Solberg:I picked it up. It wasn't any smarter in my hand than it had been on the ground. That was comforting somehow. Not everything has to be something spectacular. Some things simply succeed by being exactly what they are.
OK Solberg:About then I remembered a verse tucked away near the beginning of the bible. This is the day that the lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 It doesn't mention rocks. It never said a thing about juicy fruit gum or mysterious dominions, but perhaps that's the point.
OK Solberg:Not every day needs to solve the world's problems. Some days are simply invitations to smile at ordinary things, to laugh at a conversation that never really happened, to wonder why squirrels always seem to know where they're going, and to appreciate that even a meaningless story can brighten a meaningful day.
OK Solberg:As for the rock, I put it back where I found it. Someone else may need it for a story about absolutely nothing someday. Thy end, I read that story and I laughed. I didn't write it, but I sure wish I had. The weekend's near. Doc is at the controls. Let's rock and roll.
OK Solberg:So until next time, as you go out there, remember now, don't be bitter.