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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.
New episodes appear here usually within a few hours after that KMMR air time and been striving to post new releases here by 4:30PM.
I want to again welcome you to The 405 Coffee Break. Guys, Thursday, get you a cup of coffee, glass iced tea, bottle of water. Let's see what's happening.
OK Solberg:Spring wheat $6.68 a bushel. 550lb steer calf, $4.20 a pound all the way up to $4.65. 100lb fat lamb in Billings, $3 to $3.10 a pound. But guys, there's more, much more.
OK Solberg:You know, don't you? That sometimes I get on a roll and I talk too long. Well, you know, guys, it's important that we understand our weaknesses. Unless we identify them, there's no hope of rectifying the problem. So I do know that I talked too long.
OK Solberg:And, of course, my excuse is I want you to hear the whole story. See, I don't wanna jip you. Yet, as we all know, enough is enough. It has been proven that short speeches are remembered much longer than long speeches.
OK Solberg:Take for example the Gettysburg Address. Guys, you know how many words it had? Only 272 words. I hope to shout and call the doctor. That there is a short speech. Therefore, today, I will take notes from former president Abraham Lincoln. I'll keep it short and I'll do it for your sake.
OK Solberg:And please remember this episode because many people will tell you Orvin always talks a long time. But after this episode today, you can correct them and say, Orvin often talks for a long time, but not always.
OK Solberg:So as you probably know, I strive to have a bible verse somewhere in each episode with that being said, let me share the bible verse and let it set the stage for this shorter version of The 405.
OK Solberg:So here it is, Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. Now that's one we can use every day. Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
OK Solberg:Remember, you don't have to win every argument to keep the peace. I think it's valuable because a calm answer doesn't mean you agree. It means you refuse to make things worse. And guys, you gotta check this out.
OK Solberg:Before you answer in anger before you answer in anger, remember that you may have to live with your words long after your anger is gone. Now someone once said, kindness kindness isn't a weakness. Sometimes it takes more strength to be gentle than to strike back.
OK Solberg:If you think about it, before it happens, we understand not every battle deserves an answer and not every answer deserves a battle. And guys, I often think of this. You can be right about the facts and still be wrong about the way you deliver them.
OK Solberg:So I'll close with a picture I had my son design. It's two boxers in a boxing ring. Picture it in your mind's eye. The 1st one is towering and great big bulging muscles.
OK Solberg:He's a behemoth. The 2nd boxer boxer is short and thin, frail arms, sweating pavusively, has a timid look on his face, cowering as he holds his gloves up to his opponent.
OK Solberg:On the towering behemoth, he has a buckle around his waist, and on the buckle, it says only one word, emotion. And the thin cowardly looking fella, his belt buckle says reason. The caption for the picture reads, emotion outweighs reason.
OK Solberg:If a soft answer turns away wrath, remember now. Don't be bitter.