The 405 Coffee Break with O.K. Solberg

In a world filled with opinions, preferences, arguments, and endless debates, O.K. finds a little island of agreement, in numbers.  Today learn what 37 has in its back pocket.

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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.

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OK Solberg:

Wanna again welcome you to The 405 Coffee Break. Guys, you watching that grass grow? Get your cup of coffee, glass iced tea, or bottle of water. Let's see what's happening.

OK Solberg:

Spring wheat $5.51 a bushel. Holy smokes. It fell out of bed. 550lb steer calf will cheer you up though. $5.10 a pound all the way up to $5.55 depending on their quality. And a 100lb fat lamb in Billing's $3.04 a pound. But, guys, there's more much more.

OK Solberg:

So so do you like numbers? You gotta know I'm fascinated with numbers. Basic math comes easy for me. Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

OK Solberg:

Now you might poo poo that and say, well, everyone can do that. I want some advanced calculus. But see, if it makes sense to start with, it comes easy. Oh, oh, yeah. I have to add, I love fractions as well.

OK Solberg:

One of the things I love most about numbers is that they are wonderfully stubborn. They simply refuse to care about your opinion. Take two friends, for example. One drives a Ford and is convinced that every Chevrolet ever built should have come with a tow truck following behind it. The other drives a Chevy and believes Ford's greatest contribution to society was providing something for a Chevy to pass on the highway.

OK Solberg:

One likes blue, another likes red. One listens to rock and roll. The other thinks the greatest achievement in music was a steel guitar and a cowboy hat. One loves coffee. The other swears by tea.

OK Solberg:

You know, you put them together long enough, and they're argue about everything from pickup trucks to pizza toppings and why baseball is better than football. But but then hand both of them a calculator.

OK Solberg:

Ask them, what's 37 times 12? The Ford guy says 444. The Chevy guy says 444. The rock and roll fan says 444. The country music fan says 444. The blue lover says 444, and the red lover says 444.

OK Solberg:

Nobody storms out of the room. Nobody accuses the other of being biased. Nobody says, well, that's your truth. There it is. Plain as day 444.

OK Solberg:

Numbers don't care who you voted for, what music you enjoy, what color you paint the barn, or whose pickup is parked in the driveway. They simply stand there with their arms folded and declare the answer is the answer.

OK Solberg:

And, guys, in a world filled with opinions, preferences, arguments, and endless debates, I find that refreshing. I really do. Numbers give us a little island of agreement. They remind us that not everything is up for discussion. Some things are fixed.

OK Solberg:

Some things are reliable. Some things are true whether you like it or not. Maybe that's why I've always enjoyed numbers. They're honest. They don't flatter.

OK Solberg:

They don't argue. They don't take sides. They simply tell the truth. And these days, finding something that everyone can agree on is worth at least well, it's worth at least 444 points in my book. And with that being said, did you realize that the number 37 has a little magic in his back pocket?

OK Solberg:

Did you? We already know that 37 times 12 is 444, but check this out. 37 times 3 is a 111, one one one. 37 times 6 is 222. 37 times 9 is 333. 37 times 15 is 555. 37 times 18 is 666. 37 times 21, Wonder what it is. 777.

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37 times 24 equal 888, and 37 times 27 equals 999. Now maybe you see why I'm fascinated with numbers because both a Ford man and a Chevy man can agree on this, and that's a mighty big thing these days.

OK Solberg:

Now a bible verse, and I'll close out this episode. Psalm 90:12 So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. Again, Psalm 90 verse 12.

OK Solberg:

So until next time, as you go out there, remember now, don't be bitter.