OK Solberg: 00:00

I wanna again welcome you to The 405 Coffee Break. A little cooler this morning. It felt good. Get your cup of coffee, glass iced tea, bottle of water, find some shade. Let's see what's happening out there.

OK Solberg: 00:10

Spring wheat $6.44 a bushel. Winter had been higher than Spring, but not anymore. Winter wheat is 1 penny lower $6.43 a bushel. And like I told you, there's a video sale going on this week, including today. Ty Thompson himself from Monday's report said, yes, steer calves are tapering off some, but heifers fully steady.

OK Solberg: 00:39

Steer calves 550lb going for $4.85 to $5.15 a pound. And a 100lb fat lamb In Billing's not moving much $3.30 a pound. So I'll give you something new. 16 head of Ewes averaging a 135lb per head brought a $1.4250 But, guys, there's more, much more.

OK Solberg: 01:05

Okay. Okay. If you listened yesterday, you know I was talking about the old South Wagner School, often referred to as the Four Corners School. Yesterday, we heard May 1967, Four Corners School came to a close. Yeah.

OK Solberg: 01:24

So it opened in 1937, four years before that infamous day on 12/07/1941, and it closed in May 1967 ushering in what became known as a summer of love. But if you listen, I closed the episode with this statement. Looking back is always fun. Time goes so fast. Here, listen.

OK Solberg: 01:51

If we can remember where we've been, we become less fearful of where we are going. Now I laughed after I wrote it because it sounds so profound, yet it also has an element of total meaninglessness. If we can remember where we've been, we've become less fearful of where we're going. What exactly does that mean? What exactly is that saying?

OK Solberg: 02:19

But it gave me an idea. It sounds like something a politician might say, and I swear to you, I never wanna be a politician. But it was funny. It's just funny. On the surface, it sounds great.

OK Solberg: 02:31

Yet after closer examination, we realized those are just mashed potatoes filled with a lot of fluff. Therefore, I built a speech just for you. I did. I took great sounding wording and coupled it with shiny sounding gobbledygook. I'll share it now after I give a disclaimer because I can do it serious like I don't want anyone buying in to that I'm really doing this.

OK Solberg: 03:01

You know what I mean, a disclaimer. Here's mine. The following campaign speech contains an excessive amount of confidence, optimism, inspirational phrasing, and carefully polished sentences that ultimately lead nowhere. Listener discretion is advised. Are you ready?

OK Solberg: 03:22

Here we go. Imagine me up on my soapbox. As we gather together here today, I'm reminded the future is built on the foundation of tomorrow's yesterday. As we stand united, we feel strong. For once again, when we stand together individually, we all move forward in our own direction.

OK Solberg: 03:44

And as I thought it today and the day I get to address my fellow citizens, I was reminded of something my father always told me and my grandmother consistently implemented. If we learn from what we remember, we'll remember what we've learned. I heard it 1st in grammar school, and I ended my valedictorian speech with that great adage, and it is the cry of today.

OK Solberg: 04:11

For from where we stand today, uncertainty is around each bend, yet the road ahead is only behind us once we've traveled it. We all have hope together, And in unity, we say together, success begins when the end becomes the beginning.

OK Solberg: 04:29

For there isn't one of us here that doesn't understand that every new chapter is written from the pages we have yet to turn. The naysayer will remind of that past setback and difficulty. Yet as we stand confidently united, we know progress is achieved by advancing beyond where we once stood. When today's possibilities become tomorrow's memories, yesterday becomes our future. Long live the king, even the peasant know.

OK Solberg: 05:01

We cannot predict tomorrow until tomorrow becomes today. No. The answer to the future lies somewhere ahead of us. As we look forward towards tomorrow, let us never forget that yesterday brought us to today, and today prepares us for whatever tomorrow may become. Our greatest strength has always been our ability to unite around the things that bring us together.

OK Solberg: 05:26

Yes. It is true, my dear friends, so very true and profound. For know this and never allow it to slip from your thinking, The decisions we make today will determine the choices we have tomorrow.

OK Solberg: 05:40

The path before us is not defined by where it ends, but by where it begins. Hear now my coherent battle cry, the key to unlocking the future is remembering that every tomorrow eventually becomes a yesterday. Now let's go out there and make it happen. I hope to get your vote come November, the end.

OK Solberg: 06:05

But let me close with another disclaimer. And notice I didn't laugh at all. The speaker is not seeking your vote, not seeking your campaign donation, or your endorsement or signature.

OK Solberg: 06:18

Applause, laughter, and puzzled expression are readily accepted. A bible verse and we will close from Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue. What was it? Proverbs 18 verse 21.

OK Solberg: 06:40

If you vote for me, it's only because I sounded good, not because I spoke wisdom, and that, my friends, is a dangerous thing.

OK Solberg: 06:49

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