Happy New Year to everyone everywhere...

What is a happy new year?

I sit this morning after moving a couple of feet of snow off my driveway and walkways, my neighbor’s home and come in to get warm. What does happy mean? It certainly has moments of greed, but those are very short lived. Happiness to me is service in some form or another. How long did it take me to help my neighbors? Just a few minutes in a very long day and I can feel like I added some kindness to this ol world.

I keep thinking of how sick I was a few years back and I could do nothing for myself. I learned what it was like to be dependent for the first time in my life, and worse than that, finding a place to put my ego. The hardest thing about being sick was watching others do what I should have been doing. Not that I could, as I couldn’t breathe or get around. This lasted about 7 years total and I’m still not 100%, but I try. I learned how much a visit from a friend meant. I learned that time is the most valuable gift we have. I now go as fast and hard as I can all day until I have no more energy, and I sleep very well. I can say when I do lay down; I feel that my day was full, and that I have no regrets about what I did with my limited time on this earth. All we have is the moment we are alive in, and all we can do is within that moment. So to me I will say Happy New Year to everyone, friends and those I don’t know, but wish the same for. Make your time count, never stop, and never let anyone tell you it’s impossible or you can’t do that. We all have miracles in our lives every time we stretch and grow. To do the same thing over and over is not using our abilities to the fullest and I’m pretty sure isn’t fulfilling, at least for me. I fall down a lot, but I always get back up and am fearless as to my place in this world. I love my life, what I do, and how I treat others. I guess you can say, it’s a nice place to be. No matter what this year brings I will be happy. I have been given much, and in return have much expected of me to give.

Christmas "the" day is past

Well, it’s the day after Christmas and it’s time to start the schedule again. It seems so different this year as the Day was full. I’m usually up at 4 am to take care of my India business, get my day planned and line up all my tasks. I put out a quilt that my wife saw at the quilting store. She liked it and it was an easy thing to get. Elizabeth my wife’s youngest daughter flew in on Saturday thanks to her mom’s generosity. We had an open house for our neighbors and friends that went very well. Next year we will have the same party as it was just so very nice seeing our neighbors and friends not in a rush. We will have a cleanup crew next year. It was just too much to get done and then get the place ready for Christmas day. We had meetings all week prior so I really had to scramble to get everywhere I had things held for Kathleen. Everyone got way too much, especially me. I have been wanting, (but not needing) a new amplifier. Well Mrs. Kathy Santa brought me a new Mesa Engineering 5:25 http://www.mesaboogie.com/Product_Info/Express/ExpressMAIN.htm . Ok, my existing amps have 100 watts and 90 watts of pure tube power. This little Mesa is 5 watts or 25 watts. A tube amp only sounds good in the sweet spot. So a 90 watt amp sounds good on about 50% of its power, or window breaking, ear breaking noise. I keep it pretty quiet but it’s still pretty hard on your ears if you are not use to the pressure these amps generate. This 5 watt beauty does all the things its big brother does, except hurt your ears. It’s loud, very loud, but the pressure isn’t there. In the 25 watt mode it hurts. And of course I’ve ordered an alnico Tone Tubby 10” http://www.tonetubby.com/ speaker for the little beast. Tone is the most important thing for me and this little guy is running English tones out if its EL-84 power tubes, all my other sounds come straight out of California with the big 6L6 power tubes and twice as many. I’m in tone heaven. There is simply nothing like the sound of a Guitar and a good Hammond B-3 organ. (Mine is in the storage area next to the stageJ. It’s my spring project to get it all cleaned up and make some impedance changes so I can put it straight out into the fender or MK-IV. It also needs some re-finishing.
My kids came over and my Son and his wife brought me pictures of their wedding, which had my deceased wife’s picture there and I couldn’t help trying to choke down the big lump in my throat. I tried but the tears flowed. My Daughter and her husband along with my first Grand Child Shelby came over in the evening and we had Kathy’s son with all his kids and his wife, it was all very nice. Elizabeth drove into SLC and picked up June, Kathy’s granddaughter for a sleep over. It was very busy, but that’s what it’s all about.
Today I moved about a foot of snow off my driveway and my neighbors who went home to Montana for a couple of weeks. We all take care of each other around here. There is never anything wanted or needed, someone always steps up and takes care of what is needed.
Well I’m off to the music room to see what noises I can make. My work is pretty much done for the day! Woo hoo. I guess 14 hours is enough? I will take a little nap I believe ;)

Christmas "the" day is past

Well, it’s the day after Christmas and it’s time to start the schedule again. It seems so different this year as the Day was full. I’m usually up at 4 am to take care of my India business, get my day planned and line up all my tasks. I put out a quilt that my wife saw at the quilting store. She liked it and it was an easy thing to get. Elizabeth my wife’s youngest daughter flew in on Saturday thanks to her mom’s generosity. We had an open house for our neighbors and friends that went very well. Next year we will have the same party as it was just so very nice seeing our neighbors and friends not in a rush. We will have a cleanup crew next year. It was just too much to get done and then get the place ready for Christmas day. We had meetings all week prior so I really had to scramble to get everywhere I had things held for Kathleen. Everyone got way too much, especially me. I have been wanting, (but not needing) a new amplifier. Well Mrs. Kathy Santa brought me a new Mesa Engineering 5:25

http://www.mesaboogie.com/Product_Info/Express/ExpressMAIN.htm .

Ok, my existing amps have 100 watts and 90 watts of pure tube power. This little Mesa is 5 watts or 25 watts. A tube amp only sounds good in the sweet spot. So a 90 watt amp sounds good on about 50% of its power, or window breaking, ear breaking noise. I keep it pretty quiet but it’s still pretty hard on your ears if you are not use to the pressure these amps generate. This 5 watt beauty does all the things its big brother does, except hurt your ears. It’s loud, very loud, but the pressure isn’t there. In the 25 watt mode it hurts. And of course I’ve ordered an alnico Tone Tubby 10” http://www.tonetubby.com speaker for the little beast. Tone is the most important thing for me and this little guy is running English tones out if its EL-84 power tubes, all my other sounds come straight out of California with the big 6L6 power tubes and twice as many. I’m in tone heaven. There is simply nothing like the sound of a Guitar and a good Hammond B-3 organ. (Mine is in the storage area next to the stageJ. It’s my spring project to get it all cleaned up and make some impedance changes so I can put it straight out into the fender or MK-IV. It also needs some re-finishing.

My kids came over and my Son and his wife brought me pictures of their wedding, which had my deceased wife’s picture there and I couldn’t help trying to choke down the big lump in my throat. I tried but the tears flowed. My Daughter and her husband along with my first Grand Child Shelby came over in the evening and we had Kathy’s son with all his kids and his wife, it was all very nice. Elizabeth drove into SLC and picked up June, Kathy’s granddaughter for a sleep over. It was very busy, but that’s what it’s all about.

Today I moved about a foot of snow off my driveway and my neighbors who went home to Montana for a couple of weeks. We all take care of each other around here. There is never anything wanted or needed, someone always steps up and takes care of what is needed.
Well I’m off to the music room to see what noises I can make. My work is pretty much done for the day! Woo hoo. I guess 14 hours is enough? I will take a little nap I believe ;)

Merry Christmas

As we sit in the front room, the home all ready for Christmas, my thoughts go back 2000 years ago when our savior was born. I came to my change of heart later in life, and with each year I enjoy a happier life. People are more important to me than things, status, and the rush of moments. My gratitude is greater this year for the loving people in my life. I live in a small village nestled in the mountains and with this time of year it is truly beautiful. We had about a foot of beauty dumped on us in a few hours this afternoon. I volunteered to head to the store this evening to get a few items that were not necessary but wanted by the girls. It was a 2 mile drive to the store and I passed 3 LDS churches, a Baptist church, and a catholic church and a catholic church under construction. We all worship different faiths, but all the same God and Son of God, Jesus Christ. We all live in this small place, we love one and another, and get along with everyone here. This is a very diverse place, races, creeds, and ethnicity, but all get along and live together. That is my wish for this world, maybe to be a little kinder to each other, and a lot more forgiving. I’m not tolerant of those things which I feel are vile, like pornography, or the abuse of women and children. I’m not tolerant to any of those things, but I am tolerant to others beliefs, ideas, and ways of life. I enjoy the difference in people. May we all feel the love our Heavenly Father has for each of us, and recognize our importance and opportunity while we are here on this earth! I am grateful for my wonderful wife who has changed my life so much and given me so much happiness, far beyond anything I have known before. I know that I am loved; I see it in her eyes. I am thankful for my children who have grown up to be happy adults and are so smart and fun to be around. I look forward to watching my grandchildren grow, and to teaching them about our Lord, and that He made everything for our good.

Merry Christmas and may you feel the Lords love, and may you have gratitude in your life for what He has done for you.

everything is on track.

How to reach a CEO!

How to reach a CEO!
As you may know by now I’m not very conventional in my work, life and approach to life. I have some dear Cajun friends which I have grown to love. They have this saying and it resonates in my mind at all times. It’s also one of the principles of Christianity. It is elusive, well hidden and underground most of the time as it is such a tangled up world we live in. But there is much Joy in this world to be had by every one of us when we use the gifts we are given. “Joie De Vivre” we salute all our friends in NOLA and in the little cow pasture to the west.
Recently I placed an ad in the USA Today about my new product with a very direct approach to Ed Zander the president of Motorola. These advertisements have caused much a stir in the advertising and technical world. I get a dozen phone calls a week asking if it worked, and how much it cost! I only say, yes it worked I made my contact and many more that are equally valuable as Motorola. Does Google ring a bell?
So anyway here is a link to one of the blogs that is covering my progress.
http://martyfahncke.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/how-to-reach-a-ceo/

We are sprucing up the house for Christmas. Since the Theater is finished we can build the library I promised my wife. So the painting is happening in rapid fashion. The Library will consist of two very large rooms, one side will be Kathy’s and one side will be mine. We each maintain an home office, and I have a small modeling shop that will reside on my side of things. I will post pictures when this is finished. I have two days to finish Kathy’s side and her cabinets will be moved in. so I’m awaiting for the “paint to dry”.

I met the most wonderful wood worker in 51 states. He is amazing and is building us a new fireplace enclosure. Kathy and I have a romantic streak even at our age so we ask him if he could inlay a heart with our initials in it. I am posting a little very low res picture. He tells me that he is going to install it tomorrow or next Monday. We are so excited to have our living room finally complete. Joie De Vivre.

"Sandy Eggo"

“Sandy Eggo”
This week started out in San Diego to pitch a deal to some groups that are interested in taking my technology to the world.
This trip was started out very eventful. As I arrived in the Salt Lake City airport I was greeted by TSA employees at the security line. I said to myself, there is no line this will be fast, but then said, it’s a dayumn trick. I was packing one of my H3 devices in a storm case and it has flown many times now. It is a very unusual electronic device and can cause issues at the x-ray. Well, I take off my shoes, Bluetooth, laptop out, H3 in its little box; empty my pockets, cell phone, and same ol song and dance. I step thru the metal detector and I went off. I said prior to entering the metal detector, I won’t make it I have knees and an ankle. He smiled and when it went off, he pushed me into an isolation booth. It struck me as very odd, and I asked him to take his hands off of me. He said with little Nazi look on his face, are you arguing with me? I said I’m not even talking to you. He proceeded to push me into an isolation booth. He asked me which items on the x-ray line were mine. I said, all of those and one that’s not out yet. The x-ray operator stopped the machine took my H3 out and said, I need this opened and inspected. I said, it’s very fragile and it’s scientific equipment. He said, stay in your booth. So I watched this Chimp open my Instrument and drop it on the floor. He was mad at me for saying, don’t do that. So I spent an extra 30 minutes taking to TSA, which I come to believe means Tiny Stupid Assholes! Well this was a bad omen as I am heading to Sandy eggo to make a deal with the business end of several companies one being Google. The deal I’m going for is a multi-Billion dollar deal and now one of the two machines I have doesn’t work. Talk about being sick!
I arrive in SD to an awaiting Limo, and I was taken to Del Mar where we would meet with all the players. I first met with Dan Burrus a futures and technology expert. He’s here www.burrus.com and a very interesting man. We had a wonderful two and a half hour discussion. He understood my technology and it was enlightening.
By the way if you want to see a video of my company and technologies go here: http://www.rickbennett.com/H3Tec/H3Demo.html

So that was Sunday and meetings went on all day. I had more meetings with a great guy named David Perez; he’s the CEO of 6 companies and does a lot of energy deals. We had meetings with his physicist Bob, who was less than enthusiastic but understand what I have, works. Scientist’s are very predictable for me at this stage in my life. It all went very well, and we talked about our deal to get this to the world. We discussed who would get paid what, and from then I was back at my hotel changing clothes for my trip home. The limo picked me up and dropped me off at the Delta terminal at Harbor airport.

While talking to a dear friend, I noticed my Bluetooth getting scratchy and I looked for my blackberry and it was missing… I rushed around the area and couldn’t find it. Great, someone picked up my phone and I now have to buy a new blackberry. I left the hotel @ about 3:30 and got home about 10:30 in Utah where I live. My wife told me some lady called me and said she had my phone in San Francisco! She gave her contact information and the next morning we talked and I will have my phone within 10 minutes! Woo hoo.. .then I will spend the next 3 or 4 hours answering all my voice messages. But it’s back.

I’ve sent my broken H3 back to my factory in India for repair, 3 days there, 3 days back and 3 in the shop. Not bad for international work.

So, I didn’t get to see the Charger-Colts gameL, very bad, and I didn’t get to point Loma, one of my favorite places. Just work for me!

Another day another $ million ahead. You gotta love it!