Sunday, March 29, 2026

A wasp decoy that replaces the wasp killers that capture and then starve them?


 

I'm getting soft in my old age. Last year we replaced the wasp death traps that torture them in favor of decoys. The theory is that wasps are territorial and will not venture into other wasp's nests. These decoys seemed to do the trick. We did the same thing with vole repellant, rather than the chemicals that not only kill the voles but the predator birds that eat the dead voles. My wife just stuffs moth balls into the vole holes. Moth balls drive voles off our property. I call this positive messages (advertising) to pests. Sincerely yours, Rick Bennett Humane Ad Hit Man

Saturday, March 28, 2026

“It's not whether you win or lose, it's how good you looked doing it!” David Lee Roth of Van Halen


 

My buddy Charlie Engar and I had a bike ride that didn't interfere with showing up at Arlyn Anderson's son's wedding reception. It was down the hill from us, so we just dropped in. Arlyn had his photographer queued up to get this photo, which he sent to us. Standing behind me, Charlie died last year of a brain tumor. The day before he died, I showed him this photo from my phone. He laughed one last time. Sincerely yours, Rick Bennett Ad Hit Man

Thursday, March 26, 2026

The old TV show HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL inspired this headline.


 

Interestingly, MR Rangaswami and Jorge Lopez went on to spectacular careers as VC/Indiaspora founder and Gartner guru respectively.

Sincerely yours,
Rick Bennett
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Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Forest Gump, another image that has become iconic.


 

"…helping so many ordinary systems professionals become extraordinarily successful." Great message. Very successful ad.

Sincerely yours,
Rick Bennett
Ad Hit Man

Regards to MR Rangaswami