Recent content by RCynic

I haven't read all of the jokes here, so sorry if this is a repeat, but I always get a kick out of this when re-reading it. "A farmer stopped by the local mechanic shop to have his truck fixed. They couldn't do it while he waited, so he said he didn't live far and would just walk home. On the...

I hope this is as enjoyable a surprise to you as it was to me. http://m.wimp.com/hearswaltz/

I searched but didn't see this so hope it's not a repost. My background is in the life sciences and I just wanted to share a really cool video illustrating the amazing complexity and interdependence of ecosystem components. This is an example of a trophic cascade. Enjoy...

So, my wife and I have a very nice home but it is too large for us now and we also still owe on the mortgage. We both recently retired (both our jobs went away when we turned 65...odd thing that). But we were both fee up with "corporate America" by that point so we just made it permanent. A few...

...having a drink, minding his own business, when suddenly the big guy next to him stands up and WHAM! ...knocks the little guy right off the stool and says,"that was a Karate chop from Japan!" The little guy gets stands up, gets back up on his stool and resumes sipping his drink. He's not had...

I'm new to this forum but have been playing in photography for a long time. I've seen several people here who seem to be interested in macro photography. Here is a link to a couple images from my favorite website for that topic. They have some incredible pictures, many of the final images being...

I've been browsing here for a bit so thought I'd post an intro. I'm newly retired, just turned 66 last month. I spend too much time, according to my wife, on a rowdy, redneck drag racing forum, but they have an addictive politics section. I used to do competitive shooting decades ago. just...