http://www.insidethecynic.com/ A True Chicagoan en Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:33:00 GMT Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:33:00 GMT info@insidethecynic.com info@insidethecynic.com http://www.insidethecynic.com/images/a-true-chicagoan.JPG http://www.insidethecynic.com/ http://www.insidethecynic.com/addiction-to-the-avatars/ What is an addiction? There are a lot of people who have a very narrow view of what is and is not an addiction. There are those who say that... http://www.insidethecynic.com/addiction-to-the-avatars/#comments http://www.insidethecynic.com/addiction-to-the-avatars/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:33:00 GMT http://www.insidethecynic.com/lock-down-the-kids/ Once again, it seems like a logical thing to me. There are just certain places you don't want kids running around. You know how kids are, no matter how well-behaved... http://www.insidethecynic.com/lock-down-the-kids/#comments http://www.insidethecynic.com/lock-down-the-kids/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:22:00 GMT http://www.insidethecynic.com/lock-down-the-guns/ To me, the argument makes sense, but apparently some people do not see it the same way. If you want people to experience less gun violence, then you need to... http://www.insidethecynic.com/lock-down-the-guns/#comments http://www.insidethecynic.com/lock-down-the-guns/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:22:00 GMT http://www.insidethecynic.com/another-reason-to-get-drunk-and-blame-it-on-a-holiday/ There is one thing that most people seem to love to do and that is drink and get stupid, silly drunk while, supposedly, celebrating someone else's culture. I mean, really... http://www.insidethecynic.com/another-reason-to-get-drunk-and-blame-it-on-a-holiday/#comments http://www.insidethecynic.com/another-reason-to-get-drunk-and-blame-it-on-a-holiday/ Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:36:00 GMT http://www.insidethecynic.com/the-internet-and-the-haters/ There is a strange phenomenon that the internet has brought. Of course, I can easily be accused of calling certain kettles black as I am a pot who spends a... http://www.insidethecynic.com/the-internet-and-the-haters/#comments http://www.insidethecynic.com/the-internet-and-the-haters/ Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:34:00 GMT http://www.insidethecynic.com/my-annual-valentines-day-rant/ It is that time of year again, my friends. It is the time of year where I turn from your generally loveable cranky old man into an outright Scrooge. You... http://www.insidethecynic.com/my-annual-valentines-day-rant/#comments http://www.insidethecynic.com/my-annual-valentines-day-rant/ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:37:00 GMT http://www.insidethecynic.com/when-sports-and-entertainment-collide/ Well another Super Bowl has come and gone. The game itself, this year, turned out to be a pretty good one. I was, quite literally, rooting for both teams. Whichever... http://www.insidethecynic.com/when-sports-and-entertainment-collide/#comments http://www.insidethecynic.com/when-sports-and-entertainment-collide/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:42:00 GMT http://www.insidethecynic.com/missing-some-guy-parts/ Let me start off by saying that I am indeed male. I have all of the necessary equipment to be male. I do not feel like a woman trapped in... http://www.insidethecynic.com/missing-some-guy-parts/#comments http://www.insidethecynic.com/missing-some-guy-parts/ Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:08:00 GMT http://www.insidethecynic.com/the-fun-and-fury-of-dental-surgery/ I have always had pretty good teeth. Knocking on wood right now, I can say I have never had a cavity. However, I have had two root canals and, now... http://www.insidethecynic.com/the-fun-and-fury-of-dental-surgery/#comments http://www.insidethecynic.com/the-fun-and-fury-of-dental-surgery/ Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:10:00 GMT http://www.insidethecynic.com/the-pain-oh-the-pain/ Right now there are a lot of things that I should be writing about. I fancy myself a man who has opinions and comments on politics and pop culture. Lord... http://www.insidethecynic.com/the-pain-oh-the-pain/#comments http://www.insidethecynic.com/the-pain-oh-the-pain/ Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:36:00 GMT http://www.insidethecynic.com/being-the-nice-guy/ Nice guys really have earned their reputation. The funny thing is that most women, when you talk to them, tell us men who generally get qualified as "nice guys" that... http://www.insidethecynic.com/being-the-nice-guy/#comments http://www.insidethecynic.com/being-the-nice-guy/ Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:50:00 GMT http://www.insidethecynic.com/when-the-world-comes-together/ For some reason it always takes a disaster. We have seen that time and again throughout history. When the Great Chicago Fire happened, aid and rescue poured in from all... http://www.insidethecynic.com/when-the-world-comes-together/#comments http://www.insidethecynic.com/when-the-world-comes-together/ Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:24:00 GMT http://www.insidethecynic.com/the-unsurprising-sport-story-but-we-share-the-blame/ What would actually surprise me would be if there were people who actually believed that Mark McGwire, the baseball player, was NOT using steroids during his pursuit of the home... http://www.insidethecynic.com/the-unsurprising-sport-story-but-we-share-the-blame/#comments http://www.insidethecynic.com/the-unsurprising-sport-story-but-we-share-the-blame/ Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:31:00 GMT http://www.insidethecynic.com/the-funny-thing-about-parents/ I am going to be thirty-nine-years-old in 2010. It is hard for me to imagine this. I am older than my parents were when they had me. What amazes me... http://www.insidethecynic.com/the-funny-thing-about-parents/#comments http://www.insidethecynic.com/the-funny-thing-about-parents/ Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:11:00 GMT http://www.insidethecynic.com/a-love-letter-to-chicago/ Dear Chicago, I look at you now and I still cannot believe the feelings I have for you. Sure, you're frozen now, looking harder and colder than ever with your... http://www.insidethecynic.com/a-love-letter-to-chicago/#comments http://www.insidethecynic.com/a-love-letter-to-chicago/ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:10:00 GMT