http://www.insidethecynic.com/ A True Chicagoan en Thu, 27 May 2010 00:38:00 GMT Thu, 27 May 2010 00:38:00 GMT info@insidethecynic.com info@insidethecynic.com http://www.insidethecynic.com/images/a-true-chicagoan.JPG http://www.insidethecynic.com/ http://www.insidethecynic.com/losing-friends-because-of-politics/ I had a particularly strange thing happen to me recently. It makes me profoundly sad, actually. But I lost at least two friends, via Facebook, because of my liberal political... http://www.insidethecynic.com/losing-friends-because-of-politics/#comments http://www.insidethecynic.com/losing-friends-because-of-politics/ Thu, 27 May 2010 00:38:00 GMT http://www.insidethecynic.com/what-i-believe/ I believe that people need to take better care of each other and that the government should do its share of that. I believe that if you are wealthy, you... http://www.insidethecynic.com/what-i-believe/#comments http://www.insidethecynic.com/what-i-believe/ Sun, 25 Apr 2010 15:02:00 GMT http://www.insidethecynic.com/the-candy-analogy/ It's funny to me when I look around at the people who classify themselves as conservatives. They seem to be a very frightened bunch of people. They also seem remarkably... http://www.insidethecynic.com/the-candy-analogy/#comments http://www.insidethecynic.com/the-candy-analogy/ Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:19:00 GMT http://www.insidethecynic.com/the-danger-of-words/ I make my living with words. I spend a lot of time writing things in front of a computer screen. The world of the internet has been great for my... http://www.insidethecynic.com/the-danger-of-words/#comments http://www.insidethecynic.com/the-danger-of-words/ Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:05:00 GMT http://www.insidethecynic.com/the-earth-seems-mad/ I am not one to declare the end of the world. Well, I might be, but only in a work of fiction. In fact, I am working on a work... http://www.insidethecynic.com/the-earth-seems-mad/#comments http://www.insidethecynic.com/the-earth-seems-mad/ Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:19:00 GMT http://www.insidethecynic.com/theres-less-of-me-these-days/ Well, the thing that I have been trying to accomplish is, as of this writing, finally starting to happen. I am losing weight. I started to make changes in my... http://www.insidethecynic.com/theres-less-of-me-these-days/#comments http://www.insidethecynic.com/theres-less-of-me-these-days/ Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:27:00 GMT http://www.insidethecynic.com/its-a-phobia-dammit/ I hate thunderstorms. I mean, I really, really, really hate them. I am terrified of them and have been since as long as I can remember. Other people talk about... http://www.insidethecynic.com/its-a-phobia-dammit/#comments http://www.insidethecynic.com/its-a-phobia-dammit/ Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:16:00 GMT http://www.insidethecynic.com/the-ipad-hysteria/ I admit it. I was, momentarily, caught up in the hysteria over the latest doo-dad from Apple, the Apple iPad. When it was first introduced I was decidedly underwhelmed. I... http://www.insidethecynic.com/the-ipad-hysteria/#comments http://www.insidethecynic.com/the-ipad-hysteria/ Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:20:00 GMT http://www.insidethecynic.com/a-high-school-saved/ Just a few days ago I wrote about how the high school that I attended was about to close its doors. The school is very much in debt and has... http://www.insidethecynic.com/a-high-school-saved/#comments http://www.insidethecynic.com/a-high-school-saved/ Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:13:00 GMT http://www.insidethecynic.com/when-a-high-school-dies/ So far there are just rumors. Personally, I saw a kind of off-hand comment left on someone's Facebook profile page and I have yet to hear anything from anyone in... http://www.insidethecynic.com/when-a-high-school-dies/#comments http://www.insidethecynic.com/when-a-high-school-dies/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:12:00 GMT http://www.insidethecynic.com/growing-up-sucks/ It's amazing the things we tell children sometimes. Most of us, as grown-ups, forget how the mind of a child works. When you are a child, anything is possible. That's... http://www.insidethecynic.com/growing-up-sucks/#comments http://www.insidethecynic.com/growing-up-sucks/ Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:21:00 GMT http://www.insidethecynic.com/human-nature/ It would be nice if I could believe in humanity the way so many people want to. There are honestly people out there who want to believe that people are... http://www.insidethecynic.com/human-nature/#comments http://www.insidethecynic.com/human-nature/ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:30:00 GMT http://www.insidethecynic.com/a-day-for-pondering/ Well, in typical Chicago-weather fashion, it is snowing as I write this on the first day of spring. I am not a fan of spring. I have spoken about this... http://www.insidethecynic.com/a-day-for-pondering/#comments http://www.insidethecynic.com/a-day-for-pondering/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:28:00 GMT http://www.insidethecynic.com/march-boredom-i-hate-the-ncaa-tournament/ It amazes me how people get around this time of year. I would love to say that it was only men who got this dazed look in their eye every... http://www.insidethecynic.com/march-boredom-i-hate-the-ncaa-tournament/#comments http://www.insidethecynic.com/march-boredom-i-hate-the-ncaa-tournament/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:51:00 GMT 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