http://blog.emptybeanie.com Human Failure Sat, 11 Apr 2009 05:54:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hi. When you were 18 did you ever try to develop your own life philosophy? I did. It was called Perspectivism. When you see Ayn Rand mentioned in the first paragraph you know I was on to something good. Enjoy!  An Outline of Perspectivism  Perspectivism is somewhat an amalgamation of several different ... http://blog.emptybeanie.com/2009/04/an-outline-of-perspectivism/ “And that, children, is the story of the strength of a bond of friendship between two men,” said Jeffery Sloss. He was sitting in front of a row of children during story hour at the pediatric ward of Oschner Medical Clinic in New Orleans, LA. “But wait a minute Mr. ... http://blog.emptybeanie.com/2009/03/island-friends-the-end/ Henry was happy to set Mitch up with a job at his PR firm. He had risen to the ranks of vice-president and was for the first time in his life able to buy himself and his dog separate toothbrushes. Mitch started off at the job very strong, reeling in ... http://blog.emptybeanie.com/2009/03/island-friends-part-8/ As good as things were with Scolnick, however, life was not going nearly as well for Mitch. In the time he was gone, his wife Mary, assuming he was dead, had met another man.             “He’s a Christian Scientist and very sweet,” Mary said to him without a hint of ... http://blog.emptybeanie.com/2009/03/island-friends-part-7/ As luck would have it the two men were rescued the next day by a sightseeing tour helicopter that saw the smoke coming from the island. They were brought to a hospital in San Francisco to be treated for exposure and minor injuries but were released a few days later. ... http://blog.emptybeanie.com/2009/02/island-friends-part-6/ The worst problem the two men faced was the boredom. They had an entertaining game of tag going for about two weeks, but tired of it after a long drawn-out dispute over who was really “it”. “It’s just not fun if you’re not going to play by the rules,” Mitch said ... http://blog.emptybeanie.com/2009/02/island-friends-part-5/ “You’re alive,” said Scolnick. “I was about to eat you!” “Well now no one is eating anyone.” The man, gulped water down from the lake. “We need to gather supplies together. We’ve got this lake here for water but we’re going to need to make a tent, scrape together some firewood ... http://blog.emptybeanie.com/2009/02/island-friends-part-4/ Scolnick, without anyone to talk to or a book to read, started to doze in his seat. He awoke suddenly to a loud banging sound and a sharp jostle that violently threw him forward against his seatbelt. Trying to clear the fog from his head he looked around the cabin, ... http://blog.emptybeanie.com/2009/02/island-friends-part-3/ Because jelly bean stand work was seasonal, Henry was forced to pack up his things and move out west from Ohio to California, where his sister owned a vineyard. He had contacted her the night before and she related that she had a job available in grape stomping with his ... http://blog.emptybeanie.com/2009/02/island-friends-part-2/ Henry Scolnick suffered from a pathological fear of ending his life unsatisfied. He would frequently be found lying exhausted on the ground, attempting to strangle himself with his neck tie after a particularly fulfilling bowel movement. A short, bespectacled, insignificant man, Scolnick would always feel it necessary to explain off ... http://blog.emptybeanie.com/2009/02/island-friends-part-1/