35 Years Later: Reflections on My Suicide Attempt
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35 Years Later: Reflections on My Suicide Attempt

I put it in first and headed down the ramp. In my head, I was thinking about, "I will show him, fuck him. I don't need to be here not to fail. Let me kill myself in the most painful way for my father to feel that pain he causes me!" As that thought hit my mind, the next one is forever burned into my mind. That image of my grandfather, who had just undergone kidney cancer surgery, lying in the hospital bed appeared.

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99% Preparation 1% Perspiration.
John Hernandez John Hernandez

99% Preparation 1% Perspiration.

99% Preparation 1% Perspiration

we in the restaurant industry have several sayings. “99% is preparation and 1% perspiration." There is more to this one; most people stop there, but it continues; "If it is 1% preparation, it turns into 99% perspiration!" The Cambridge Dictionary defines word preparation as "plans or arrangements that you make to prepare for something." It seems that is pretty straightforward, right?

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