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They say that failing to prepare is preparing to fail and I really believe that. We do so many things in life that we don’t fully prepare our self for and when failure happens, we are left feeling blue. If you have had a string of bad luck and it seems like everything you do turns out bad, start trying to prepare for success. Don’t leave any stones unturned and if you still fail, you will know you did everything to the best of your ability and you will have no regrets.

Imagine bad weather storms that come along from time to time. We need to prepare for those storms on the sunny days, because once the rain starts to fall, it’s too late to prepare for the storm. So while the day is beautiful and the sun is out, prepare for the thunderstorms that will be in the near future. Be sure to have plenty of batteries for flashlights, lots of can food in the cupboard, emergency cash in the house and also have a bad weather plan with all of the members in your household. Try to think of all of the things you might need when the weather gets bad. You know that bad thunderstorms often leave us without power and having a back up source of power is a good idea. Most people count on generators to supply their power if bad weather leaves them powerless. If you can learn how to prepare for the bad storms that Mother Nature brings our way, then you will be better prepared for the storms we have to face in our daily lives.

I like to get out and play golf every now and then. Golf is a relaxing sport and a chance to work off any extra energy or stress you might be carrying around. I think all golf courses are nice and they just have a look of a place that you want to be at. I just wonder how nice it would be to play golf in the Carribbean. Those courses are very nice and with the Atlantic breezes coming in, I’m sure the feeling of playing golf down there is like no other place that I have ever played golf at before. It would be nice to load up the golf clubs and take them on a Caribbean golf vacation for about a week or two. I could make plans to stay in one of those Barbados villa rentals and when I wasn’t enjoying my time there, I would be hitting the golf balls on one of the courses near by. I don’t think I could come up with a better vacation plan than that and it truly would be luxury in paradise for me.

It’s been 3 years since the southpaw has toed the rubber for the Atlanta Braves or any other baseball team in a regular season game. That is all about to change on Saturday when Mike Hampton will make his first start in 3 years when the Braves face the Philadelphia Phillies. The game will be a nationally televised game and it should be interesting to see what the Fox broadcasters have to say about Mike Hampton and the Atlanta Braves.

The game on Friday night was not even close if you go by the final score. The Braves held a 1 run lead over the Phillies going into the 9th inning. The Phillies brought out the top pitcher in their bullpen in Brad Lidge. Lidge never got comfortable and he would end up allowing a run to score on a Mark Texiera single to right; where the bases was then loaded. The Braves had got their 1 run from a Brian McCann homer earlier in the game. The hot hitting Braves catcher came to the plate in the 9th inning with the bags full of Braves and Brad Lidge still on the mound. One strong swing of the bat, McCann sent the ball out over the wall in deep right field and the grand slam would end Lidge’s night on the mound. Brad Lidge had only gave up 5 runs in his career in that ballpark in Philly, but the Atlanta Braves scored 5 runs in the 9th off of Lidge and he never recorded an out and he was removed from the game by Phillies Manage Charlie Manual. The runs turned out to be huge as Ryan Howard hit a homer in the bottom of the 9th inning that would have won the game for Phillies 2 to 1 over the Braves, if Lidge would have not collapsed in the 9th inning.

So now the Phillies are struggling to find their offense as they chase down the New York Mets in the East. The stage is all set up for a nice nationally televised game on Fox Sports Saturday and the return of Mike Hampton just adds fuel to the fire. This is going to be a great baseball game and this will be one game that both teams have a lot riding on. So expect this one to be played like a baseball game in October.