Sunday, February 14, 2010

Saving Money in Atlanta


There are lots of great websites to help you stretch the dollar. My favorites are Groupon, Atlanta on The Cheap, and Half Off Depot. Groupon partners with different businesses to advertise their products or services and the businesses agree to accept discounted rates if enough people buy in advance. (Its a group coupon so to speak, hence the name groupon.) Its a great concept. I've saved hundreds of dollars on dining out, auto maintenance, dance classes, laser hair removal, etc. I love it!

Atlanta on the Cheap is another favorite because it compiles info from different sources so you save time and money. Today there was a great offer for a free symphony concert at the Rialto in celebration of Valentine's Day and Chinese New Years. This is what I did before going out to dinner. It was a great way to spend the day.

Half Off Depot is similar to Groupon but, in addition to daily deals, it offers regular 50% off coupons from different businesses. From meals to massages to auto maintenance, its all on Half Off Depot.

Happy Valentine's Day

Here are flowers and a poem to brighten your day. :) 


Resignation by Nikki Giovanni  


I love you
because the Earth turns round the sun
because the North wind blows north
sometimes
because the Pope is Catholic
and most Rabbis Jewish
because winters flow into spring
and the air clears after a storm
because only my love for you
despite the charms of gravity
keeps me from falling off the Earth
into another dimension
I love you
because it is the natural order of things
I love you
like the habit I picked up in college
of sleeping through lectures
or saying I'm sorry
when I get stopped for speeding
because I drink a glass of water
in the morning
and chain-smoke cigarettes
all through the day
because I take my coffee Black
and my milk with chocolate
because you keep my feet warm
through my life a mess
I love you
because I don't want it
any other way
I am helpless
in my love for you
It makes me so happy
to hear you call my name
I am amazed you can resist
locking me in an echo chamber
where your voice reverberates
through the four walls
sending me into spasmatic ecstasy
I love you
because it's been so good
for so long
that if I didn't love you
I'd have to be born again
and that is not a theological statement
I am pitiful in my love for you
The Dells tell me Love
is so simple
the thought though of you
sends indescribably delicious multitudinous
thrills throughout and through-in my body
I love you
because no two snowflakes are alike
and it is possible if you stand tippy-toe
to walk between the raindrops
I love you
because I am afraid of the dark
and can't sleep in the light
because I rub my eyes
when I wake up in the morning
and find you there
because you with all your magic powers were
determined that
I should love you
because there was nothing for you but that
I would love you
I love you
because you made me
want to love you
more than I love my privacy
my freedom my commitments
and responsibilities
I love you `cause I changed my life
to love you
because you saw me one friday
afternoon and decided that I would
love you
I love you I love you I love you
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