The Week Before Christmas

December 17, 2007

Twas the week before Christmas and the search engines were slow, shoppers were searching for places to spend their dough.
With mom on her laptop and me on the pc, we knew that the family would be happy as could be.
On VISA, on MASTERCARD, on AMEX we spend, will this internet shopping spree ever come to [...]

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Green Holiday Lights

December 11, 2007

They are beautiful to look at and in many cases provide us with countless hours of conversation, so whats the big deal with the energy required to operate outdoor holiday decorations? A little higher power bill for the month of December has come to be expected. The problem is that when you take a major [...]

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Christmas Tree Decorating

December 8, 2007

As has happened in years past, decorating the Christmas Tree around our home starts early in the morning with the assembly of the tree. To hold all the ornaments we have a nine foot tree that requires around 1400 lights. Once the tree is up and the lights are on, our trip down memory lane [...]

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Holiday Lights Southern Nights

November 23, 2007

At last nights Lighting of the Great Tree, there was a video of Mayor Shirley Franklin announcing a photo contest of holiday lights in Atlanta. The contest is called “Holiday Lights, Southern Nights” and runs through December 15. Metro Atlanta residents are encouraged to submit photos of their holiday lights and decorations to www.atlanta.net. The [...]

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Atlanta Tree Lighting

November 22, 2007

Every year for the last 60 years the holiday season in Atlanta is kicked off by the Lighting of the Great Tree atop Macy’s at Lenox Square. This year was no different. Chilly temperatures greeted over 100,000 guests who witnessed the event. Prior to the lighting of the tree, the crowd was entertained by country [...]

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Clean Air For The Holidays

November 20, 2007

You Are What You Breathe
I hope that statement is not true. So what kind of interesting things do you think we breathe at home? Airborne particles are found in every home and include smoke, dust, pet dander, mold spores, dust mites, or pollen. These particles that are floating in the air that flows through our [...]

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Top 10 Atlanta Holiday Events

November 4, 2007

As the holiday season approaches, Atlanta probably will not see a white Christmas as other areas of the country will. However we will have quite a few fun filled and totally entertaining events. Newer residents may be looking for a special event or two to attend while some of our more established residents may need [...]

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Christmas at Macy’s

September 27, 2007

Last night my wife and I went to the Mall of Georgia and had dinner and did a little shopping. Bear in mind that it is the end of September. Imagine our surprise when we walked into Macy’s and saw Christmas decorations already up. Now, I understand getting ready for the holidays a little early. [...]

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