February 2009 – Sightseers' Delight

The GPS is set, and I’m ready to drive

February 28, 2009 Todd DeFeo

The GPS was set. The music was blaring – the Black Crowes’ rendition of “God’s Got It.” There was a driving rain outside the window, but I had a destination in mind.

Upload your picture, win a GPS

February 27, 2009 The Travel Trolley

Travelers, load your camera with film or a new memory card and start snapping.

Georgia Aquarium exhibit allows guests to visit famous ship

February 26, 2009 The Travel Trolley

The Titanic exhibit at the Georgia Aquarium offers visitors a unique glimpse at one of the most intriguing events in history: the sinking of this famous ship on April 14, 1912.

‘Big Shanty, 20 minutes for breakfast’

February 19, 2009 Todd DeFeo

The General steam locomotive pulled the morning passenger train, winding its way through the rural Georgia countryside. Shortly before 6 a.m. on a rainy morning, Engineer Jeff Cain blew the locomotive’s whistle to signal that Big Shanty was approaching.

Standing where the raiders once stood

February 13, 2009 Todd DeFeo

The Kennesaw House is an impressive building, even by today’s standards. But its role in one of the most fascinating events of the Civil War is what makes it truly unique.

‘A needless effusion of blood’

February 12, 2009 Todd DeFeo

As William T. Sherman rode through the North Georgia countryside in the 1840s, he took note of one particular engineering feat.

Tejada Pleads Guilty to ‘Misrepresentations’ to Congress

February 12, 2009 HarpBlaster.com News Wire

Miguel Tejada, a Major League Baseball (MLB) player, has pled guilty to misrepresentations to a Congressional Committee investigating the wrongful use of steroids and other performance enhancing drugs in baseball, U.S. Attorney Jeffrey A. Taylor and Joseph Persichini, Jr., Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, announced.

Proflowers.com May End Relationship with ‘Saver’ Company

February 12, 2009 HarpBlaster.com News Wire

After receiving a number of complaints, Proflowers.com is looking into whether to end a relationship with Easy Saver Rewards.

The slow train to Atami

February 10, 2009 Todd DeFeo

The regular commuter train from Tokyo to Japan is slow, to say the least — especially compared to the high-speed bullet trains that speed across the countryside.

A-Rod Admits to Using Performance-Enhancing Drugs

February 10, 2009 Voice of America

Major League Baseball star Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees has admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs between 2001 and 2003, when he was a member of the Texas Rangers. The three-time American League Most Valuable Player made the admission on Monday in an exclusive interview with the cable sports television network, ESPN.