Like the Doobie Brothers sang all those years ago, it’s time for ‘Takin’ It to the Streets’ — or directly to Twitter users, to be precise — When Twitter was launched on July 15, 2006 — more than 16 years ago — there wasn’t nearly as much fanfare as there was in late October of 2022, when multi-billionaire Elon Musk finally assumed control of the social media platform via a $44 billion buyout after months of legal…

Walking the path toward a greater understanding of the mystery — Author’s note: I originally wrote this story for a quarterly writing contest at WritersWeekly.com, but alas, it did not win. The contest gives entrants a short prompt, and the imagination takes it from there. If you are unfamiliar with the site, check it out and read some of the stories…

Websites give voters a detailed look at how candidates present themselves; poll trends help inform election predictions — Another November of an even-numbered year is fast-approaching, and that can mean only one thing: general elections are just around the corner. In the case of 2022, that means that while President Joseph R. Biden is not on the ballot, at least some of those voting in these midterm elections…

Most state governments publish results online as they are tallied — If you’re the type of political junkie who anticipates Election Night the way a football fan looks forward to the Super Bowl, then you may already know that most if not all U.S. states post real-time Election Night results on state-operated web pages. And for those of you who didn’t…

Did the phone hear ’gum’ when you said ‘dumb’? No problem! — Have you ever dictated text into your mobile phone only to see that what appeared on the screen did not accurately reflect what you just said? Of course you have. What you see — Cheese going to be leaving late. What you said — She’s going to be leaving late. …

Reflections on shows gone by make the past come alive again — “There is a road, no simple highway …” So goes a lyric to Ripple, a popular song from the Grateful Dead’s 1970 LP American Beauty. For both the Grateful Dead and Dead & Company, one of its many musical offshoots, the long, strange trip through the late 20th and early…

Cardinals’ legend needs to drive in 7 runs to surpass the ‘Bambino’ — Albert Pujols did more than become only the fourth player in Major League Baseball history to hit 700 or more home runs in his career — Pujols’ two homers and five RBIs Friday night at Dodger Stadium gave him a very real chance at overtaking Babe Ruth for second-place among…

A look at other happenings in her record-setting royal tenure — As people around the world followed media coverage in the aftermath of Queen Elizabeth II’s death, the impressive length of her majesty’s record reign — 70 years and 214 days, longer than any other British monarch— no doubt boggled the minds of millions of viewers and readers. Queen Elizabeth II…

Just because I haven’t tried them and have no intention to doesn’t mean they can’t bring in boatloads of dough for you! — There’s no need to beat around the bush with introductory verbiage about what the purpose of this story is: We covered that in the headline. So let’s get to it! 1.The moment you get out of bed, before you are even fully awake, get into the habit of blaring “Betty…