I feel lucky that my children have all played sports since it has given me weekly opportunities to stand up and scream at the top of my lungs. Such a purely joyous response to what happens on the field has got to be good for a person.
Do you get to yell and scream in excitement [...]

It’s bearing down upon us. In less than a month, middle schools, high schools and universities will release their new graduates.
For us grownups and parents, we’ll receive announcements in the mail and tuck a little something in an envelope for the grad-to-be, along with our congratulations on his or her achievement.
For the grads, it’s a [...]

Sometimes you get stuck in a rut. Or the doldrums. Or holding the bag. Or your own pile of doo-doo. (I can’t believe I said that word, but this is a G-rated blog, so…)
Lifehacker lead me to a great solution to the too-frequent result of feeling blue, which is whining: “Whining, White Smoke, and the [...]

As you blog, have you ever wanted to step out from behind the curtain so you could actually SEE your readers? Asked readers to step from the shadows to identify/describe themselves to you somehow?
I am a fan of CSI (the original) set in Vegas. I have never seen a new episode, just reruns out of [...]

My friend Sandi (who happens also to be a champion biathlete AND my massage therapist) is one of the most disciplined athletes I have ever met.
She asked me to create some fingerless gloves that she could layer over liners for her early a.m. cycling outings in the forest. Brrr.
We looked around and found a promising [...]

Just a reminder that I am participating in CSS Naked Day, so my blog will probably look a little bit odd if you are visiting on April 9, 2008! (Please take a minute to read my original post on why I am joining web designers all over the world today to observe CSS Naked [...]

Would you join me in taking a moment out to focus on a very somber subject which is being observed this week in our community?
The Homicide Victim Remembrance Display, created in 2008, is a collaborative effort of the Yavapai County (Arizona) Attorney’s Office Victim Services Division and Arizona Department of Corrections Restorative Justice Program. [...]

Before you think Loosely Speaking has lost it completely, remember: I build websites for a living. That means code. Sometimes you have to strip out the code.
In fact, on April 9, 2008, for the third year in a row, WordPress users everywhere are invited to “Go Naked” on CSS Naked Day. Those participating will [...]

I was working on a post consisting of critical questions (to ask oneself) in the area of business development for Virtual Assistants when – bam! My mail carrier handed me a Priority Mail package containing a Barkcloth Messenger bag . A special pick-me-up type of gift from my good friend, Sue F.
Instantly distracted, I [...]

WordPress is Loosely Speaking’s platform of choice, but in recent discussions with some peers who are considering getting started with blogging, I found it difficult to convey why I love WP so much.My colleague Mary Motz, at ProVirtual Solutions has written a nice treatment of this subject. …and, providing the direct link to the article [...]