As a way of paying tribute to my amazing clientele, I have launched a series of interviews with the dynamic people with whom I have the priviledge of working.

Drumroll. Herewith, Loosely Speaking presents the first “Client Spotlight Blogalogue,” featuring Hazel Bowman, owner of Celebrations by Bowman and PrescottWeddings.com. In addition Hazel is an ordained minister.

On Friday I launched a new website that focuses just on our town. While many other directory-style sites exist, my new page is an outgrowth of this site, which has always included some information about Prescott here. My town is a tourist destination and becomes the next home for many of those who visit. This [...]

I began life as a Midwesterner in a small Iowa community. Eventually our family actually lived for 5 years or so in a town of only 360 people, about an hour away from where I was born. Like many boomers who have grown up in America, I miss that time and place where I spent [...]

Here’s how it works when you own your own business: Flip flop the day you have planned so you can get together for a last minute lunch with a friend who’s going out of town. Load clean dog who (just had a bath yesterday and smells so nice) into clean truck (which also finally just [...]

When I first put up this site back in 1997 or 1998 (I think and HOPE that version has completely disappeared from the Internet Archives site) I had a little place on the front page where I told people that this wasn’t the Bruce Springsteen Loose Ends site. In fact, I went around and found [...]

Am I on vacation or am I at work? Today we have so many amazing options. First thing in the morning I hike with my dog (usually by walking down to the end of my street and on up into the rocky foothills to the south of us) for an hour or so. Then, it’s [...]

More on testimonials… does a picture really tell a thousand words? If so, the one at right should indicate how happy I am with my new Toyota Tundra (barely pictured). Salesperson Holly Matthews (pictured with me) and her supervisor Guy Graham went to great lengths to keep me as a satisfied Toyota customer recently when [...]

A great big thank you to Al McCoy, the voice of the Phoenix Suns! One of my favorite clients, Yavapai Exceptional Industries (YEI!), celebrated THIRTY years in our community on January 28. YEI! creates meaningful work, volunteer, and recreational opportunities for over 150 developmentally disabled adults. Brad Newman, Executive Director ( and all around fun [...]