Mule Deer
I haven't read every word you have ever had published, but I have read a fair amount of it. The tone of your writing seems to me to be a little more conversational than much of the writing that's out there, and that is part of why I find it enjoyable to read. I have never read ANYTHING in any of your articles that was outside the parameters of good taste.
If the word "loony" offends someone, their ability to be offended far exceeds your ability to mollify them, so please just keep writing the same way you have been.

Royce