Category Archives: Lingo

Has it really been over two years since our last lingo lesson?  Oh, the tragedy.  How have you been able to express yourselves appropriately, my beautiful babies?  Flounder for the perfect words no more, here it comes, Lingo, the name … Continue reading →

It’s been a while, beautiful babies, but it’s time for another installment of how to talk Rachel.  Let’s dive right in: SMOOTHAISE–Some of you may already be familiar with the term if you watched the Keri Russell WB show Felicity.  … Continue reading →

Welcome back to the world of Lingo.  I would call them Rachelisms, or Rachelese, but in most cases I cannot take full credit for this language lexicon that only I and those closest to me understand.  So here’s another peek … Continue reading →

Another exciting installment of Lingo.  I’m going to detour away from the States of Being for now and share some phrases.  Remember, if you’ve got your own lingo, I’d love to hear it.  What is the code you and your … Continue reading →

  So now we’ve arrived at our third group of Rachel-and-Sueisms, States of Being.  A State of Being is simply that:  to characterize where you are, what something is, a diagnosis of sorts.  A state of being can be applied … Continue reading →

  You knew it was coming!  Let’s just dig right in to Principles.  There are only two, and a Principle is a moral code, a compass for proper behavior.  Perhaps that is why there are only two. ATO – Automatic … Continue reading →

  HUEBSCH–In the early nineties, before Mom and Bobeet fixed up the eyesore that was the Cape May house, Arty Party and I spent some summers working at the shore.  The condition of the house is a story in itself, … Continue reading →

And here we go: Please Let It Rain–So there was this show on a now-defunct network UPN called Marker that starred Richard Grieco.  A while ago I wrote about when repulsive becomes sexy–Alex Ovechkin–and how scary that is.  Scarier still … Continue reading →

So we were on Factors.  Let’s dig right in, ’cause–as Lenny Kravitz says–once you dig in, you’ll find it coming out the other side.  DF-DeBarge Factor–Self explanatory, comes from the DeBarge song, You Wear It Well.  When some guy just looks … Continue reading →