The Originations of Tommy Franks

About 8 years ago another animal entered my life... I had already lived a life full of animals from birds, to cats, to rabbits, to hamsters, a parrot and I'm sure the list goes on and on. I just dont have the mind capacity available to remember each and every one. My mom just loves animals and now that there are no kids left in the house they are her "children" so more power to her.

This new animal had a few distinguishing characteristics. For one he was a dog...The other main features that he had were a huge head (thus his nickanme at times is head magee), white in color and a powerfully built body. Upon his entrance into my parents home at a few weeks old I knew this animal would decide to be the leader of the pack. My little brother named him Diesel for his muscular, well built frame. As time went on this name fit him very well.

One day we took Diesel to the local beach for an introduction to the ocean and sand. Diesel was calm at first but then he saw other dogs and he began leaping through the sand to get to them. At his young age it was easy to catch him and restrain him from saying "hello I'm Diesel, leave my beach" but I knew he was going to be a piece of work as time went on. Over and over that late afternoon he would leap after other dogs and we would have to catch him and bring him back to where we were...

As Diesel got older he took control of the household in more ways than one. For starters he beat up Princess, another dog of ours, so that for the rest of her life the two of them could not have any contact. One would be upstairs the other downstairs or outside in the backyard. Diesel also had a little brother named Phantom. He beat him up too. So he was now the "top dawg" in the house which he thoroughly enjoyed. Another way Diesel took control of the house was through eating. If my parents "forgot" to feed him on time he would ram his head into the couch repeatedly until his hunger was satisfied. One other way he shows his dominance is when he wants to sleep. He stretches out on the whole couch so Phantom has to sleep on the floor. Or if my Dad is on the couch that Diesel wants he will push him into the corner so he can stretch his large frame. When I visit Diesel will sleep in my bed which is always not the best thing...He repeatedly pushes me against the wall and leaves me very little room while he enjoys the comforts of life.

All in all Diesel is quite the dog and I love him. I have since began calling him Mister T. Franks as well b/c he runs the Martin household just like how Tommy Franks directed the U.S. troops in Iraq. Currently Diesel is still the leader of the Martin household. He believes if your not the leader of the pack the scenary never changes...

Vernacular

Many people have asked me where I come up with the different sayings, lingo, etc that I use on a daily basis. Well I am about to give you the history of B Lee's vernacular...


It all began a couple years ago. I was innocently enough listening to one of my favorite rapper's, snoop doggy dogg, and I came across a great line from one of his songs. It was as follows: "fo shizzle nizzle, its the big neptizzle"


I thought it was really neat how snoop put "izzle" on certain lyrics he used in his songs. This was something that really interested me. I started thinking about different ways to use this. I began just putting every letter of the alphabet in front of "izzle" and seeing what came of it. Words like bizzle, hizzle, dizzle, trizzle all sounded pretty cool to me. Over time I tried to think of words that went in conjunction. This is where the infamous "hizzle, hazzle, trizzle, trazzle" surfaced. Another idea that came to me was to add "ster" to various words. For example if one wanted to take a nap you would say the individual was partaking in a napster. Over time words were created by myself and friends that gave us a way to bond and having a fun way of communicating. I am now going to share some words from our current vocabulary. Enjoy!


1) yes sir dawg (ysd)-a way of responding in the affirmative to a friend.



2) hizzle hazzle trizzle trazzle (hiz haz triz traz)-can be used in a variety of ways. mostly used at the end of a statement or to illicit a response from a friend.



3)mister maybach-was coined when Gilbert Arenas decided to buy his father a maybach. the word is used when talking to someone who is looking to be on a path to wealth and riches.



4) wise-coined by the associate David. named for a character from the LeBrons. currently the name for the associate David.



5) business(biz)-coined by the associate David. named for a character from the LeBrons.currently the nickname for the associate Bronson.



6) sir dawg sir-a term coined by the associate Victor. it is a way of giving any statement made that extra umph.

7) mister magee-a term that just came to my head. i really can't pinpoint where it originated. i just liked how it sounded. :)

8) caaap hook-a term used when a male or female is hooked by the opposite gender. whether its because of love, lust or whatever else the person has been hooked by captain hooks well known iron hook.

9) flipster-a term coined by the associate David. In reference to Ronald "Flip" Murray of the Detroit Pistons. a high riser(at times) as Kirk Hinrich knows...lol.

10) plates-coined when younger brother A was seen putting up numerous plates on the bench press.

11) my body is my temple-more of a phrase. coined by the younger brother of mr. lee when describing his physical speciment.

12) hibachi-word spoken when mr. arenas begins his fireworks display to the dismay of opposing players and coaches, notably the phoenix suns and the portland trailblazers.

13) smoke-has a few different meanings when used in different contexts. for example "i'm going to smoke you" can mean i am going to knock you out or leave you in the dust. the latter could be in a race or playing an individual one on one on a basketball court.

14) DTH-termed coined by Denis Kelleher meaning "drop the hammer" :)

Anyways I am always open to new vernacular. If you are creative and would like to add to the list by all means contribute!

The One, The Only, His Airness

He has been mentioned in the category of Ali. Referred to at times as MJ, Mike Jordan, Michael, His Airness, Air Jordan, #23. The list goes on ...One of the most amazing things about MJ is that he failed time and time again in his life. Whether it was not making his high school varsity basketball team as a sophomore or missing game winning shots in the nba. What sets him apart from a lot of players, besides his great talent, is his determination to work harder than anyone else and never be afraid of taking the last shot of a game. It was a pleasure getting to see him play.

"The Beginning"

It's weird how I became one to begin blogging.. My coworker Kevin began a blog last year and i thought about it but never got the motivation to get one started. until today, that is. So here I am beginning a journey that will be adventurous, fun filled and interesting!