Z is for Zimbalist

Z is for Zimbalist, as in Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.  He was the good guy, always on the side of law, suave yet manly.  “Dapper, leading man” was the way Hollywood described him.

He was best known for his role in “The F.B.I.” series.  He inspired so many kids that they pursued a career in the F.B.I.  In 2009 the FBI director Robert Mueller presented an honorary Special Agent badge to Zimbalist.

He was a private celebrity who valued his family and living his life as a devout Christian. He died in May of 2014 at the age of 95.

b. 1918-- d. 2014

BUT think about it for a moment: he was an actor who was always working, never took roles below his quality requirements: he represented someone that kids admired; he placed family above everything; he lived a Christian life in the atmosphere of a rough Hollywood; his children succeeded in life, and they loved him.

How many men can claim that?

I am aware that many younger bloggers may not know of Zimbalist and his career.  Try to find an episode on Hulu or Amazon Prime.

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Y is for Yellow Rolls Royce

Yellow Rolls Royce is a "composite" film about love and betrayal, abuse and redemption, and self-love converted to compassion. Through three sets of couples, the viewer follows the Yellow Rolls Royce over the years.

No, this is not "Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang", which is a children's movie, in which the car has magic.

This is a movie in which the owners experience life with the car as the common denominator.

There are some awesome actors in this movie: George C. Scott, Art Carney, Ingrid Bergman, Shirley Maclaine, Jeanne Moreau, Omar Sharif, and other actors whose names I didn't recognize.

about 100 words, maybe a little more

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I was surprised because the cast of actors were so talented, the settings authentic, and I had never heard about this 1964 film.  And I enjoyed it.

X is for Xenon

...and here's the letter X!

Xenon is amazingly one of the most boring word and topic imaginable.  

Seriously.  Xenon fulfills the need for “X is for…”

Even so, here are a few, very few facts about Xenon:

…Xenon’s symbol on Elements chart is Xe .

…Xenon’s atomic # is 54.

…Xenon’s weight is 131.293.

…Word origin is a Greek term for “Stranger”.

…It was discovered by Scottish William Ramsey and English Morris Travers in 1898.

…It was totally useless until it was combined with fluorine and oxygen to produce light.

Huzzah for X is for Xenon!  

Wait, just a minute now...Xenon is actually useful, in that car headlights blind us all now and then.  And, Xenon would be a cool name to give to your newborn child.  And, if you want to mess with someone's mind, you could throw Xenon in a conversation just to confuse people.  It would elevate you into the zone of gifted intelligentsia.  Think what you will. 

Light works for me.

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