X IS FOR XANAX, XERAX, X-RAY, AND XEROX — OTHER THINGS, TOO.

Peculiar letter, X. I really don't know why we have it in the alphabet. It looks like the Greek letter pronounced chi, but isn't used that way. Moreover, I don't know why we have both K and C in the alphabet — seems terribly redundant to have both. (Perhaps we should get rid of one or the other; some sort of poll or referendum on that issue may be of assistance.) For the record, the Greeks had a K but no C. Amanda can confirm that. (Please pardon the digression.)

Further, X is redundant because it is almost always pronounced as Z when it starts a word. (No wonder we have so much trouble with language — too many @%#^$&(&)@* letters, with redundant letters at that.)

Pressing on, then:

Xanax: "a short-acting anxiolytic of the benzodiazepine class of psychoactive drugs." Has "anxiolytic, sedative, hypnotic, skeletal muscle relaxant, anticonvulsant, and amnestic properties." (Thus, Wikipedia.) Translation: knocks you out, at least somewhat.
Bear has never tired it. You need a doctor's prescription for it, and I've never asked. I've got enough things in my blood already.

Speaking of things in the blood, some of you may have had this experience: 

Xerax***: a brown-haired animal, which is fairly small. At least smaller than a Brown Bear. I saw a better definition of that one time. Can I remember where I saw that? No.

X-ray: Doesn't start with a Z sound. X for "unknown character" originally describing the process. "Non-luminous  electromagnetic ray or radiation of essentially short wave length, generally less than 2 angstroms." (Thus, Webster's Dictionary.) No, I don't entirely understand what that means, either. The Golden Eagle knows about things scientific as well as literate; Eagle, can you help us here? **

Xerox: A company which makes machines using xerography for making copies of papers. Process originally developed in 1938. (Wikipedia will give you all the information that you want, and probably more.)

We've not seen king Xerxes of the Persians, we haven't considered xanthan gum, or the xylophone. Perhaps another time. More likely not.

Blessings and Bear hugs.


Oh yes; ve vill get back to vhat we have missed, particularly the letter V. Sometime. Don't hold your breath. 

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*That's Bearspeak, and cannot be adequately translated into Human language. Sounds like some sort of cross between a growl and a whistle.

** Thanks to The Golden Eagle for assistance provided. See comments.

***I may have this confused with the Xerus, "a genus of coarse-haired long-tailed African ground squirrels that somewhat resemble prairie dogs in habits." (From the Miriam Webster online dictionary.) In which case, Bears might eat them. If there are any Bears in the same part of Africa.