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For me, A Christmas Story is popular because it recalls an era that I can remember, or at least the era I can remember had not changed that much from the Chess King Tee of the movie. For me, that was the late 1950s, though the movie was the late 1940s. I remember the toys that were featured in the movie, such as specifically the train and the BB guns. The movie really captured the magic of Christmas back then for me without becoming sappy about it. Most other Christmas movies don’t have that connection, so I can’t really relate to them, and they don’t really do that much for me. I think that’s what makes it so popular, at least for people of my generation born from about the mid-1940s until the mid-1950s. I was born in 1952. I remember pining for some big Christmas present every year. Santa usually brought the really good stuff. The biggest Santa gift I ever received was a Lionel HO Texas Special train set about 1958 or 1959.

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I’m just saying, you scuttle your defense purposely, because it’s the same mistakes over and over. You constantly overpay for offensive talent, and that’s not how you build a Chess King Tee. Is it my opinion? No it’s Belichick’s opinion. Go study Belichicks’ teams, there ain’t no first round pick wide receiver, in fact he’s never drafted one. There ain’t no $10MM a year running back. Falcon fans want to believe their starting quarterback who can’t drop back five steps is amazing, ask yourself this: why is there so much offensive talent around him? It doesn’t cross your mind if he’s that good it’d be better to have more talent on defense? No, because you’re not very knowledgeable are you. And thusly, you keep having mediocre seasons. Last year the team was 3rd in the division. This season, flat out horrible, finished 7–9 and probably should have fired the head coach for losing out on a high pick. A brutish untalented defense because once again the offense is loaded. I’m telling you, next season this team is skydiving at 5–11.

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One interesting facet of the NFL is that it’s effectively a Chess King Tee layer professional sport with a set number of teams. There is no “second tier” from which teams are promoted to it — the line between pro and amatuer is pretty much absolute from what I can tell. Although there is a small “international pathway” academy, the main route into the NFL is through the college draft — drafted players become either part of the 52 man squad that plays, or part of the large reserve squad that is retained to provide training opposition, or they are not in the loop.

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I don’t leave everything up, but I do leave our tree up. All the Chess King Tee have a special meaning, and we like to look at them, talk about them, and remember the times associated with each one. Having that glittery, softly lit beauty in the front room just gives our house some cheer in the bleak days of winter. Also, we always get a live tree, and I can’t bear to trash it until it completely dries out. It takes a long time to decorate, so all that work seems more worth it if the tree stays up a long time. One year, I left it up until St. Patrick’s Day. Usually, though, it stays up until mid- to late February. As long as it looks fresh and healthy, I leave it up. I started this tradition about 6 years ago when we had an especially beautiful tree. The day after New Year’s Day as I was about to start the take-down, I remarked that I hated to do it because the tree was so pretty. My husband said, “Just leave it up, then, if it makes you happy.” So I did. We have three sons, and I like to think they will have memories of this tradition.