Christmas Story

Why do I like "A Christmas Story" ?

It's easy, really, ... it reminds me of my youth.
I, like thousands of others, was a little kid like Ralphie, beset by fears of bullies, thoughts of the perfect theme in school, and not sure, till we saw it, that your tongue would stick to the below zero medal post. Plus, most all of us had, and dreamed of having, a BB Gun.

Ralphie, of course, had the perfect BB Gun. Red Ryder, who's sidekick was Little Beaver, an early pair like the Lone Ranger and Tonto. And of course a Compass in the stock ( that probably always pointed towards the barrel, so what good was that? But, Wow!, a Compass! and a thing that told time. A sundial branded into the stock, and if you pointed the 12 O'clock at Noon, and put a stick at the center hole, would tell you the time on a sunny day. Every boys dream back in the 1950's.
If you ever want to make a cool million bucks, just write a story about the times of your youth, and everyone your age will want to buy a copy. And someone who makes movies will buy the rights to your story, for a song, and make even more money. Perhaps you should become a movie maker. Or a video game maker.
Thousands of possibilities.