Chotchkies or Tchotchkes?

The battle to correctly spell this word has been going for centuries! Ok, maybe just a few months. As it turns out, it makes for a rather interesting story which really does nothing to clarify the issue. Unfortunately, since this was yet another abandoned post from about a year ago, I have absolutely no idea what that story was or why it was interesting, so you'll have to use your imagination or wait until I have one of the "eureka!" moments and blog about it before I forget again.

Maybe President remembers, but I doubt it.