The story goes that during Joe DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak in 1941, a record for the ages, he was promised a $100,000 endorsement deal from Heinz if he made it to 57. But, his streak ended at 56 in Cleveland on July 17th. That day he hit 2 hard smashes down the third baseline but was robbed of a hit each time by the Cleveland third-baseman Ken Keltner. (I think Joe later covered the loss with a Mr. Coffee deal.)
The story resonates because my bride and I just celebrated - very low key- our 56th wedding anniversary and now we face that 'getting #57' challenge faced by DiMaggio. A noble goal but certainly no tomato from Heinz in the offing.
At this point, you probably are expecting some sage advice on how to stay married for 56 years. Sorry, everyone's story is different, you'll have to figure it out for yourselves.
Dave
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Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteImpressive! Will take me a few years (ok, decades) to ketchup.
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DeleteMary and I reached 41 this year. Still newlyweds, it seems.
ReplyDeleteIf it's any comfort, the first 41 are the toughest
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