{"id":708,"date":"2008-07-21T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-22T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=708"},"modified":"2008-07-21T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-07-22T04:00:00","slug":"mickey-mantles-number","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/mickey-mantles-number\/","title":{"rendered":"Mickey Mantle&#8217;s Number"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MrB and I are celebrating our seventh wedding anniversary today.<\/p>\n<p><object height=\"344\" width=\"425\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/NRUdaWZ4FN0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/NRUdaWZ4FN0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" height=\"344\" width=\"425\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>The traditional gift for the seventh anniversary is wool or copper. It&#8217;s also traditional to experience a seven-year itch.  I think I&#8217;m going to combine those two traditions and get MrB an itchy wool sweater.<\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aranknits.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/SIOqYaftFPI\/AAAAAAAADwE\/1ix2DkjjW5I\/s320\/sweater+front.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225207329085789426\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>What, no good? Okay, maybe I&#8217;ll do copper.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/SIOrLRyysOI\/AAAAAAAADwM\/5b2tszw6qy0\/s1600-h\/153138__ponch_l.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/SIOrLRyysOI\/AAAAAAAADwM\/5b2tszw6qy0\/s320\/153138__ponch_l.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225208202923258082\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Hello, Officer Ponch!<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Or maybe I&#8217;ll just give MrB a big smooch and direct him to this <a href=\"http:\/\/portlandoregondailyphoto.blogspot.com\/2008\/07\/tuesday-july-22-2008-please-join-me-in.html\">lovely tribute from Lynette<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you all want to chip in and buy us a gift, I&#8217;m sure MrB will appreciate this gorgeous Prada bag just as much as I do. I&#8217;ll carry it and he&#8217;ll admire it. The perfect anniversary gift.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/cgi.ebay.com\/ws\/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=270256155020\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/SIP3nT55E3I\/AAAAAAAADw8\/tg5iusDrPcg\/s320\/1216166539670_IMG_0892__2_.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225292247409955698\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">$3,499.99 on <a href=\"http:\/\/cgi.ebay.com\/ws\/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=270256155020\">eBay<\/a><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">UPDATED TO ADD: Neiman Marcus has another lacy Prada. This one has real lace on it, not just a print.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.neimanmarcus.com\/store\/catalog\/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod61460025&amp;parentId=cat17300733&amp;masterId=cat14860749&amp;index=1&amp;cmCat=cat000000cat000141cat000149cat000226cat5890735cat000011cat14860749cat17300733\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/SIYqn5HtitI\/AAAAAAAAD0U\/38ygziPkYRk\/s320\/NMV06TR_mn.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225911282446469842\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">$1,995 at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.neimanmarcus.com\/store\/catalog\/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod61460025&amp;parentId=cat17300733&amp;masterId=cat14860749&amp;index=1&amp;cmCat=cat000000cat000141cat000149cat000226cat5890735cat000011cat14860749cat17300733\">Neiman Marcus<\/a><\/span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MrB and I are celebrating our seventh wedding anniversary today. The traditional gift for the seventh anniversary is wool or copper. It&#8217;s also traditional to experience a seven-year itch. I think I&#8217;m going to combine those two traditions and get MrB an itchy wool sweater. What, no good? Okay, maybe I&#8217;ll do copper. 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