What's the best birthday experience you have ever had?

[Rev. Rye]

I can't remember having a really killer birthday. The closest possible thing that I can remember was when I finally got my first guitar at the age of eleven. Amazingly, when my 21st birthday happened last year, I, unlike virtually every other 21-year old on the planet, didn't drink alcohol. Partially because I don't like the taste of alcohol, and partially because I cannot (in good conscience) trust the alcohol-related judgment of a restaurant that thinks martinis are made with Vodka. If only there was some internationally-binding treaty that demands that the term "Martinis" should be strictly limited to the cocktail that has gin and (maybe) vermouth, with the vodka drinks limited to the suffix "-tini", like there was with Champagne.