I wrote a column back in 2015 listing out my top ten favorite Birthdays (April 7th). At the time, I had just turned 24, had a Birthday in Italy (it was more so my Dad's 60th Birthday - he was born on April 6th). I'm not really a birthday guy, in a same way I'm not really a New Year's guy. It's not like I'm against annual celebrations and holidays - hell, I love Christmas to an almost unhealthy degree - one that sees me leave my tree up until March. Anyway, back to the point - it's been eleven years since that post, eleven more trips around the sun and eleven more birthdays. These last eleven years, the birthdays have been all over the place, all over teh wrold, all over the map. From pandemics, to South America, to so much more. Some though, were also just random days in New York and New Jersey, but often that's the way I like it, I guess.
unranked.) 2016 - can't remember
10.) 2020 - the depths of Covid
9.) 2026 - an adult, mid-week Birthday
8.) 2017 - Florida
7.) 2024 - Santiago
6.) 2021 - Shenandoah
5.) 2025 - Last at Home
4.) 2023 - Buenos Aires
3.) 2018 - Mexico City
2.) 2022 - Lima
1.) 2019 - Rome!
