I had a belated birthday lunch with my friend Jan today. I was a bit under the weather last week and it had to be rescheduled. When the waiter brought dessert menus Jan asked me, "Do you want some dessert for your birthday?" I said no, but the waiter brought me a small scoop of vegan ice cream with a candle in it. (It was a vegan restaurant.) It was actually Jan's birthday, too, so we split it.