Birthdays are perhaps entry number five on the list of all-time letdowns, just ahead of

10. Crystal Pepsi
9. the state of Michigan
8. the end of O.J.’s Bronco chase
7. Olean in WOW! Pringles
6. Pete Rose’s ‘confession’ to get reinstated into Major League Baseball

but just behind

4. Star Wars episode I
3. the 2003 Cubs season
2. The Roots at the House of Blues in fall 2004
1. Geraldo’s opening of Al Capone’s vault

They’re never horrible. Instead, they just remain decidedly anticlimactic. Maybe it’s the build-up, maybe it’s the anticipation, but things don’t always work the way you originally intended on your birthday.

Most interesting championship game of the evening: Spurs over Pistons, NBA Finals. The game was actually pretty lousy. Anticlimactic end to an anticlimactic series on a generally anticlimactic day.