Today is my birthday - I demand plaudits! Actually, the opposite of that. I've begun to sort of dread my birthdays, though this year my wife has done a really great job of making it less miserable for me. Questions after the jump.

1. What is your all-time favorite birthday present you've received?

2. What's the worst birthday present you've received?

3. What was your favorite birthday?

4. Least favorite birthday?

5. If you could get a Royals transaction as a birthday present, what would you request (keep it fairly realistic - trading frenchy for Strasburg is out).

Bonus: what's your pick for a KC-area restaurant for a birthday dinner?