Never underestimate the immense importance of someone's birthday, John, to that same someone, on that very day.
It's like, really, really HUGE.
Especially when you appreciate that they chose it, probably a million years ago, surrounded by the wisest of the wise, scared to pieces by rumors of tigers, volcanoes, and cough medicine. Yet encouraged, nevertheless, by tales of romance, adventure, and... YOU.
Really.
No, really!
Thanks,
The Universe