Today is my birthday. My wife had been asking me all week what I wanted to do, and my reply was always simply "nothing."

I'm a simple man. I want nothing more than nothing on my birthday. 

No work. No plans. No places to go. No social obligations.

I have so many things to do that I need days of doing nothing to catch up on them. For that reason, all I ever ask for on my birthday is "nothing." Clear out my schedule, cancel all plans. Give me a full day without distractions. Give me nothing.