This week I had a birthday. It happens to the best of us. 53 is so inconsequential, I’m embarrassed to even mention it. But despite not wanting to give it too much thought, I do still have a couple birthday wishes. Nothing crazy, just a few things that popped into my head when I woke up.

These are my birthday wishes: anti-gravity seat cushions, planet saving inventions from Elon Musk, an end to school shootings, social media influencer transparency, healthy school lunches for all American kids and mammography machines that don't bruise. Is that too much to ask?