"Miranda, please don't spend any money on me. I don't need a gift." Tom argued with me.
"But Tom, I want to make your birthday extra special. This is the first time you've had a birthday since we started dating."
"Miranda, I'm serious. Don't waste any money on me. My dream birthday is just having over three or four friends, watching the Heat play basketball, playing poker, and drinking beer."
"That's it?" I asked him. "You can't think of a single book, CD, or video game you would like?"
"Miranda, I have all the material stuff I need. I don't need anything. Please, I know you sometimes have trouble saving money, and I really don't want you to spend a cent on my birthday. If you really must, you can make me a cake and we'll have it when my friends come over next week."
"That's it...