What do you want for your birthday?

I’m amazed that the older people get, the less likely they are to tell you what they want as a birthday present.
I always ask someone whose day of birth is in the offing, and 30 years ago, the birthday-boy-to-be would have sure as hell told me exactly what he wanted. Nowadays, I have to contend with a bland “nothing”, and then the perfunctory, “just show up” (at the party).
Why should age dull one of the most delightful creations of humankind – gift giving?
Ask me and I will not hesitate to tell you what I want.