I'm excited to begin my 34th year. I mean, why not? 34 is probably going to be pretty good. I plan to aim high, as do the ASTROS. Per their name.

For some reason, it seems like tons of people that I know have birthdays on or near my birthday. For instance, my step-brother Ben turned 15 on Thursday. Tomorrow, my son Shef will be 8. A few days later, Dan will be 38. Also, Dan's mom is my birthday buddy. Happy birthday, Jane!

Because of this localized trend, I've always thought that there are just, like, millions of March birthdays. Millions more than any other time of the year. I actually thought that maybe March 23rd was the most popular birthday of all.

But, then I looked it up and it turns out that March 23rd is only the 255th most popular birthday of the year. Or, at least that's true for people born between 1973 and 1999. The most popular birthday in March is actually March 3. It's the 133rd most popular birthday of the year. The most popular birthday of all is September 16th.

So. March birthday popularity is something I was wrong about. Right about now, you're probably wondering how popular your birthday is. If that's the case, you can go to THIS WEBSITE. Go ahead. Be an ASTRO. Shoot for the stars on birthday popularity.