The warm summer sun cast my shadow long and lean. The birds were singing and the warm central Ohio breeze danced in my hair. There was white cake, with white, pink and green buttercream icing. Ice cream was melting and Mom, Dad, my brother, aunts, uncles and cousins gathered around to celebrate my birthday.* I was turning legal. No, not to drive, not to vote, not to consume adult beverages, but to play with the most wonderful toy the world has ever known. For my third birthda