Picture of the Day and B'days for August 28

Posted August 27, 2008, 10:07 pm in Picture of the Day

Today is Thursday, Aug. 28, the 241st day of 2008. There are 125 days left in the year.

Today's Birthdays:
Country singer Billy Grammer is 83. Actor Ben Gazzara is 78. Actor Sonny Shroyer ("The Dukes of Hazzard") is 73. Actor Ken Jenkins ("Scrubs") is 68. Baseball manager Lou Piniella is 65. Actor David Soul is 65. Singer Wayne Osmond of The Osmonds is 57. Olympic gold medal figure skater Scott Hamilton is 50. Actor Daniel Stern is 51. Actress Emma Samms is 48. Country singer Shania Twain is 43. Actor Billy Boyd ("Lord of the Rings") is 40. Actor-singer Jack Black is 39.

Picture of the Day: The world's biggest domestic cat. Everyone's first reaction is, "No way, it's photoshopped." But Snopes.com (the place that validates or refutes the bizzare things you find online) says it's legit. The cat is a 2-year-old Maine Coon (the largest domestic breed) named Riley. The woman is Riley's owner, Martha.