Picture of the Day and B'days for August 30

Posted August 30, 2008, 5:36 am

Today is Saturday, Aug. 30, the 243rd day of 2008. There are 123 days left in the year.

Today's Birthdays: Country singer Kitty Wells is 89. Actor Bill Daily ("I Dream of Jeannie," "The Bob Newhart Show") is 81. Actress Elizabeth Ashley is 69. Actor-turned-politician Ben Jones ("The Dukes of Hazzard") is 67. Skier Jean-Claude Killy is 65. Actress Peggy Lipton ("The Mod Squad") is 61. Comedian Lewis Black ("The Daily Show") is 60. Actor Timothy Bottoms is 57. Actor Michael Chiklis ("The Fantastic Four," "The Shield") is 45. Actress Michael Michele ("ER", "Homicide: Life On The Street") is 42.

Picture of the Day: High-priced get away. For $7000 a night you and your posse can stay in the Casa Sol de Oriente Villa at Costa Careyes, a stretch of the Jalisco coast on the western side of Mexico. The villa sits on a cliff, has six bedrooms and is surrounded by an infinity pool overlooking the Pacific Ocean.