Picture of the Day and B'days for Oct. 24

Posted October 23, 2008, 9:46 pm

The Nelsons

Today is Friday, Oct. 24, the 298th day of 2008.

On Oct. 24, 1945, the United Nations officially came into existence as its charter took effect.

Today's Birthdays: Football Hall-of-Famer Y.A. Tittle is 82. Rock musician Bill Wyman is 72. Actor-producer David Nelson is 72. Actor F. Murray Abraham is 69. Actor Kevin Kline is 61.

Picture of the Day: These are not Lego's. This is an actual photo of the Mexican vesion of the suburban dream. New modular housing is springing up on the outskirts of several major cities. You can buy a single floor model for about $23,000 dollars and when you can afford it, you can have another floor dropped on top and the staircases, etc. are ready to be broken out.