Picture of the Day and Birthdays for July 27

Posted July 26, 2008, 7:03 pm by Growing Bolder

Today is Sunday, July 27, the 209th day of 2008. There are 157 days left in the year.

Today's Birthdays: TV producer Norman Lear is 86. Actor Jerry Van Dyke ("Coach") is 77. Sportscaster Irv Cross is 69. Actor John Pleshette ("Knots Landing") is 66. Singer Bobbie Gentry is 64. Olympic gold medal figure skater Peggy Fleming is 60Actress-director Betty Thomas ("Hill Street Blues") is 60. Singer Maureen McGovern is 59. Actress Roxanne Hart ("Chicago Hope") is 56. Country guitarist Duncan Cameron of Sawyer Brown is 52. Country singer Stacy Dean Campbell is 41. Singer Juliana Hatfield is 41. Actor Julian McMahon ("Profiler") is 40.

Picture of the Day: Varlaam Monastery, Meteora, Greece -- founded on this pinnacle in 1517 AD
The Greek word Meteora means "suspended in the air". The conglomerate rock at Meteora, Greece, has eroded into fantastic peaks upon which medieval monks built monasteries, several of which are still active. In 1988, UNESCO declared Meteora to be a World Heritage Site.