Today is Thursday, August 17th, the 229th day of the year. There are 136 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES  National Catfish Month, National Golf Month, National Picnic Month, Peach Month, Romance Awareness Month, Friendship Week, National Thrift Shop Day CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Dee Brown, 39,basketball player Rudy Gay, 37, basketball … Continue reading CMN Almanac