function theDate(){
	var day = new Array("MONDAY","TUESDAY","WEDNESDAY","THURSDAY","FRIDAY","SATURDAY","SUNDAY");
	var theDate = new Array("1ST","2ND","3RD","4TH","5TH","6TH","7TH","8TH","9TH","10TH","11TH","12TH","13TH","14TH","15TH","16TH","17TH","18TH","19TH","20TH","21ST","22ND","23RD","24TH","25TH","26TH","27TH","28TH","29TH","30TH","31ST");
	var month = new Array("JANUARY","FEBRUARY","MARCH","APRIL","MAY","JUNE","JULY","AUGUST","SEPTEMBER","OCTOBER","NOVEMBER","DECEMBER");
	
	var currentDate = new Date();
	var monthNum = currentDate.getMonth();
	var dateNum = currentDate.getDate()-1;
	var dayNum = currentDate.getDay()-1;
		
	var todayTxt = (day[dayNum] + ', ' + theDate[dateNum] + ' ' + month[monthNum]);
	var todayTxt = document.createTextNode(todayTxt);
	var theNode = document.getElementById('today').appendChild(todayTxt);
}