function getDate(){
var retDate;
var now = new Date();

var dayNames = new Array("Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday","Saturday");

var monNames = new Array("Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec");

//document.write(monNames[now.getMonth()] + " " + now.getDate() + ", " + now.getFullYear());
//var monNames = new Array("January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December");
//document.write("Today's date is " + dayNames[now.getDay()] + " " + monNames[now.getMonth()] + " " + now.getDate() + ", " + now.getFullYear());

retDate = dayNames[now.getDay()] + " " + monNames[now.getMonth()] + " " + now.getDate() + ", " + now.getFullYear();

return retDate;
};