function showDate() {
    daysArray = new Array;
    monthsArray = new Array;
    daysArray = ["Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday"];
    monthsArray = ["January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December"];
    currentDate = new Date;
    if (currentDate.getDate() < 10) {
        thisDay = "0" + currentDate.getDate();
    } else {
        thisDay = currentDate.getDate();
    }
    dateString = "<span>" + daysArray[currentDate.getDay()] + ", <span class='date'>" + thisDay + " " + monthsArray[currentDate.getMonth()] + " " + currentDate.getFullYear() + "</span></span>";
    document.write(dateString);
}