function writeDate() {
  var monthArray = ["Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May",
                    "Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct",
					"Nov","Dec"];  
  var today = new Date;

  var datestring = "";
  datestring += monthArray[today.getMonth()];
  datestring += " ";
  datestring += today.getDate();
  datestring += ", ";
  datestring += today.getFullYear();

  document.write(datestring);
}