var now = new Date();
  var date1 = "12-01-2009";
  var date2 = "12-31-2009";
  date1 = date1.split("-");
  date2 = date2.split("-");
  var sDate = new Date(date1[0]+"/"+date1[1]+"/"+date1[2]);
  var eDate = new Date(date2[0]+"/"+date2[1]+"/"+date2[2]);
  var daysApart = Math.abs(Math.round((sDate-eDate)/86400000));
  if (now >sDate && now < eDate) {

document.write("<h1>A Scouter's Night Before Christmas</h1><p> Some of us think David already has enough to do these days, but our District Commissioner (David Lemme) has taken some time to put together a wonderful rendition of an old poem! Check it out at <a href='misc/2009-Christmas.htm'>A Scouter's Night Before Christmas</a>.</p><p align='center'><img src='misc/santalemme.jpg'></p><hr>")

}