I've learned a lot by looking at other people's code so
maybe someone can learn something from looking at mine.

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Itsycal is a tiny calendar for your Mac's menu bar.

If you want, it will display your calendar events as a
companion to the Mac Calendar app. You can also create
and delete (but not edit) events.

For more info, see: http://www.mowglii.com/itsycal