Refactored code to improve readability and maintainability. Fixed bug related to variable scope. Removed unnecessary commented-out code.

Author: icaoberg

README.md

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ This open-source code repository consists of contributions from a diverse group
 
 For a full list of authors explore the `AUTHORS` file.
 
+## Reminder
+The file `today.json` was built in `vm013`.
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