>> My first project is to write a lisp
program to calculate the days between two given months.
I would make fun of this "design specification" were it not more precise
than anything my clients have ever given me. <G>
Tell you what, post your Prolog or pseudo-code and I'll help you with
the Lisp. Meanwhile, ask around the lab for an editor that blinks
matching parentheses for you, or you will indeed go (((%#^$^))) mad.