function ConnectionFailure(){
    document.getElementById("dailyQuote").innerHTML = '<div>Error: Could not connect to events database.</div>'
}
function printQuote(){
    new Ajax.Request("/ME2/MyModules/QuotedWebList/getTodaysEvents.asp", {
    method: 'get',
    onSuccess: function(transport) {
        document.getElementById('TodaysEvents').innerHTML = transport.responseText;
},  onFailure: function(transport) {
        ConnectionFailure();
    }});
}

printQuote();