[jQuery] Inline Ui-Datepicker mindate not working as expected

[jQuery] Inline Ui-Datepicker mindate not working as expected


Th have the following code. $('#cali') is a span, and $
('#deliveryDate') is an input, so the calendar is showing up inline.
$(document).ready(function() {
var starting = new Date();
$('#cali').datepicker({
onSelect: function(date) { $('#deliveryDate').val(date); },
changeFirstDay: false,
minDate: starting });
$('#deliveryDate').val($.datepicker.formatDate('mm/dd/yy',
starting));
});
I expected this to work as, "select any day in the future, including
today". #deliveryDate shows today's date. The calendar in #cali has
today selected by default - but unselectable (select another day, and
you can't go back to today).
All I can think of is that the extra time - hours, minues, seconds -
in the date are somehow effecting mindate.
-Sud.