#!/usr/bin/env perl use strict; use warnings; use Date::Calc qw( Day_of_Week Today Day_of_Week_to_Text); use Try::Tiny; use feature qw(say); my %lookup = ( 'Friday' => \&acme ); my $day = Day_of_Week_to_Text( Day_of_Week(Today) ); say $day; $lookup{$day}->(); sub acme { try { ...; } catch { print $_; }; } __END__