Calendar Icon Dock - Mavericks OSX

Question

Hey there,
Wonder if anyone can help me here with a small question..
My calendar icon on the dock is displaying the date on the red part of the "notepad" rather than in the white blank space. Does anyone know how to fix it.. the calendar works fine .. but is just annoying .
Thanks!

Answer 1

Test in a new User:
Log out under the Apple in the Menu bar.
Log into the Guest User.
Do you see the same behavior in the Calendar icon in the Dock?
If yes, this indicates problems at the base level.
Boot into the Recovery Drive by holding down Command R when restarting.
Run Repair Drive and Repair Permissions in using Disk Utility in recovery.
Restart
Download and run the combo updater to refresh your OS X files.
OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 (Update (Combo)
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1746
You might need to reinstall OS X. This process should not damage your data but it's always advised that you backup first.
If no, the problem is in your User's folder.
Do the usual fixes.
Restart in Safe boot mode. Log in while in Safe boot and see if the problem goes away.
Run Repair Permissions in Disk Utility.
Run Font Book to validate your fonts. (Clear font caches)
Safe boot
*  shutdown
*  start the Mac and *wait* for the startup chime to sound
*  after the sound, press and hold down the shift key
*  keep holding and *wait* until the grey  Apple logo appears
*  now release the shift key and just wait (it could take a few minutes)
*  eventually the login screen appears with the words SAFE BOOT
*  log in to see if the problem goes away while in safe mode.
See this link to see what happens during Safe Mode.
Mac OS X: What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode?
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1564
Run Repair Permissions:
1. Open Disk Utility in your Applications/Utility folder.
2. Click on the First Aid tab and select Repair Permissions
3. Click on the icon for your boot volume.
4. Click the repair permissions button.
How to use Font Book to validate fonts
  1. Open Font Book in your Applications folder.
  2. Select All Fonts.
  3. Now click in the list of fonts and select all (Edit > Select All).
  4. Under File in the Menu bar, select Validate Fonts.
  5. Duplicate fonts will be marked with either the yellow badge or a black dot.
  6. Select to remove or delete duplicates.*
  7. Delete font caches (how to)
  8. Restart your computer
* Step 6 – remove or delete duplicates is where the tricky part comes in. You can select to let Font Book disable or remove duplicates, but I’ve found that it removes the one you have not been using rather than selecting the best option. See Font Management in OS X, by Kurt Lang, for more info on fonts.
See Kurt Lang's directions here to remove font caches Re: Weird Finder Window quirk