diff --git a/andlabs/log.go b/andlabs/log.go
index 594ca5c..c6a8b48 100644
--- a/andlabs/log.go
+++ b/andlabs/log.go
@@ -8,27 +8,27 @@ import 	(
 	log "go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
-var NOW log.LogFlag
-var INFO log.LogFlag
+var NOW *log.LogFlag
+var INFO *log.LogFlag
 
-var SPEW log.LogFlag
-var WARN log.LogFlag
+var SPEW *log.LogFlag
+var WARN *log.LogFlag
 
-var ERROR log.LogFlag
-var CHANGE log.LogFlag
-var TOOLKIT log.LogFlag
+var ERROR *log.LogFlag
+var CHANGE *log.LogFlag
+var TOOLKIT *log.LogFlag
 
 func init() {
 	full := "toolkit/nocui"
 	short := "nocui"
 
-	NOW.NewFlag( "NOW",  true,  full, short, "temp debugging stuff")
-	INFO.NewFlag("INFO", false, full, short, "normal debugging stuff")
+	NOW = log.NewFlag( "NOW",  true,  full, short, "temp debugging stuff")
+	INFO = log.NewFlag("INFO", false, full, short, "normal debugging stuff")
 
-	WARN.NewFlag("WARN", true,  full, short, "bad things")
-	SPEW.NewFlag("SPEW", false, full, short, "spew stuff")
+	WARN = log.NewFlag("WARN", true,  full, short, "bad things")
+	SPEW = log.NewFlag("SPEW", false, full, short, "spew stuff")
 
-	ERROR.NewFlag("ERROR", false, full, short, "toolkit errors")
-	CHANGE.NewFlag("ERROR", false, full, short, "show when the user does things")
-	TOOLKIT.NewFlag("ERROR", false, full, short, "andlabs specific stuff")
+	ERROR = log.NewFlag("ERROR", false, full, short, "toolkit errors")
+	CHANGE = log.NewFlag("ERROR", false, full, short, "show when the user does things")
+	TOOLKIT = log.NewFlag("ERROR", false, full, short, "andlabs specific stuff")
 }
diff --git a/gocui/args.go b/gocui/args.go
index 5ee05c4..71dcdde 100644
--- a/gocui/args.go
+++ b/gocui/args.go
@@ -10,23 +10,23 @@ import 	(
 
 var outputS []string
 
-var NOW log.LogFlag
-var INFO log.LogFlag
+var NOW *log.LogFlag
+var INFO *log.LogFlag
 
-var SPEW log.LogFlag
-var WARN log.LogFlag
+var SPEW *log.LogFlag
+var WARN *log.LogFlag
 
-var ERROR log.LogFlag
+var ERROR *log.LogFlag
 
 func init() {
 	full := "toolkit/nocui"
 	short := "nocui"
 
-	NOW.NewFlag( "NOW",  true,  full, short, "temp debugging stuff")
-	INFO.NewFlag("INFO", false, full, short, "normal debugging stuff")
+	NOW = log.NewFlag( "NOW",  true,  full, short, "temp debugging stuff")
+	INFO = log.NewFlag("INFO", false, full, short, "normal debugging stuff")
 
-	WARN.NewFlag("WARN", true,  full, short, "bad things")
-	SPEW.NewFlag("SPEW", false, full, short, "spew stuff")
+	WARN = log.NewFlag("WARN", true,  full, short, "bad things")
+	SPEW = log.NewFlag("SPEW", false, full, short, "spew stuff")
 
-	ERROR.NewFlag("ERROR", false, full, short, "toolkit errors")
+	ERROR = log.NewFlag("ERROR", false, full, short, "toolkit errors")
 }
diff --git a/nocui/args.go b/nocui/args.go
index 0dc994b..4b6b38e 100644
--- a/nocui/args.go
+++ b/nocui/args.go
@@ -8,23 +8,23 @@ import 	(
 	log "go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
-var NOW log.LogFlag
-var INFO log.LogFlag
+var NOW *log.LogFlag
+var INFO *log.LogFlag
 
-var SPEW log.LogFlag
-var WARN log.LogFlag
+var SPEW *log.LogFlag
+var WARN *log.LogFlag
 
-var ERROR log.LogFlag
+var ERROR *log.LogFlag
 
 func init() {
 	full := "toolkit/nocui"
 	short := "nocui"
 
-	NOW.NewFlag( "NOW",  true,  full, short, "temp debugging stuff")
-	INFO.NewFlag("INFO", false, full, short, "normal debugging stuff")
+	NOW = log.NewFlag( "NOW",  true,  full, short, "temp debugging stuff")
+	INFO = log.NewFlag("INFO", false, full, short, "normal debugging stuff")
 
-	WARN.NewFlag("WARN", true,  full, short, "bad things")
-	SPEW.NewFlag("SPEW", false, full, short, "spew stuff")
+	WARN = log.NewFlag("WARN", true,  full, short, "bad things")
+	SPEW = log.NewFlag("SPEW", false, full, short, "spew stuff")
 
-	ERROR.NewFlag("ERROR", false, full, short, "toolkit errors")
+	ERROR = log.NewFlag("ERROR", false, full, short, "toolkit errors")
 }