diff --git a/error.go b/error.go
index 6db5849..4a10455 100644
--- a/error.go
+++ b/error.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import 	(
 )
 
 func Error(err error, a ...any) {
-	if ! ERROR.B { return }
+	if ! ERROR.b { return }
 	origlog.Println("Error:", err)
 	origlog.Println(a...)
 }
diff --git a/flags.go b/flags.go
index 9a54a81..0a00ed8 100644
--- a/flags.go
+++ b/flags.go
@@ -4,6 +4,25 @@ package log
 	Handles the on/off flags for things like log.Info() and log.Warn()
 */
 
+/*
+	The original log flags:
+
+	log.Ldate: The date in the local time zone: YYYY/MM/DD.
+	log.Ltime: The time in the local time zone: HH:MM:SS.
+	log.Lmicroseconds: Microsecond resolution: HH:MM:SS.microseconds.
+	log.Llongfile: Full file name and line number: /a/b/c/d.go:23.
+	log.Lshortfile: Final file name element and line number: d.go:23.
+	log.LUTC: If Ldate or Ltime is set, use UTC rather than the local time zone.
+	log.Lmsgprefix: Move the "prefix" from the beginning of the line to before the message.
+	log.LstdFlags: Initial values for the standard logger (Ldate | Ltime).
+
+	can be set this way:
+	myLogger.SetFlags(log.Ldate | log.Ltime)
+
+*/
+
+
+
 import 	(
 	"sync"
 )
@@ -15,57 +34,53 @@ var WARN LogFlag
 var ERROR LogFlag
 var PRINTLN LogFlag
 
+var always LogFlag
+
 // writeMutex protects locks the write process
 var flagsMutex sync.Mutex
 
 type LogFlag struct {
-	B	bool
-	Default	bool	// set at the time of Registration()
-	Name	string
+	b	bool
+	orig	bool	// used as the Default value. set at the time of Registration()
+	name	string
 	// TODO: figure out what package is sending the Registration
-	Subsystem	string // probably should just be forced to be the package name
-	Short	string	// string actually printed on each line
-	Desc	string
+	subsystem	string // probably should just be forced to be the package name
+	short	string	// string actually printed on each line
+	desc	string
 }
 
 var flags []*LogFlag
 
 func init() {
-	INFO.B = false
-	INFO.Name = "INFO"
-	INFO.Subsystem = "log"
-	INFO.Desc = "Enable log.Info()"
-	INFO.Register()
+	full := "go.wit.com/log"
+	short := "gui"
 
-	SPEW.B = false
-	SPEW.Name = "SPEW"
-	SPEW.Subsystem = "log"
-	SPEW.Desc = "Enable log.Spew()"
-	SPEW.Register()
+	INFO.NewFlag("INFO", false, full, short, "Enable log.Info()")
+	SPEW.NewFlag("SPEW", false, full, short, "Enable log.Spew()")
+	WARN.NewFlag("WARN", true,  full, short, "Enable log.Warn()")
 
-	VERBOSE.B = false
-	VERBOSE.Name = "VERBOSE"
-	VERBOSE.Subsystem = "log"
-	VERBOSE.Desc = "Enable log.Verbose()"
+	VERBOSE.b = false
+	VERBOSE.name = "VERBOSE"
+	VERBOSE.subsystem = "log"
+	VERBOSE.desc = "Enable log.Verbose()"
 	VERBOSE.Register()
 
-	WARN.B = true
-	WARN.Name = "WARN"
-	WARN.Subsystem = "log"
-	WARN.Desc = "Enable log.Warn()"
-	WARN.Register()
-
-	ERROR.B = true
-	ERROR.Name = "ERROR"
-	ERROR.Subsystem = "log"
-	ERROR.Desc = "Enable log.Error()"
+	ERROR.b = true
+	ERROR.name = "ERROR"
+	ERROR.subsystem = "log"
+	ERROR.desc = "Enable log.Error()"
 	ERROR.Register()
 
-	PRINTLN.B = true
-	PRINTLN.Name = "PRINTLN"
-	PRINTLN.Subsystem = "log"
-	PRINTLN.Desc = "Enable log.Println()"
+	PRINTLN.b = true
+	PRINTLN.name = "PRINTLN"
+	PRINTLN.subsystem = "log"
+	PRINTLN.desc = "Enable log.Println()"
 	PRINTLN.Register()
+
+	always.b = true
+	always.subsystem = "log"
+	always.short = "log"
+	always.Register()
 }
 
 // set all the flags
@@ -73,16 +88,20 @@ func SetAll(b bool) {
 	flagsMutex.Lock()
 	defer flagsMutex.Unlock()
 	for _, f := range flags {
-		f.B = b
+		f.b = b
 	}
 }
 
+func (f *LogFlag) SetDefault() {
+	f.b = f.orig
+}
+
 // set all the flags
 func SetDefaults() {
 	flagsMutex.Lock()
 	defer flagsMutex.Unlock()
 	for _, f := range flags {
-		f.B = f.Default
+		f.b = f.orig
 	}
 }
 
@@ -94,7 +113,7 @@ func ShowFlags() []*LogFlag {
 	flagsMutex.Lock()
 	defer flagsMutex.Unlock()
 	for _, f := range flags {
-		Log(true, "ShowFlags() ", "(" + f.Subsystem + ")", f.Name, "=", f.B, ":", f.Desc)
+		Log(always, "ShowFlags() ", "(" + f.subsystem + ")", f.name, "=", f.b, ":", f.desc)
 	}
 
 	return flags
@@ -105,7 +124,7 @@ func ProcessFlags(callback func(*LogFlag)) {
 	flagsMutex.Lock()
 	defer flagsMutex.Unlock()
 	for _, f := range flags {
-		Log(true, "ProcessFlags() run callback(f) here on", f)
+		Log(always, "ProcessFlags() run callback(f) here on", f)
 		callback(f)
 	}
 
@@ -119,19 +138,60 @@ func (f *LogFlag) Register() {
 	flagsMutex.Lock()
 	defer flagsMutex.Unlock()
 	Info("log.Register() ", f)
-	f.Default = f.B
-	if f.Short == "" {
-		f.Short = f.Subsystem
+	f.orig = f.b
+	if f.short == "" {
+		f.short = f.subsystem
 	}
 	flags = append(flags,f)
 }
 
+func (f *LogFlag) Ok() bool {
+	if f == nil {return false}
+	return true
+}
+
+func (f *LogFlag) Get() bool {
+	if ! f.Ok() {return false}
+	return f.b
+}
+
+func (f *LogFlag) GetName() string {
+	if ! f.Ok() {return ""}
+	return f.name
+}
+
+func (f *LogFlag) GetSubsystem() string {
+	if ! f.Ok() {return ""}
+	return f.subsystem
+}
+
+func (f *LogFlag) GetDesc() string {
+	if ! f.Ok() {return ""}
+	return f.desc
+}
+
+// this is what the current log.SetFlag() function should become
+func (f *LogFlag) NewFlag(name string, b bool, full, short, desc string) {
+	if f != nil {return}
+	flagsMutex.Lock()
+	defer flagsMutex.Unlock()
+	Info("log.SetFlag() ", full, short, name, true)
+	f = new(LogFlag)
+	f.b = b
+	f.orig = b
+	f.short = short
+	f.subsystem = full
+	f.name = name
+	f.desc = desc
+	flags = append(flags,f)
+}
+
 func (f *LogFlag) Set(b bool) {
 	flagsMutex.Lock()
 	defer flagsMutex.Unlock()
-	Info("Set() ", "(" + f.Subsystem + ")", f.Name, "=", f.B, ":", f.Desc)
-	f.B = b
-	Info("Set() f.B is now", f.B)
+	Info("Set() ", "(" + f.subsystem + ")", f.name, "=", f.b, ":", f.desc)
+	f.b = b
+	Info("Set() f.b is now", f.b)
 }
 
 func Set(subsystem string, name string, b bool) {
@@ -139,10 +199,10 @@ func Set(subsystem string, name string, b bool) {
 	defer flagsMutex.Unlock()
 	Verbose("log.Set() TODO find var:", "(" + subsystem + ")", name, "=", b)
 	for _, f := range flags {
-		Verbose("log.Set() ", "(" + f.Subsystem + ")", f.Name, "=", f.B, ":", f.Desc)
-		if (subsystem == f.Subsystem) && (name == f.Name) {
+		Verbose("log.Set() ", "(" + f.subsystem + ")", f.name, "=", f.b, ":", f.desc)
+		if (subsystem == f.subsystem) && (name == f.name) {
 			Verbose("log.Set() FOUND ", f)
-			f.B = b
+			f.b = b
 			return
 		}
 	}
@@ -154,10 +214,10 @@ func Get(subsystem string, name string) bool {
 	defer flagsMutex.Unlock()
 	Verbose("log.Get() TODO find var:", "(" + subsystem + ")", name)
 	for _, f := range flags {
-		Verbose("log.Get() ", "(" + f.Subsystem + ")", f.Name, "=", f.B, ":", f.Desc)
-		if (subsystem == f.Subsystem) && (name == f.Name) {
+		Verbose("log.Get() ", "(" + f.subsystem + ")", f.name, "=", f.b, ":", f.desc)
+		if (subsystem == f.subsystem) && (name == f.name) {
 			Verbose("log.Get() FOUND ", f)
-			return f.B
+			return f.b
 		}
 	}
 	return false
diff --git a/info.go b/info.go
index 0ffd53a..574aa4b 100644
--- a/info.go
+++ b/info.go
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ import 	(
 )
 
 func Info(a ...any) {
-	if ! INFO.B { return }
+	if ! INFO.b { return }
 	golanglog.Println(a...)
 }
 
 func Infof(s string, a ...any) {
-	if ! INFO.B { return }
+	if ! INFO.b { return }
 	golanglog.Printf(s, a...)
 }
diff --git a/log.go b/log.go
index 1382816..6095f12 100644
--- a/log.go
+++ b/log.go
@@ -20,41 +20,18 @@ In your package, register NETWARN:
 	log.Register("myNetPkg", "NETWARN", &NETWARN)
 */
 
-func Log(x any, a ...any) {
-	if x == nil { return }
-	switch x.(type) {
-	case bool:
-		if ! x.(bool) {
-			return
-		}
-		origlog.Println(a...)
-	case LogFlag:
-		var f LogFlag
-		f = x.(LogFlag)
-		if ! f.B {
-			return
-		}
-		a = append([]any{f.Short}, a...)
-		origlog.Println(a...)
-	default:
-		a = append([]any{x}, a...)
-		origlog.Println(a...)
+func Log(f LogFlag, a ...any) {
+	if ! f.b {
+		return
 	}
+	a = append([]any{f.short}, a...)
+	origlog.Println(a...)
 }
 
-func Logf(x any, s string, a ...any) {
-	if x == nil { return }
-	switch x.(type) {
-	case bool:
-		if ! x.(bool) {
-			return
-		}
-	case LogFlag:
-		var f LogFlag
-		f = x.(LogFlag)
-		if ! f.B {
-			return
-		}
+func Logf(f LogFlag, s string, a ...any) {
+	if ! f.b {
+		return
 	}
+	s = f.short + " " + s
 	origlog.Printf(s, a...)
 }
diff --git a/original.go b/original.go
index b76dcf6..b0cf01f 100644
--- a/original.go
+++ b/original.go
@@ -19,18 +19,48 @@ package log
 */
 
 // TODO: fill in the other functions from "log". Is there a way to automagically do that?
+// the full list is:
+/*
+	type Logger
+
+		// NEED THESE
+		func (l *Logger) Fatal(v ...any)
+		func (l *Logger) Fatalf(format string, v ...any)
+		func (l *Logger) Fatalln(v ...any)
+		func (l *Logger) Panic(v ...any)
+		func (l *Logger) Panicf(format string, v ...any)
+		func (l *Logger) Panicln(v ...any)
+		func (l *Logger) Print(v ...any)
+		func (l *Logger) Printf(format string, v ...any)
+		func (l *Logger) Println(v ...any)
+
+		func Default() *Logger
+		func New(out io.Writer, prefix string, flag int) *Logger
+
+		// what are these?
+		func (l *Logger) Flags() int
+		func (l *Logger) SetFlags(flag int)
+		func (l *Logger) Prefix() string
+		func (l *Logger) SetPrefix(prefix string)
+
+		// probably not this stuff
+		func (l *Logger) SetOutput(w io.Writer)
+		func (l *Logger) Output(calldepth int, s string) error
+		func (l *Logger) Writer() io.Writer
+*/
+
 
 import 	(
 	origlog "log"
 )
 
 func Println(a ...any) {
-	if ! PRINTLN.B { return }
+	if ! PRINTLN.b { return }
 	origlog.Println(a...)
 }
 
 func Printf(s string, a ...any) {
-	if ! PRINTLN.B { return }
+	if ! PRINTLN.b { return }
 	origlog.Printf(s, a...)
 }
 
diff --git a/spew.go b/spew.go
index 2ea40f0..d897cce 100644
--- a/spew.go
+++ b/spew.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import 	(
 )
 
 func Spew(b any, a ...any) {
-	if ! SPEW.B { return }
+	if ! SPEW.b { return }
 
 	switch b.(type) {
 	case bool:
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func Spew(b any, a ...any) {
 	case LogFlag:
 		var f LogFlag
 		f = b.(LogFlag)
-		if ! f.B {
+		if ! f.b {
 			return
 		}
 		origlog.Println("SPEW:", spew.Sdump(a...))
diff --git a/verbose.go b/verbose.go
index 31c3772..2359046 100644
--- a/verbose.go
+++ b/verbose.go
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ import 	(
 )
 
 func Verbose(a ...any) {
-	if ! VERBOSE.B { return }
+	if ! VERBOSE.b { return }
 	golanglog.Println(a...)
 }
diff --git a/warn.go b/warn.go
index 0ad3118..8fd4cc7 100644
--- a/warn.go
+++ b/warn.go
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ import 	(
 )
 
 func Warn(a ...any) {
-	if ! WARN.B { return }
+	if ! WARN.b { return }
 	origlog.Println(a...)
 }