diff --git a/flags.go b/flags.go
index 5ffc679..52a2ac6 100644
--- a/flags.go
+++ b/flags.go
@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@ func ProcessFlags(callback func(*LogFlag)) {
 
 }
 
+// probably a better name than Get()
+// switch to this
+func (f *LogFlag) Bool() bool {
+	if ! f.Ok() {return false}
+	return f.b
+}
+
 // returns the value of the flag
 func (f *LogFlag) Get() bool {
 	if ! f.Ok() {return false}
@@ -146,13 +153,6 @@ func (f *LogFlag) Set(b bool) {
 }
 */
 
-// probably a better name than Get()
-// switch to this
-func (f *LogFlag) Bool() bool {
-	if ! f.Ok() {return false}
-	return f.b
-}
-
 // returns the name of the flag
 func (f *LogFlag) GetName() string {
 	if ! f.Ok() {return ""}
@@ -197,10 +197,12 @@ func NewFlag(name string, b bool, full, short, desc string) *LogFlag {
 	return f
 }
 
-func (f *LogFlag) Set(b bool) {
+func (f *LogFlag) SetBool(b bool) {
+	/*
 	if ! f.Ok() {return}
 	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)