diff --git a/_wrflog.sh b/_wrflog.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b92f0a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_wrflog.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+function wrflog() {
+    echo "$@" >>/tmp/wrflog
+}
diff --git a/would-reformat.sh b/would-reformat.sh
index ce1e106..12c9aee 100755
--- a/would-reformat.sh
+++ b/would-reformat.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ IFS=$'\n\t'
 
 DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 
+## This should be rarely if ever necessary, but here it is:
+# source "$DIR/_wrflog.sh"
+# wrflog before sourcing common funcs, I think i am in dir: $(pwd)
 source "$DIR/_reformat-common.bash"
 
 wrflog asdf asdf asdf