-#local boguslog=$HOME/screen_junk_$(date_stringer).log
-#maybe they unbroke it in 17.10?
- screen -L$boguslog -S "$screen_name" -d -m nice -n $NICENESS_LEVEL mono "$app_name"
+local boguslog=$HOME/screen_junk_$(date_stringer).log
+#maybe they unbroke it in 17.10? yes, but it requires NO space now. *&@#*&@#
+#hmmm: bring back old version but check for ubuntu 17.04 vs 17.10 now.
+#actually they made it a new parm. arghhh!
+ screen -L $boguslog -S "$screen_name" -d -m nice -n $NICENESS_LEVEL mono "$app_name"