gistfile1.rb

require 'logger'

$log = Logger.new(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'log', 'nwms.log'))
$log.formatter = Logger::Formatter.new
$log.datetime_format = "%Y-%m-%d"

class Object
  def log
    $log
  end
end

log.info { "Initialized logger" }