diff --git a/src/as/Log.as b/src/as/Log.as
index d9002ce53..15f17ff76 100644
--- a/src/as/Log.as
+++ b/src/as/Log.as
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ public class Log
         return new Log(mx.logging.Log.getLogger(path));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * A convenience function for quickly and easily inserting printy
+     * statements during application development.
+     */
+    public static function testing (msg :String, ... params) :void
+    {
+        mx.logging.Log.getLogger("testing").debug(msg, params);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @private
      */