If you have never visited the Modern Drunkard web page, I heartily recommend it. In particular, the list of things that will tip you off as to whether you're a drunkard, http://www.drunkard.com/md_youre_a_drunk.htm, Is both hilarious and understandable.

For me, one of the hallmarks of by drunkardness concerned the list item, You Know You're a Drunkard When. . . The first thing you look for on a wine label is the alcohol content.

For years, that was the first thing I looked for.

The other day, though, I was after a box of wine, and I was looking at the prices. The cheapest was wine "with other natural flavors," which I didn't want, and the most expensive was about 5 dollars more. I found a box in between that was wine without additives at a reasonable price.

When I got home to drink it, it finally occurred to me that I had to know the alcohol content to keep track of my number of standard drinks.

It was 11%, and I drank a quart the first night, but I'm amazed that I bought it as palatable cheap wine, rather than the most ass-kicking wine on the shelf.

some of those are hilarious - and accurate:

You have ten ice cube trays in your freezer and they’re all empty. (only 5 & I'm pretty good about refilling them)

You have made cocktails with ice chiseled from the inner walls of your freezer.

Your dishwasher’s glassware-to-plate ratio is roughly eight to one. (guilty, guilty, guilty)

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Congrats on the change, Griggie; I've yet to start a weekly progress thread, but 8 weeks in I do believe I see a slight downward trend (the 7 AF days last week don't count - I had my appendix out). The "hey, this might actually work" feeling is pretty great.