Hey Nalanda,
Btw: I prefer "Teetotaler" also.
This has been an interesting thread. I guess I would ask "have you had a drink since your original pre-Christmas resolution?" If not, is this thread a meditation on how recovery is influenced by a consciousness of time or some such? If you have picked up again, I guess I would ask "have you had a drink today?"
I was a problem drinker for 2 yrs. with 1 year working up to that. The rest of my adult life was alcohol free or social 'tippling' in my 20's. I had a strong foundation too, but since one of life's few certainties is transience, well.........sh*t happens :/