Much better is the archaic word “teetotaling,“ which at least is a verb and has a silly sound. Our species is 300,000 years old, and alcohol was first brewed – as far as we know – around 11,000 B.C. Searching through my vast catalogue of poems, I recently found this one:Overheard at Brio’s“I’m sober – but I’m getting soberer!” Another option: look around at everyone in the party, and think, “We were all created by Allah, the great Potter. We can’t find 38 states to concurrently agree that women are human beings – yet the 18th Amendment passed!