Stumbles, slips, and relapses defined

[soloadmin]

I once had a court-ordered breathalyzer that would test me every five hours. Through trial and error, I found that one or two drinks would be metabolized and "burn off" before the next test if I had them *immediately* after each test. It worked, and I thought I was beating the system, but when the breathalyzer was finally removed and I immediately crashed into full-blown relapse with a terrific bender that landed me back in jail, I discovered the only thing that had been beaten was myself. I had relapsed and was in denial about it the whole time.

Don't try this, or anything like it. Let one of my mistakes prevent one of your own.