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March 12, 2015

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In transit in Houston. Took the red-eye from LAX and Im keeping my fingers crossed for early check-in upon arrival in Guatamala!

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2017 - Year of Invisalign

Why? After 10 years of watching my lower teeth bend in and looking at a future me being annoyed at my younger self, I decided to do Invisalign. I've never needed braces and still have fairly straight teeth. I figure why wait until there's a floss and bite problem to fix it when it can be done now with minimal (hopefully) discomfort. Plus anything done today will cost less than 10 years from now. So impressions were taken, trays were ordered and now I find myself on Day 4 of a 42 week plan to straighten my teeth.
What I didn't know was that both top and lower teeth have to be done so that the teeth and your bite are not off kilter. My top teeth which I considered great are the ones getting the most tightness from the aligner. The lower aligner is hardly noticeable. I also wasn't expecting so many attachments to hold the aligners in place. I guess my teeth needed more work than I though, or at least more help since the 42 weeks in less than the projected 52 weeks.
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Veterans Memorial Park - Wichita

Veterans Memorial Park is located along the Arkansas River, a short walk from downtown. A combination of biking and walking paths lead around memorials from WWI to Operation Freedom. Below Operation Freedom.
The USS Dorado was hit by friendly fire during WWII in the Caribbean Sea. The sub has never been found. http://www.ussdorado.com/history.html
Korean War Memorial
This is the outline of the USS Wichita. The ship was launched in 1937 and served in WWII, earning 13 battle stars. The ship was the first named after Wichita, Kansas and after 10 years of service was decommissioned and turned into scrap metal. http://navysite.de/ca/ca45.htm

Memorial to the US Merchant Marines

Passau, Germany

Passau was one of the stops on the revised cruise agenda. It’s a small town on the Austrian-German border. One of the more interesting areas is the Artist’s Alley. The resident artists are in charge of decorating the street and the theme changes. The current theme is trash and recycling.

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