I got my “permanent” retainers this week.  I shouldn’t have referenced the fascist boot of the temporary retainers.  The “permanent” retainers are far worse.  Something about them triggers my gag reflex, so it’s taken a lot of getting used to.  The first day I was gagging every few minutes.  I’m slowly adjusting.  Now it’s only every few hours. 

Oh… and to add insult to injury I sound like a deranged chipmonk with them in.  I had to do a meeting this week where I was presenting some information to our customer along with my first- and second-line managers.  I ended up taking them out before the meeting.  I don’t think a strategy presentation delivered by a chipmonk would have been well received.