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Our first real road trip since the beginning of the pandemic was a banking conference on Kauai – and while there we both caught the bug.
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Since last we chatted…nothing much happened. Cheryl is quarantined in her room. I visit her a couple of times each day (food deliveries, tech consulting, etc.) I’m free to roam, but have ended up spending much time in my room as well (catching up on projects, knocking down a whole years’ worth of required bank […]
When last we visited, Cheryl was dealing with a sore throat (that we attributed to allergies). This morning she was no better, and she had happened to pack a 2-pack of Covid tests, so we decided to take the test so we could rule out ‘anything more serious than’ bronchitis. Turns out we couldn’t. I
No photos today. We just powered thru to the end. Actually, one of us powered thru. Cheryl had breakfast and went back to bed. It seems that her histamine finally couldn’t keep up with the pollen count and she woke up miserable. She joined us for lunch, then back to bed (although, when I got
Here’s today’s schedule: Before I give you the schedule (because I have no illusions that you will read it) here are a few offerings from Cheryl (who spent the afternoon relaxing) and from a vendor-sponsored reception we attended this evening. 07:30 Breakfast 08:30 Regulatory Panel 09:30 Refreshment Break 10:00 Managing Climate Risk – What Governing
No real post today. Here’s what we did. 08:00 Breakfast 09:00 Opening Keynote: Securing the Future: Unmasking Cybercriminals and the Triple Threat facing Business andYou 10:15 Refreshment Break 10:45 Changing the Consumer Experience in Banking 11:45 Lunch 13:00 Fair Lending and CRA (Community Reinvestment Act) NOTE: For some reason Cheryl didn’t want to attend this
We began our day at breakfast We finished breakfast just in time to hit the road for our tour of Allerton Garden. Allerton Garden is one unit of the National Tropical Botanical Garden. Along with other units on Kauai, Maui, and in Florida the NTBG engages in conservation, education and research into tropical plants. Allerton
We were up early (Hawaii time – late Mountain time) and took our time getting ready. Eventually hunger took hold and we headed out to find food. [insert video of walk to food] Walking outside (when it’s not raining) gives us a chance to appreciate the native flora and fauna. Having breakfasted we decided a
The Western Bankers’ Association convention, Grand Hyatt Kauai, April 22-26. It’s been so long since we’ve traveled anywhere other than to Norman or Beaverton. It was just a bit strange. Among other things (like packing lists and remembering paraphernalia and taking enough meds so we can survive a quarantine if we catch the bug the