by David Brooks | Mar 26, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
As the COVID-19 shutdown spreads, we know not to get close to other people. But what about pets? Swingsets in the park? The daily copy of the Concord Monitor? Should we stay away from those, too? This virus is so new that answers are still being developed, but a study...
by David Brooks | Mar 24, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
Traffic on New Hampshire turnpike system is plummeting, judging from trips at the state’s tollbooths. Data for the past four weeks: WEEK ENDING – TOTAL TRIPSMARCH 1 – 2,109,479MARCH 8 – 2,157,186MARCH 15 – 1,985,029MARCH 22 – 1,351,693 (lowest in past year by about...
by David Brooks | Mar 24, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
America downplayed the Spanish Flu because they didn’t want to harm the war economy, and Concord ended up turning Main Street buildings into emergency hospitals. That’s one lesson I learned when I interviewed a local historian about how New Hampshir...
by David Brooks | Mar 24, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
My dad fought in the Korean War and took photos of the devastated, dirt-poor country. Now we look at South Korea with envy as they have all the testing material to protect their society from COVID-19, and we have to ration our tests because we don’t have enough...
by David Brooks | Mar 23, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
The use of Virtual Private Networks has risen 124% in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic, and risen even more in other countries. That’s according to this report from a VPN company (so take it with a grain of salt). VPNs are a good way to protect your...
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