All quotes are from Failing Up: How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never Stop Learning, by Leslie Odom Jr., born Aug. 6, 1981.
Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) There is a freeing power of an honest no. It’s the yang to yes’s yin. … Do not let your fear, or anyone else’s, rob you of the power of your yes and your no. Own them both and use either as you see fit.Yes? No!
Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) Don’t sell yourself short. You will meet people along the way who will be lining up to place limits on you. You don’t need to beat them to the punch. Those people have nothing better to do, but you do.
Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) You either fine-tune and keep making it better until they rip the pencil from your hand, or, once you intuit that you’ve finished and that you’ve conveyed what you intended to convey in your work, you put your own pencil down, step back … and triple-check. And then go get a sandwich.
Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) Hamilton the Broadway musical was a hard habit to kick. Binge responsibly.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21)Gabe, my coach, is part Jedi, part yogi. My favorite repeated refrain from Gabe comes whenever I’m in bad form or when some fundamental he’s repeatedly shown me isn’t clicking once again. Gabe reminds me, ‘Les, relax your shoulders.’ Nine times out of ten, it is all I need to hear to get me back on track. Do it.
Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) When you take steps to better yourself it is never in vain. A step is a step.
Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) I love questions that begin with how. They activate the listener. Ask how.
Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) I didn’t want to be in show business. I wanted to be in Rent. I was sixteen years old and I had never been to see a Broadway show, but I wanted to be in Rent on Broadway more than anything. Stay in touch with what inspires you.
Aries (March 21 – April 19) I didn’t know anyone in show business. And for a long time, I don’t think it even registered for me that these were jobs you could seek out. You can make it work.
Taurus (April 20 – May 20)Star or roadie, usher or ensemble member — I didn’t know what the capacity would be. But I believed that there could be, in or around the thing that I loved, a place with my name on it. You can work your way up.
Gemini (May 21 – June 20) The next day, I went to the record store to sample the [Rent] cast album. I’d meant to only listen to a song or two. Ninety minutes later I was still standing there. Frozen. I was at the cash register five minutes after that ponying up the $19.99 for my very own copy of the double-disk recording — more than I’d ever spent on a single piece of art. An art experience may be better than expected.
Cancer (June 21 – July 22) You hear a lot about the Big Break from successful people. But I would challenge you to think of your Big Break as an inside job instead of something that you’ll find externally. Opportunities are made.
The Fisher Cats are hosting “Dinner on the Diamond” on Friday, Aug. 7, and Saturday, Aug. 8, with entry times at 4:30, 6 and 7:30 p.m. For $5 entry and then $15 or $20 per meal, you can eat dinner on the field at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium in downtown Manchester. The menu includes all-ages-friendly fare such as chicken tenders, hot dog and burger plates as well as lobster rolls and steak tips (beer, wine and cocktails are also available), according to the website. Bring a glove to play catch on the outfield before and after meals; entertainment will also be provided on the video board, according to nhfishercats.com, where you can make reservations.
Outdoor adventure
Beaver Brook Nature Center (117 Hollis Ridge in Hollis; beaverbrook.org, 465-7787) has outdoor programs scheduled throughout August. Upcoming events include:
• Bugs, Butterflies and Beetles of Field and Pond” on Saturday, Aug. 8, at 10 a.m. The cost is $10 plus $8 per additional child.
• “Forest Forts” on Sunday, Aug. 9, at 1 p.m. Learn the basics for building a shelter. The cost is $15 plus $12 per additional child.
• “Introduction to Letterboxing” on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 9:30 a.m. Learn letterboxing and then search for a six-box letterbox series based on Charlotte’s Web, the website said. Appropriate for ages 6 and up; the cost is $15 plus $12 per additional child.
• “Through the Meadow Storytime” on Thursday, Aug. 13, at 9:30 a.m. for ages 3 to 7. The cost is $10 plus $8 per extra child.
These events are not drop-off and require parents to be present to help with mask wearing and social distancing, according to the website.
Movie nights
See the most recent adventures of Woody and Buzz Lightyear inToy Story 4 (G, 2019) at Merrimack Parks & Recreation’s presentation of Movies in the Park in Wasserman Park (116 Naticook Road) on Friday, Aug. 7, 8 p.m. The movie will be postponed in the event of rain. See merrimackparksandrec.org.
Catch The Goonies(a 1985 PG; Common Sense Media gives it an age 10+ rating) on Sunday, Aug. 9, via O’neil Cinemas’ drive-in at The Ridge shopping plaza in Rochester (92 Farmington Road). The screening is one of four held in August by O’neil. Tickets to the Rochester presentation cost $30 per car with up to five occupants (additional people cost $6) and can be purchased in advance at drivedinerewind.com, as can concessions. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the screening starts at 8 p.m.
Millyard Museum on a mission The Manchester Historic Association has announced that it plans to restore and display the “Sweaters” portion of the illuminated Pandora Sweater Factory sign, which read “Home of Pandora Sweaters” and was on top of the Pandora Mill building at 88 Commerical St. for about half a century, according to a press release. Although the Pandora piece of the sign is beyond repair, Manchester Historic Association Executive Director John Clayton said in the release that restoring even a portion of the sign “is a tribute to both Pandora Industries and Manchester’s historic textile industry.” When the sign was removed from the building in the early 2000s, some of the letters disappeared, but one of those missing letters was recently returned, allowing the Historic Association to move forward with the restoration. But the “E” and the “S” are still needed to complete the sign, and the Association is asking for the public’s help in locating them. Score: 0 (+1 for the Historic Association’s efforts, -1 for the missing letters) Comment: The Millyard Museum hopes to have the sign on display by the end of the year, according to the release, and is asking that if anyone has any questions or information about the missing letters, they call the museum at 622-7531.
Learn about our lakes Help keep New Hampshire’s 1,000 lakes safe with NH Lakes’s latest free webinar series, which starts with “Managing Recreational Safety on New Hampshire’s Lakes” on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at 7 p.m. New Hampshire Marine Patrol will explain basic boating laws and safety and tell you what to do if you see something unsafe out on the lake, according to a press release from NH Lakes. On Wednesday, Aug. 19, at 7 p.m., the webinar “The Ecology of New Hampshire’s Lakes” will cover how our lakes formed and how they change throughout the seasons, plus stories of some of the strange things people have reported seeing in the state’s lakes. And on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at 7 p.m., “The Ecology & Management of Plants in New Hampshire’s Lakes” will cover how to recognize what’s growing and blooming and how to recognize invasive plants. Score: +1 Comment: Registration is free but required at nhlakes.org.
Big losses in employer-provided health insurance New Hampshire ranks fifth in the country for the number of people who lost health insurance from February through May, according to data compiled by Zippia, a resource site for job seekers. The numbers for this time period were compared to the 2018 uninsured rate, which is the most recent data available, according to Zippia, and the results do not include dependents who lost insurance. According to the data, New Hampshire saw a 43-percent increase in uninsured adults. Score: -1 Comment: The state with the highest number of people who lost health insurance is Massachusetts, followed by Hawaii, Rhode Island and Michigan.
SWAM strong Individuals, groups and swim teams around the state held small events throughout July as part of the Virtual SWAM20 event to benefit Swim With A Mission, a veterans support organization in New Hampshire. According to a press release, groups like The Granite State Penguins Masters Swim Club, The Seacoast Sharks Youth Girls Swim Team, The Manchester Police K-9 Unit and members of the Navy SEALS, have held their own events in lieu of the usual annual event at Newfound Lake. The Granite State Penguins Masters Swim Team, for example, met at Big Island Pond in Hampstead for a 10K team relay race. The Manchester Police K-9 Unit competed in a 5K relay race at Baboosic Lake in Merrimack. Score: +1 Comment: The event honors the 89 New Hampshire service members who died during the war on terrorism, according to the press release.
QOL score: 50 Net change: +1 QOL this week: 51 What’s affecting your Quality of Life here in New Hampshire? Let us know at news@hippopress.com.
Information from the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Covid-19 news On July 28, Gov. Chris Sununu issued Exhibit M to Emergency Order No. 29, which had been issued on April 9. Emergency Order No. 29 requires state agencies, boards and commissions to submit recommendations to Sununu if any regulatory deadlines should be adjusted in response to the state of emergency. Per Exhibit M, the percentage of gross proceeds available for endowment allocations under the UNIQUE Endowment Allocation Program has been temporarily modified to 30 percent.
On July 29, Sununu issued Exhibit N to Emergency Order No. 29, which temporarily waives certain professional examination requirements for licensing through the state’s Office of Professional Licensure and Certification.
On July 30, applications opened for all qualified health care and long-term care providers for the New Hampshire Emergency Healthcare System Relief Fund, according to a press release from the Governor’s Office of Emergency Relief and Recovery. All state health care providers with Covid-19-related expenses and lost revenues from March 1 to Dec. 30 of this year are eligible to apply now through Aug. 13. More information about the fund is available at goferr.nh.gov.
On July 31, Sununu issued Emergency Order No. 61, extending the Safer at Home advisory in the Granite State through at least Sept. 1. The advisory was originally announced on June 15, per Emergency Order No. 52.
A FedEx charter flight aboard a Boeing 777 carried 450,000 gowns to be shipped to facilities across New Hampshire and beyond landed at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport on Aug. 1 — the largest cargo flight in the airport’s history, according to a press release issued by the Governor’s Office. The State of New Hampshire purchased the entire shipment of PPE, and will be reimbursed for the gowns delivered to the VA. More than 1,200 tons of PPE have been delivered to New Hampshire aboard FedEx charter flights to date, according to the release.
Details of all of Sununu’s Emergency and Executive Orders can be found at governor.nh.gov.
Legislative action In the past week, Gov. Chris Sununu has signed into law and vetoed several bills, according to multiple press releases from the Office of the Governor.
Here are some of the highlights:HB 1660 was vetoed. In his veto statement Sununu said that the bill “leaves open a serious and real possibility that victims of domestic violence could inadvertently obtain the wrong protective order that leaves them with fewer protections from their abusers.” Further, he said, the legislation would allow a court to enter a temporary order against someone without telling that person, which he said could violate a person’s constitutional rights.
HB 250, which would have created a dental benefit under the state Medicaid program, was vetoed. In his veto statement Sununu said that while he supports the idea of adding dental to Medicaid, with the state facing historic revenue shortfalls his priority is to bring the budget into balance. “I cannot support adding this $11 million a year General Fund expense for a new service that would necessitate cutting $11 million in existing services,” he said in his statement.
HB 1234, which merged almost 40 pieces of legislation, was vetoed. Sununu said in his veto statement that he was “concerned that significant portions of this legislation have not had a chance to go through the public hearing process in the House of Representatives.”
HB 1665, pertaining to the state’s redistricting process, was vetoed. “It will be the responsibility of the legislature we elect in November to take up the redistricting process in a way that our citizens deserve and expect,” Sununu said in his veto statement.
SB 7, establishing the secure modern accurate registration act (SMART Act), was vetoed. In his veto statement, Sununu said that the state already has a very accessible voter registration process and that this bill “would take a system that already works well and add a convoluted, inefficient, and expensive process on top of it.”
SB 311 was vetoed. The bill would have allowed for a shorter waiting period, in certain circumstances, to petition for annulment of records of arrest, conviction, and sentence for simple possession drug-related crimes that were committed when the person was under the age of 25.
HB 1558 was signed into law, addressing several education-related issues, including kindergarten funding; violence in schools; child sexual abuse prevention education and training; student wellness; and criminal background checks for bus drivers, among several other items.
HB 1582 was signed into law, relative to free tuition at colleges and universities for children of veterans who are totally and permanently disabled; programs to aid veterans’ access to employment, housing, health care, and college degrees; educational assistance for members of the New Hampshire National Guard; tuition waivers for children in state foster care or guardianship; and prohibiting higher education institutions from discriminating on the basis of military, law enforcement or veterans status.
iLearnNH Last week the New Hampshire Department of Education launched a statewide Learning Management System that is open to all schools at no cost, an effort to improve both in-class and remote instruction, Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut said in a press release. “It will allow schools to be nimble should they face disruptions to education like Covid-19,” he said. The iLearnNH system uses the Canvas learning management system, which allows teachers to build and manage courses and assignments and communicate with students. The University System of New Hampshire already uses Canvas and has contracted with the Department of Education to provide free access and support to iLearnNH to all schools in the state. The three-year, $6.2 million contract that supports iLearnNH is funded through two federal grants and the CARES Act.
The State Historical Resources Council has added 11 properties to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places, according to a press release. Locally, these include the Town Pound in Boscawen, which held stray livestock until their owners could claim them, and the Old Meeting House, which used to be a hearse house and was converted to an outhouse in 1932.
All Manchester residents are being encouraged to get free testing for Covid-19, available at mobile testing sites on the east and west sides any Tuesday or Thursday in August, according to a press release from the city’s Health Department. Appointments are required and can be scheduled by calling 668-1547.
M&M Construction Services of Bedford announced in a press release that it has completed construction of the only Golden Corral restaurant in New Hampshire, located at 655 S. Willow St. in Manchester, where the Osram Sylvania plant used to be. The grand opening is planned for Aug. 17, according to the release.
The Salem Police Department is now offering online reporting for non-emergency incidents or crimes on its website, townofsalemnh.org/police-department, according to a press release. Residents can now submit reports as well as make record requests and ask questions about the police department 24 hours a day.
In less than three months, America will go to the polls to elect a new president, Joe Biden, or re-elect Donald Trump. But, unlike any other national election in our lifetimes, we are in the midst of a pandemic. Our citizens have been told over and over to wear masks and stay at least six feet away from others in order to stay safe from a disease that is likely to have killed over 200,000 Americans by election day (Nov. 4). How is that supposed to work when we know that presidential elections draw big crowds, are held indoors and have long lines?
The logical answer is to vote by mail. Historically, about 4 percent of voters choose absentee ballots. We’ve all heard the pundits say something like “With 90 percent of the ballots counted, so-and-so is leading by a slim margin and the absentee ballots have yet to be counted.” Voters hold their breath as races deemed too close to call hinge on the absentees.
So, what happens when the traditional absentee expectations are increased 15 or 20 times, as actually happened in a June statewide election in Pennsylvania? The numbers overwhelmed the election overseers and caused the results in a number of counties to be delayed for weeks. Is that what we are about to see in New Hampshire and across the country?
Is this about to be the perfect scenario for President Trump to say “I told you so” and claim that the election is invalid? Even if he’s wrong, might he be able to create enough of a doubt to throw the results into chaos? If so, the ensuing calamity would likely dwarf the Florida 2000 presidential race between George W. Bush and Al Gore, when hanging chads became a new phrase in our political jargon. Fortunately, both Bush and Gore conducted themselves honorably, for the good of the country, especially Al Gore.
In accepting the decision of the Supreme Court, Al Gore prevented what could possibly have been chaos, even blood, in the streets of America. While Democrats around the country were upset and complained about the court’s decision, our democracy survived
If President Trump were in Al Gore’s position would he have acted in a similar manner? I don’t believe so. If we don’t have a clear result and either of the candidates cries foul, especially in this volatile political environment, what happens next?
Comic check in Free Comic Book Summer, the Covid-era-reworking of Free Comic Book Day, kicked off in mid-July and continues into early September. Each Wednesday, a different handful of free, special for Free Comic Book Day comics are available. You can find a schedule of what’s hitting stores when at freecomicbookday.com (with all-ages rated books scheduled each week). All-ages comic books set for release on Aug. 5 include LumberJanes: Farewell to Summer, The Tick, Zoo Patrol Squad: Kingdom Caper and Bibi & Miyu/The Fox & Little Tanuki. Check in with your favorite shop (you can find a list of stores on the Free Comic Book Day website) for their Free Comic Book Summer procedures. For example, at Double Midnight Comics (which has shops at 245 Maple St. in Manchester and 67 S. Main St. in Concord; dmcomics.com), customers can request the Free Comic Book Day comics on their release day, according to an email from the store back in July. At Jetpack Comics (37 N. Main St. in Rochester; jetpackcomics.com), they’re offering a different free comic book every day (with a teen-rated and all-ages rated option each day as well), according to their website. They are also selling bags of 10 Free Comic Book Day or other special or promo comics for $7 each week, with either an all-ages or teen-and-mature option (the bags are available for pickup or for mail order for an extra $7).
Worlds of magic The 2020 Bank of New Hampshire Children’s Summer Series continues at the Palace Theatre (80 Hanover St. in Manchester; palacetheatre.org, 668-5588) with Aladdinon Thursday, July 30, and Alice in Wonderland, Tuesday, Aug. 4, through Thursday, Aug. 6. The kid-friendly shows are at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. and are about 45 minutes long. Tickets cost $10 and are only being sold over the phone.
See SEE Science This weekend is the first of two scheduled “members only” weekends at SEE Science Center (200 Bedford St. in Manchester; see-sciencecenter.org, 669-0400). On Saturdays and Sundays (Aug. 1 & 2 and Aug. 8 & 9), the museum will offer admission by pre-reservation to members from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 to 5 p.m. (between 1 and 2 p.m., the staff will do a deep cleaning of the museum), according to the website. Guests will be asked to stay six feet apart, a temperature check will be done at the door and everybody above the age of 2 will be required to wear masks, the website said. Memberships start at $100 and include a year of free admission for everybody in a household, the website said. The museum will reopen to the general public weekends only starting Aug. 15 and, as with the member weekends, visitors will need to book a time slot in advance, according to a press release.
No Multicultural Festival this year… This year’s Concord Multicultural Festival, typically held in September, has been canceled due to the uncertainty and challenges presented by Covid-19 that “just cannot be addressed effectively” at an event of its size, according to a press release from the festival planning team. The festival celebrates different cultures and heritages from around the world through food, music, art and activities. Score: -1 Comment:The festival planning team will instead host Welcoming Week in September, where immigrants, refugees and long-time residents come together to discuss how to build welcoming and inclusive communities; assembling a virtual cookbook with recipes from a variety of cultures submitted by individuals, families, businesses and organizations; and presenting international art, dance and music at International Art Day, part of Intown Concord’s Market Month, on Saturday, Aug. 22.
… New Hampshire Senior Games canceled too The 2020 New Hampshire Senior Games have been canceled, according to a press release. The decision was made to protect the well-being of the athletes, who are ages 50 and up. “Our board has spent many hours over the past several weeks and considered a broad range of alternatives,” NHSG Board Chair Larry Flint said in a statement. “At the end of the day, we felt this was the most prudent decision.” Score: -1 Comment: It’s not all bad news — this year’s games would have been a qualifier for the 2021 National Senior Games in Florida, but as many other states have also canceled their games this year, the National Senior Games Association decided that any athletes who qualified for the 2017 or the 2019 national games are automatically qualified for 2021, according to the press release.
Ready to rock “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey, “Cotton Eye Joe” by Rednex, “Party In The USA” by Miley Cyrus and “Can’t Stop The Feeling” by Justin Timberlake are some of the songs that 17-year-old Hayley Dufour, a senior at Alvirne High School in Hudson, loves to listen to, and thanks to her they’ll be featured on Pandora’s new Special Olympics Champions playlist. According to a press release from Special Olympics New Hampshire, athletes throughout the country submitted playlists along with their reasons for choosing the songs, and Dufour’s playlist made the cut. Through Unified Sports at Alvirne, Dufour participates in soccer, basketball, track and cheerleading, and outside of school, she participates in softball and bowling with Special Olympics New Hampshire, according to the release. Score: +1 Comment: QOL loves the upbeat song choices and will be checking out Dufour’s playlist on Pandora.
QOL score: 51 Net change: -1 QOL this week: 50 What’s affecting your Quality of Life here in New Hampshire? Let us know at news@hippopress.com.
Information from the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Governor’s updates
On July 17, Gov. Chris Sununu issued Executive Order 2020-15, extending the state of emergency in New Hampshire due to the Covid-19 pandemic for another three weeks through at least Aug. 7. It’s the sixth extension he has issued since originally declaring a state of emergency on March 13.
On July 21, Sununu issued Emergency Order No. 59, an order that temporarily halts premium and signature requirements for Medicaid beneficiaries until 90 days after the termination of the public health emergency.
On July 22, Sununu released the Governor’s Covid-19 Equity Response Team’s report, offering immediate, short-term and long-term recommendations. The report includes recommendations to increase community testing, to assure testing sites have written protocols for community outreach and demographic identifier data, to assure healthy food access, to deploy Covid-19 response community health workers and to provide isolation and quarantine housing support.
During a July 23 press conference, Sununu announced the launch of the Empowering Youth Program as part of the Invest in the Future Fund, which allocates about $4.5 million of federal CARES act funding to ensure kids in New Hampshire have programs available to them that traditionally exist in the summer. About $2 million of that $4.5 million will be used for the Empowering Youth Program. “The goal … is just to provide funding for things like day camps, or recreational sports and other recreational programs, so we’re not just taking the summer in an isolated chunk,” Sununu said. “We want to create a continuum of opportunities for these kids that extend, as we finish out the summer and then move into the next year.” Now through Aug. 17, organization leaders can file an application by visiting goferr.nh.gov. To be eligible for funding, programs must serve youths, at least 75 percent of which are New Hampshire residents.
On July 27, Sununu issued Emergency Order No. 60, rescinding the state ban on reusable shopping bags in grocery stores, which had been in place since March 21. “We looked at the latest data, consulted with officials at public health and ask individuals to be courteous and respectful to retail/grocery workers by cleaning your reusable bags,” Sununu wrote in a tweet.
Details of all of Sununu’s Emergency and Executive Orders can be found at governor.nh.gov.
Laws and vetoes
Gov. Chris Sununu has signed into law and vetoed several House bills in the past week. Here are some of the highlights, according to press releases from the Office of the Governor.
HB 1135 was signed into law. Among other things, this law declares June 6 as D-Day Remembrance Day and Aug. 31 as Overdose Awareness Day, and it makes Holocaust education compulsory in New Hampshire schools and establishes a commission to study best teaching practices for the subject.
HB 731 was vetoed, relative to raising the minimum wage. In his veto statement, Sununu said that when minimum wages increase, employees often end up with fewer hours, or jobs are eliminated. “Now is exactly the wrong time to pursue policies that will reduce the chances of Granite Staters being able to get back to work and that will further hinder our employers who are already struggling in this global pandemic,” Sununu said in his statement. “This bill would have meant fewer jobs and fewer available hours for our workers who are unemployed or underemployed.”
HB 1454 was vetoed, relative to alternative education. In his veto statement, Sununu said the bill would have “effectively killed” the Learn Everywhere program, which “empowers parents to find the best educational paths for their children, and allows students to access a broader range of courses than their schools could provide on their own.” He said the bill would restrict parents’ ability to find alternatives to their children’s education.
SB 124 was vetoed, relative to the minimum electric renewable portfolio standards. In his veto statement, Sununu said the bill could potentially cost electric ratepayers $300 million in new subsidies each year, and the state would need to use 20 square miles of land to achieve the solar energy goal set forth in the bill.
All legislative staff and legislators entering the Statehouse in Concord are now required to wear a mask, after the New Hampshire Joint Committee on Legislative Facilities voted 11-0 last week in favor of the mandate, according to a press release. Masks will be required in all public areas.
Live and Let Live Farm in Chichester, the Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire in Bedford and the Friends of Manchester Animal Shelter will benefit from the New Hampshire Liquor Commission’s “Allies for Animals” raffle, which features “some of the world’s most sought-after whiskies, bourbons, scotches and cordials,” according to a press release from the Commission. Raffle tickets are $100 and are available through Sept. 15 at liquorandwineoutlets.com/allies.
Help “Stuff the Bus” for students in the greater Nashua area on Saturday, Aug. 1, when United Way will be accepting donations of school supplies from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Staples in Nashua, Staples in Amherst, Big Lots in Nashua, and Sam’s Club in Hudson, according to a press release. Donations will also be accepted that day through Aug. 8, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, at Target in the Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua. The supplies support back-to-school programs at the Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter, Nashua Goes Back to School, Milford SHARE Outreach and school districts in the region.
On-the-go deliciousness More and more food trucks featuring all kinds of eats are popping up in locations throughout southern New Hampshire. Find out where to get everything from egg rolls and vegan ice cream to tacos and chicken wings.
Also on the cover, find Uncommon Art on the Common in Goffstown, p. 6, and the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen’s annual fair online, p. 10. And there’s a series of outdoor music happening in Concord this summer, p. 26.
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All quotes are from The TB12 Method: How to Achieve a Lifetime of Sustained Peak Performance, by Tom Brady, born Aug. 3, 1977.
Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) What are your goals? How do you define success in your life? Only you can answer that! Yay!
Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) The game never stops evolving, so why should I? You shouldn’t.
Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) … just because you’re standing at a buffet, that doesn’t mean you’re supposed to eat everything. You should eat just enough so that you feel full, and no more. Sports training is no different. Binge watching may not be the best way to go, either.
Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21)Many gym trainers tell athletes to target their upper bodies on Mondays and Wednesdays and their lower bodies on Tuesdays and Thursdays. At TB12, we advise athletes to do upper body, core, and lower body in the same workout. A comprehensive approach is best.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21)… the ones I remember best are the closely fought games in which, no matter what the scoreboard says, our team put in our best effort. Ah, those are good times.
Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) Strong athletes like to work on strength, and fast athletes like to work on speed. But that doesn’t create balance. To create balance, we need to work on our deficiencies as well. You know what you need to do.
Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) After the seventh push-up, your chest is straining and you feel fatigued. … But your brain says, ‘Keep going! Fight hard!’ It asks other muscles to step in to help you finish. It could be your lats, your triceps, or your butt — your brain calls on any muscle that will help you achieve your goal and finish what you set out to do. But to me, form first means engaging only the muscles you should be engaging for the movement you are attempting to do. That’s how you keep the proper balance. Start easy and work your way up.
Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) If you do daily squats with a four-hundred-pound load on your back, the only thing you’ll get better at is squatting with a four-hundred-pound load on your back. Which could come in handy sometime!
Aries (March 21 – April 19) Make sure you maintain the right biomechanically correct form — knees over feet, hips over knees, and your core engaged — before you start, and stop performing an exercise the moment your form starts to break down. One good push-up is better than 10 bad ones.
Taurus (April 20 – May 20)Sometimes I think I’m the most hydrated person in the world. It’s not a competition.
Gemini (May 21 – June 20) Sometimes we see older people working out with bands, or doing water aerobics or tai chi. It turns out that they know something the rest of us don’t. Ask them what they know.
Cancer (June 21 – July 22) If we’ve lost but I’ve learned something, the game turns into a positive experiment. Sometimes in the moment it doesn’t feel that way, because the emotions are running so high — but you try to learn and move on. Lesson No. 1: Don’t send Lenny from Accounting for coffee.
