On Learning How to Mow: Lessons from my Grandfather.

I remember distinctly the day my grandfather (Pappy) taught me, not how to mow, but how to mow well. It was an after-school lesson. I’d often walk to my grandparents house, which resided just down the street from my middle-school. This particular afternoon, I had been tasked with mowing their lawn. In retrospect, I understand now that the sole purpose of this delegation was for educational purposes…