Never let the perfect be the enemy of the good

For me, this is life lesson No. 1.

Florence Thompson née Stewart and Hugh “Dude” Thompson, the younger years.

By Anthony Valterra

My grandfather was a dairy farmer. When my family went to visit him, we would inevitably end up helping him with the farm. Sometimes we would mend fences, or herd cattle, or feed cattle, or milk. It depended on what needed to be done, and (it being a farm) somet…