a terrible thing to waste

They say a mind is a terrible thing to waste.  I believe them.  Lord knows I’ve tried to conserve mine.  To hold on it and never let it go.  My mama never let anything go to waste.  Cucumber peel salad was a special dinner at my house growing up.  Also eggshells were used to exfoliate.  We never let anything go to waste.  So when they said a mind is a terrible thing to waste, I completely agreed.  Because you know they usually know what they are talking about and I don’t think that…OH LOOK! A BIRDIE!! 

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