Hodgepodge, Connie J. Casella's Substack
My personal Substack I have been writing since I was a young teen. My subjects were and are The Beatles but I also have written poems on other subjects too. I also have written Christmas poems. If you love The Beatles Christmas, and life, please read!
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- 23
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- Sep 30, 2026
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- Aug 10, 2026
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DONATE! DONATE! (opens the original)
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Donate! Donate! Before it’s too late!I can't afford to donate To every political cause,My money is tight! And some politicians have flaws!Let the rich donate to their favorite oneAnd let the poor prevail under the sun!The rich should donate to me and you<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1605332084382-52cfc097c0d2?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyM3x8cG9saXRpY2lhbnN8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzkwNzcxMzc1fDA&ixlib=rb-4.1.
WHERE WERE YOU, TEDDY? (opens the original)
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Teddy did not wake me this morning. I was waiting for him to come and jump in my bed but no Teddy! Teddy, where are you? He finally came up when I was in the bathroom. Teddy, where were you? Teddy was chasing a tiny little bug later this morning but I couldn't see it! I don't know what kind of bug it was. But now, Teddy is sleeping on the living room floor, in front of the old, brown recliner. I need to run the vacuum cleaner today and Teddy will disappear when he sees the vacuum!<a class="image
WAS IT GHOSTS? (opens the original)
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I was waiting for Teddy to come and wake me this morning likehe usually does but it was after 3 AM and wondered where he was.But he did come and jump into my bed and fell asleep next to me butit was going on 4 AM and I was awake, so I got up, but before I got up,I felt something or someone walking across my feet! Was it just my imagination? Or was it ghosts?Teddy was still asleep next to me!What do you think?<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$
“THIS BOY” BY THE BEATLES (opens the original)
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https://youtu.be/vWXQTHXv6fo?is=kyf3hFs_TWzvX_nxDo you remember this song?
“WE HAVE THE BEST POVERTY! “ (opens the original)
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Trump said, “We have the best poverty!” What does that even mean?De he mean to say, we have the least poverty?Well, that's a lie! There’s more poverty here now! Not best or least!Trump lives in his own delusional worldand he can’t see poverty because he knows no poverty!SNAP has been cut for many peopleand Medicaid has been cut too!<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1597701828474-ed6cb88c7a91?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wzMDAzM
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