Lisa Dobey
houlisa.bsky.social
Lisa Dobey
@houlisa.bsky.social
Practicing not working. Living in Houston but pretending to be on the West Coast. My dog's name is SnickerDude.
Visiting Traverse City and dropped in on their No Kings March
October 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Found the right spot
September 17, 2025 at 1:46 AM
A key to world peace? Youth exchange. Houston area Rotary Clubs welcomed 8 high school students from 8 different countries to spend a year as ambassadors for their countries and learning about ours. First up, learning to line dance together!

Rotarians - creating world peace through youth.
August 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
And came home from vacation to discover the Texas Lege plans to redistrict my neighborhood.

www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
Texas Republicans unveil redistricting map to expand GOP foothold by 5 seats
The biggest proposed changes are in Houston, the Dallas-area, Austin and South Texas, where several districts currently held by Democrats are remade to be more favorable to Republican candidates,
www.houstonchronicle.com
July 31, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Had a great trip to Alaska. Denali came out for us. We had perfect weather. Kayaked from the small "uncruise" ship. Witnessed grizzlies and glaciers. And had two glorious weeks mostly disconnected.
July 31, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett joined Beto O’Rourke in Texas and condemned the Republican Party’s plan to restrict Texas!

Cutting healthcare funding Texans rely on!!

She questioned their commitment to God and called them ‘soulless cowards!’
July 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This water pipe leak has been flooding for so long that neighbors have turned it into a water feature. #cityofhouston
April 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Reposted by Lisa Dobey
Breaking: Federal immigration authorities on Monday planned to conduct a targeted operation on "criminals & illegal immigrants" in Colony Ridge, a housing development outside of Houston, Gov. Greg Abbott said.
Feds to target “criminals and illegal immigrants” in Houston-area development, Abbott says
The Colony Ridge development has long been under scrutiny from conservative lawmakers, think tanks and influencers who cast it as a hotbed for undocumented immigrants and cartel crime.
www.texastribune.org
February 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Got to fill up my cup this weekend attending a Rotary Youth Exchange conference in Mexico.

Rotarians across the world introduce teenagers to other cultures, creating global citizens.

If you have a budding peace activist or a globally aware teen, check it out.

www.rotary.org/en/our-progr...
February 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Way to be responsive, @cityofhouston.bsky.social
February 12, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Yee Sang (Prosperity Salad Toss). Celebrating the Year of the Snake! Gung hay fat choy, all!
February 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Coming soon to all our Texas bookstores.
January 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Pulling a Ted Cruz and heading to Cancun... Nice to miss the inauguration.
January 17, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Last sentence is the understatement of the year
December 5, 2024 at 8:26 PM
My new approach to life
December 3, 2024 at 10:20 PM
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A perfect Make Measles Great Again choice to run the CDC.
Dave Weldon, Trump's CDC pick, could bolster an RFK Jr. anti-vaccine agenda
Weldon served 14 years in Congress, where he was an outspoken critic of the CDC and its vaccine program.
www.nbcnews.com
December 3, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Houston Chronicle - Front page and above the fold: a bit of journalistic overreach when the low temperature yesterday was 54°
November 29, 2024 at 7:04 PM
And this is a surprise to anyone? Anyone? Anyone?

From the Hill:

The House Ethics Committee met but did not release its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz, resisting significant pressure to release its findings...
November 20, 2024 at 9:04 PM
And, SnickerDude, our entitled white boy, got groomed today.
November 19, 2024 at 3:13 AM
And sometimes the Bay Area comes to Houston. Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the Houston Symphony.
November 19, 2024 at 3:11 AM