Lisatella
@lisatella.bsky.social
I needed a place for my one-liners
I'm not sure if my local newspaper delivery person has been trying to hit my car in the driveway or my actual backyard but they are doing a great job at that.
November 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I'm not sure if my local newspaper delivery person has been trying to hit my car in the driveway or my actual backyard but they are doing a great job at that.
I reported a comment on Facebook because it contained an image with text on it, and the text prominently featured the N-word. Facebook reviewed my flagging it for hate speech and decided not to remove it. 🙃
October 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I reported a comment on Facebook because it contained an image with text on it, and the text prominently featured the N-word. Facebook reviewed my flagging it for hate speech and decided not to remove it. 🙃
Been catching up on last season of Call the Midwife. This show is perfect. Every episode is heart-wrenching. No one talks over one another, ever. Trixie’s wig keep getting worse. In one episode the C plot was “there are too many turnips.” Perfect show.
August 8, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Been catching up on last season of Call the Midwife. This show is perfect. Every episode is heart-wrenching. No one talks over one another, ever. Trixie’s wig keep getting worse. In one episode the C plot was “there are too many turnips.” Perfect show.
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Featured in the latest Virginia News Reader: How do you get 850 students to improve their attendance? In Norton, it’s all about relationships - By @lisatella.bsky.social for @cardinalnews.org
Read the full article at Cardinal News. ➡ tinyurl.com/msyupa89
Read the full article at Cardinal News. ➡ tinyurl.com/msyupa89
How do you get 850 students to improve their attendance? In Norton, it’s all about relationships
In a single school year, John I. Burton High School — one of just two schools in Norton — nearly eliminated chronic absenteeism.
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July 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Featured in the latest Virginia News Reader: How do you get 850 students to improve their attendance? In Norton, it’s all about relationships - By @lisatella.bsky.social for @cardinalnews.org
Read the full article at Cardinal News. ➡ tinyurl.com/msyupa89
Read the full article at Cardinal News. ➡ tinyurl.com/msyupa89
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Katie Mingle 4EVA
July 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Katie Mingle 4EVA
Local daily newspaper that keeps eliminating jobs sent out a notice that my monthly bill is going up $12 a month because of tarriffs. For newsprint for a paper that routinely runs full-page ads for itself to fill space.
June 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Local daily newspaper that keeps eliminating jobs sent out a notice that my monthly bill is going up $12 a month because of tarriffs. For newsprint for a paper that routinely runs full-page ads for itself to fill space.
After being told I’d never make it in theater with a Philly accent and then being told I’d never make it in news with a Philly accent I am now thinking a lot about how to bring back my Philly accent without having to spend three months at my mom’s house
June 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
After being told I’d never make it in theater with a Philly accent and then being told I’d never make it in news with a Philly accent I am now thinking a lot about how to bring back my Philly accent without having to spend three months at my mom’s house
Goes to daylong conference that starts at 9, spills coffee on blouse at 9:20
May 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Goes to daylong conference that starts at 9, spills coffee on blouse at 9:20
Hold up, Lena Dunham left New York for LONDON? Here I was thinking that essay was about moving to Chattanooga or something (I did not read it)
May 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Hold up, Lena Dunham left New York for LONDON? Here I was thinking that essay was about moving to Chattanooga or something (I did not read it)
People might think romance is dead but tonight my husband walked me through a VLOOKUP example so I don’t know what they’re talking about
April 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
People might think romance is dead but tonight my husband walked me through a VLOOKUP example so I don’t know what they’re talking about
I only write about Liberty University once in a blue moon but I feel like more people should be talking about the fact that you can dance there now? Not all the time just at pre-approved events. But like. Dancing is allowed now. That’s huge.
April 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I only write about Liberty University once in a blue moon but I feel like more people should be talking about the fact that you can dance there now? Not all the time just at pre-approved events. But like. Dancing is allowed now. That’s huge.
Thank you for reading and sharing my work.
Extremely well reported story about this deeply disturbing situation.
April 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Thank you for reading and sharing my work.
I refuse to download the Substack app. I have enough apps.
March 21, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I refuse to download the Substack app. I have enough apps.
Here is the closest I’ll probably ever come to a hot take. For four years, I saw a chiropractor no fewer than 2x monthly. (I did two stints in physical therapy during this time as well.) In October, I stopped getting adjusted. And I feel…..a lot better.
March 20, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Here is the closest I’ll probably ever come to a hot take. For four years, I saw a chiropractor no fewer than 2x monthly. (I did two stints in physical therapy during this time as well.) In October, I stopped getting adjusted. And I feel…..a lot better.
My husband just asked if I picked “Gorgonzola” to win the NCAA tourney.
March 19, 2025 at 1:30 AM
My husband just asked if I picked “Gorgonzola” to win the NCAA tourney.
When people ask how I’m doing this week I’m going to say that selling my 30-year-old American Girl doll and accessories on eBay is going really well and see where that takes the conversation.
March 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
When people ask how I’m doing this week I’m going to say that selling my 30-year-old American Girl doll and accessories on eBay is going really well and see where that takes the conversation.
Went to a new restaurant tonight and one of the owners brought out the oysters we ordered. One of the three they had on the menu was from Canada. “Enjoy them now,” he told us. “They went up $8 a pound overnight this week.”
March 15, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Went to a new restaurant tonight and one of the owners brought out the oysters we ordered. One of the three they had on the menu was from Canada. “Enjoy them now,” he told us. “They went up $8 a pound overnight this week.”
I’ve been to the movies twice in 2025 and both times I scolded someone for talking. This time I was less nice.
March 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I’ve been to the movies twice in 2025 and both times I scolded someone for talking. This time I was less nice.
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Open letter demanding transparency around VMI superintendent’s contract gathers more than 650 signatures
The board of visitors voted in late February to allow retired Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins’ contract to expire this summer. Wins is the state-run military school's first Black superintendent.
The board of visitors voted in late February to allow retired Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins’ contract to expire this summer. Wins is the state-run military school's first Black superintendent.
Open letter demanding transparency around VMI superintendent’s contract gathers more than 650 signatures
The board of visitors voted in late February to allow retired Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins’ contract to expire this summer. Wins is the state-run military school's first Black superintendent.
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March 12, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Open letter demanding transparency around VMI superintendent’s contract gathers more than 650 signatures
The board of visitors voted in late February to allow retired Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins’ contract to expire this summer. Wins is the state-run military school's first Black superintendent.
The board of visitors voted in late February to allow retired Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins’ contract to expire this summer. Wins is the state-run military school's first Black superintendent.
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Who's watching you? The new episode of The Cardinal podcast explores the rising use of Flock cameras and video surveillance in #Virginia. But who is watching and for what purpose? Check it out here: youtu.be/ptFX3gc4ebY?...
State of Surveillance: Who’s Watching You?
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March 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Who's watching you? The new episode of The Cardinal podcast explores the rising use of Flock cameras and video surveillance in #Virginia. But who is watching and for what purpose? Check it out here: youtu.be/ptFX3gc4ebY?...
I am beefing with two state toll systems in the long aftermath of having my car stolen and part of my evidence is a PDF of a state toll commission website I downloaded and then uploaded with my dispute. Like, I’ll be like that.
March 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I am beefing with two state toll systems in the long aftermath of having my car stolen and part of my evidence is a PDF of a state toll commission website I downloaded and then uploaded with my dispute. Like, I’ll be like that.
Who designed the floor for the women’s Big 12 championship? They need to have their design privileges taken away.
March 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Who designed the floor for the women’s Big 12 championship? They need to have their design privileges taken away.
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Amid furor over diversity efforts, VMI board ousts school’s first Black superintendent
Amid furor over diversity efforts, VMI board ousts school’s first Black superintendent
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February 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Amid furor over diversity efforts, VMI board ousts school’s first Black superintendent
Birds won the Super Bowl and pitchers and catchers report this week and these two things are really propping me up emotionally right now
February 10, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Birds won the Super Bowl and pitchers and catchers report this week and these two things are really propping me up emotionally right now
You know daily journalism life is weird when your friend texts you to tell you she is watching a documentary on Dodd-Frank in her free time
January 30, 2025 at 3:38 AM
You know daily journalism life is weird when your friend texts you to tell you she is watching a documentary on Dodd-Frank in her free time