Thinking ahead to the thoughtful audience

Today I may take off from deadline but keep working throughout the day anyway. It has been some time since I've not posted something. It is 9:17 a.m. as I write this and I just want to relax today while thinking strategically about the future.

But I need to do something. So my first action is to post a story from the newsletter to the website. The first one is on rail service in Virginia, a topic I've covered a long time. There's not much traffic to Information Charlottesville but I still post there as you can see with this first story for the day. 

I'll try out an embed to Bluesky to see if it works here. 

The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation are seeking input a second time for the next Statewide Rail Plan. A story with some more explanation and a link at the bottom so you can have your say. infocville.com/2026/10/21/v...

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— Information Charlottesville (@infocville.bsky.social) October 21, 2026 at 9:21 AM

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I got sidetracked into a side quest and ended up cooking a nice brunch. The bacon in the fridge wasn't too old. I used the last of the Morningstar breakfast patties and the last of the English muffins. I may go to Food Lion later. It is now 10:33 a.m. and I'm trying to update something on cvillepedia. 

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11:11 a.m. and I'm beginning to panic I don't have a newsletter ready for today. I have one story, three clarifications, and I need to write ad-copy that is new. 

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2:01 p.m. I went ahead and published. I wrote two more stories, and re-used old copy. Hopefully someone will find it of use.