And like that... he is gone
So that's it. RIP Three Years of Hell, June 2, 2003 to August 25, 2006. After all these words, there are only a few things left to say.
Two sites, the Imbroglio and the Volokh Conspiracy, have given me a slightly premature sendoff, and their words are very kind. (The site has received its final Kerr Package.) In answer to Ambimb's question as to why the site is closing, the answer is simply that the project is done. I don't know what my next big task will be. I've got two articles in process (much more difficult now I don't have free Lexis access). There's a few chapters written of a novel, a thought made more exciting by three friends who have already written books. The more I look at law and technology, the more I think that an open-source, XML-based framework for writing judicial opinions would bring caselaw closer to the public (as well as weaken the WEXIS duopoly). Perhaps that's a project worth looking into. Whatever the case, I'm sure I'll have no problem coming up with other tasks to occupy my (soon to dwindle rapidly) free time. This story was always meant to have an ending, and after all these months, it is finally here.
Thank you to the professors and students at Columbia Law School who made this journey such a rich experience. The same goes to the bloggers across the 'sphere who've linked, commented and otherwise spread the word. (A special note should go to Martin, who started me on this path.) My family, although asked not to comment on the blog itself, never failed to give me encouragement (and fodder for quite a few posts) throughout my years here.
And finally, of course, thank you to all of you who've read this site over the last three years and a bit. Journeys are made better with travelling companions, and I couldn't have asked for a finer bunch.
Best regards,
A.R.
@Megan – I love your comment, “confronting travel day.” Yes, indeed it was. I am sure you had a few of those on your recent adventures in the Middle East. I think our most confronting travel day happened in Egypt.
I know what you mean about the pages coming alive when you arrive in Phnom Penh – after reading as much as I could about Cambodia beforehand, I felt exactly the same. It was so easy to imagine the streets emptied of people, and looking at the buildings you can tell they haven’t changed much since.
And visiting S21 and the Killing Fields was hands down the most confronting travel day I’ve ever had. It’s very difficult to take in, but so important to remember.
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@Cdowl – It was a very moving experience, one that will certainly stay with us. Thanks for reading up on our Cambodia adventures!
difficult to comprehend…. must have been very hard to view and write about. man’s inhumanity to man at it’s worst.