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.
@Laura We are no car mechanics, I can assure you. I would still go for the adventure and hope to learn some things along the way. I would splurge for a satellite phone (we didn’t) and you should be sure to bring extra goods/water before setting out in case you were to get stuck. Oh, and go with a Toyota Hi-Lux, not a Land Rover. Land Rovers are notoriously fickle and if you’re not a car person, they can be a real pain to work with.
Hi! We have been thinking this is the way we also would like to experience south Africa! For all the reasons you already mentioned, it just seems this is the logical way to go.
I’m am a little daunted though by the possibility of car troubles along the way. I realize this may be a crap shoot to some degree but was anything along the way more than you were able to handle car wise? As a couple of soon to be travelers with absolutely no mechanical know how, this is definitely my biggest concern.
-Laura
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Wow, I am lovin reading this post. I hate to quote Frank Sinatra but I’m glad you did it ‘My Way”