Loblaw Has Left the Building
Wednesday, April 30th by Robert LoblawDecision of the Day began in October 2005, when I started stockpiling posts to see whether I could keep up the frenetic pace of blogging. I decided that I could and, for the most part, I did. The website went live in November 2005, and I never looked back.
Sure, I took some breaks . . . a week for a wilderness camping trip here, a couple of days for childbirth there . . . but for the past thirty months, I have spent almost every weekday reading newly published appellate decision from all thirteen circuits and picking one or two to try to bring to life for my readers.
1275 posts later, it is time to say farewell to the frenzy.
I am thankful to the wonderful people at eNotes for hosting this blog since January 2006 and making it worth my while to continue for so long. And I am very thankful to all of the bloggers who have linked to Decision of the Day, sometimes offering praise, sometimes offering sheer disdain, but mostly just offering me the reassurance that there were people out there who cared about what I was writing. Extra special thanks go out to Howard Bashman and Mike from Crime and Federalism, who both managed to find and link to Decision of the Day within minutes of it going live, pulling me out of obscurity and into the brights lights of the blawgosphere far quicker than I had ever dreamed.
And finally, a huge thanks to all of my readers. Trust me when I say I will miss you more than you will miss me.
April 30th, 2008 at 4:30 am
I had only recently found your blog but it became one of the first things I read every morning. You will be missed.
April 30th, 2008 at 5:21 am
Sad! I really enjoyed the blog & am sorry to see it wind up.
I also have to say that I love the name — I can only assume that you’re a fellow Arrested Development fan?
April 30th, 2008 at 5:45 am
Bye! Thanks for such a nice parting post. I’ll miss your blog.
Anton
April 30th, 2008 at 5:51 am
I have grown accustomed to reading your blog each morning. I will miss it; but wish you the best of luck.
April 30th, 2008 at 5:58 am
What a huge loss; you’ve done such wonderful work here. Very best wishes for whatever comes next.
April 30th, 2008 at 6:06 am
Thanks for all the work. Sad to see you leave!
April 30th, 2008 at 7:10 am
Thank you for the daily bits of education and education– they were clearly products of thoughtful work. I’m sure I’ll click on the link many times in the future out of sheer habit. You will be missed.
April 30th, 2008 at 7:26 am
Please reconsider!
I too read this blog every day. I have especially enjoyed your humorous insights into the cases.
April 30th, 2008 at 7:51 am
Thanks for putting so much work into the blog. It will be missed.
April 30th, 2008 at 8:03 am
Noooooooooooooooooo! I’ll never again get to read about a bench slap (my favorite tag). :(.
You will be missed. :(.
April 30th, 2008 at 8:15 am
I have enjoyed reading the site and have often shared posts with friends and colleagues. Best of luck with your new endeavors.
April 30th, 2008 at 8:33 am
It’s terrible to see you go, but you have all my best for everything else you do. You did us a tremendous public service.
April 30th, 2008 at 9:09 am
Many thanks from all of us here at eNotes. It has been more than a pleasure to have you on the site. You (and your writing!) will be missed.
April 30th, 2008 at 9:16 am
I have to say that this makes me very sad.
Thanks for a great run, and good luck.
April 30th, 2008 at 9:41 am
Thank you, from a 2L who has used your site to broaden his understanding of the law since starting law school. Hope you come back soon.
April 30th, 2008 at 9:56 am
We’ll miss you!
Helpful tip: Don’t abandon domain name. Often spammers wait for blogs to close up shop. They then take over the domain. So all of my old links to you will go to a Proactive website. (That’s what happened to the old Crescat Sententia site.)
Good luck pursuing whatever has distracted you from this fine blog!
April 30th, 2008 at 10:51 am
You are already missed. And if you ever feel like guest blogging I am sure I am not the only one who would love to have you.
karl @ cdw
April 30th, 2008 at 11:25 am
Nooooo!
Don’t you have a little brother, Joe, who could take over?
I have just recently found your blog and LOVE IT. You and it WILL BE missed. Seriously, consider passing the torch? If not, the best of luck in future endeavors…
April 30th, 2008 at 11:31 am
I’ve been reading your blog for about a year now. Thanks for providing it and good luck to you in the future.
April 30th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
From someone who made sure to check your blog daily, I can assure you that you will be greatly missed. Good luck with everything and know that if you decide to jump back into blogging, you will have many readers willing and eager to start reading again.
April 30th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Such a great blog, very sorry to see it go!
April 30th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
this is very disappointing. i read your blog religiously every day, always waiting until the afternoon to ensure the earliest east coast opinions were released. i recommend it to everyone i know. please tell me someone will take over!!!
April 30th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
[…] anniversary today reading that Robert Loblaw at Decision of the Day is hanging up his keyboard. His announcement says he is saying “farewell to the frenzy” and describes the history of his […]
April 30th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
an unfortunate Decision.
April 30th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
I’ll second Carl on the guest-blogging invitation. You’re welcome to chime in at The California Blog of Appeal.
April 30th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Sad to see you go.
May 1st, 2008 at 4:30 am
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May 1st, 2008 at 10:34 am
If there’s anyone out there who thinks they’d like to carry on with this blog, please email me: alex@enotes.com
May 1st, 2008 at 7:04 pm
I just wanted to chime in as a longtime silent reader of your site - thank you for the past few years! I’ve always loved the law and you made it easy to understand, fascinating, fun, accessible and relevant. For all those things, thank you. I will miss this site tremendously!
I wish you success and happiness always!
May 8th, 2008 at 10:33 am
Very sad to see you go. I enjoyed this blog immensely.