Minor Wisdom

Blawg Review # 155

Last week for posts he did beg,
That California lawyer named Greg.
Now he’s done something new
With this week’s Blawg Review.
He’s ready now to tap a keg.

Ashley’s obituaries

Ashley Morris’s obituaries (he has two) are here and here.

The funeral is tomorrow at Jacob Schoen on Canal Street. Mrs. Morris says that if you attend, you may wear your Saints attire.

You can help

Last week, extraordinary New Orleans blogger Ashley Morris died suddenly, leaving behind a wife and three young children. On hearing the news, many of us felt helpless, thinking “I wish there was something I could do to help.”

Here’s some good news: You’re not helpless; you can help. Ashley’s widow, Hana, is facing some big expenses. You can help ease her financial burden in one of two ways: click here to donate by PayPal, or write a check payable to Hana Morris and send it to:

HumidCity
c/o George Williams
5500 Prytania St.
PMB #417
New Orleans, LA 70115

If you have a web site, there’s one more thing you can do: Spread the word. Just link to or copy from HumidCity’s fundraising post. Even if you don’t have a web site, you can print the flyer and pass it around.

Remembering Ashley

In December 2005, Ashley Morris first hit my consciousness. Not like a bug hitting a windshield; more like a baseball bat hitting a grapefruit. My conclusion after reading his blog for the first time: “I can’t write.”

Our loss

The New Orleans blogging community has lost one of its unique personalities: Ashley Morris, who now belongs to eternity.

As everyone who read his blog knows, Ashley loved with a passion beyond passion. He loved New Orleans, and God help anyone who loved her less than he did. He loved her so much that he named his youngest son Rey D’Orleans: the King of New Orleans.

He will be deeply missed by his lovely wife, Hana; his three beautiful children; and his countless friends and fans.

My kind of people

Stuff White People Like is a blog devoted to—what else?—stuff that white people like. I’m afraid that I’m guilty of many things on the list, such as coffee, microbreweries, wine, marathons,¹ sushi, public radio, Whole Foods, lawyers, recycling (“saving the earth without having to do that much”), and bottled water. Go there and get in touch with your inner Mantovani. (Hat tip to Electronic Ephemera.)
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¹ Funniest line in the marathon post: “[M]ore competitive white people prefer triathlons because Kenyans can’t afford $10,000 specialty bicycles.”

Just as he said

I’ve called Jim Kunstler a prophet, meaning he tells us stuff that we don’t want to hear. He’s also a prophet like Daniel, in that he reads the writing on the wall. If you’ve been reading Clusterfuck Nation for the last few years, then you saw the the current economic shit storm coming, not to mention $100/barrel oil.

For some intelligent conservatism

My conservative-blogging friend Feddie is reviving Southern Appeal. Feddie is a Catholic convert, a consistent pro-lifer who opposes capital punishment and torture,¹ and a lover of fine bourbon. I agree with him on some issues, disagree on others, and always enjoy discussing with him the issues on which we differ. So if, like me, you’re a lefty who doesn’t mind reading and thinking about a different viewpoint, then you may want to add SA to your reading list.

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¹ If youvisit SA, note the Coalition for Darfur link.

Why do law firms undervalue blogs?

The boys at Drug & Device Law—the most widely read products-liability blog on the Internet—ask why their respective large law firms are indifferent to their efforts, and come up with four possible answers.

A super blawg review

What About Clients? is this week’s host of Blawg Review, the carnival of law-related blogs. The proprietor, Dan Hull, has excellent taste when it comes to blogs, so the outstanding job he’s done is no surprise.