Andy Ewing - King of Cool

The Washington State Troopers have been named the best dressed patrol in the nation, giving me such a warm and fuzzy feeling inside:

The patrol, which has been wearing the peaked hats and distinctive bow ties for about 70 years, recently was named America’s “Best-Dressed State Law Enforcement Agency” by the National Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors.

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I just read this article on a service that for about $65, you can take a swab of your dog’s cheek, send it off to a lab, and in a few weeks find out exactly what breeds make up your pup.  While I have a pretty good idea of the main breeds that make up my Layla, I thought I’d never know for sure since she’s a rescue.  It kinda seems like the science that allows you to tell if your baby is going to be a girl or a boy.  Should I find out for sure what Layla is, or should I just continue to enjoy her mysteries?

I’m pretty sure these guys have paid their debt to society after this. In fact, I think everyone should send a petition to the prime minister of the Philippines to have the rest of their sentences commuted. Or better yet, us Americans should send a petition to Bush to have Scooter Libby’s sentence reinstated at this prison!

I don’t mean to steal Eric Zivot’s thunder (well actually, I do), but he sent out a link to this blog post on econgrad earlier. It’s just about the funniest statistical commentary I’ve ever seen (not that that’s saying a lot.)

It’s a good thing I’m in on the ground floor with my brother for his eventual presidential run in 2032:

…the early advisers to presidential candidates can leave a big imprint. For the 2008 campaign, the six leading campaigns have each signed up their first-string economic policy teams. These advisers don’t hold the sway that the political aides do, but they can ultimately have a bigger effect on the world. If the next president is going to reform health care, attack climate change or address middle-class anxiety, the solution is going to be shaped by these policy advisers. As Douglas Holtz-Eakin, John McCain’s director of economic policy, says, “If you’re specific about what you want to do and you win, you have a mandate.”

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