Andy Ewing - King of Cool http://www.andrewewing.com Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:50:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en I wonder if this would happen to Layla? http://www.andrewewing.com/2008/04/09/i-wonder-if-this-would-happen-to-layla/ http://www.andrewewing.com/2008/04/09/i-wonder-if-this-would-happen-to-layla/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:50:18 +0000 Andy Ewing http://www.andrewewing.com/2008/04/09/i-wonder-if-this-would-happen-to-layla/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVmN4GL4o5M

]]> http://www.andrewewing.com/2008/04/09/i-wonder-if-this-would-happen-to-layla/feed/ I Feel Safer Knowing This… http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/10/24/i-feel-safer-knowing-this/ http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/10/24/i-feel-safer-knowing-this/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:12:37 +0000 Andy Ewing http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/10/24/i-feel-safer-knowing-this/ 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.

Link to the article.

]]> http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/10/24/i-feel-safer-knowing-this/feed/ Should I do this? http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/10/06/should-i-do-this/ http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/10/06/should-i-do-this/#comments Sat, 06 Oct 2007 19:38:05 +0000 Andy Ewing http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/10/06/should-i-do-this/ 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?

]]> http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/10/06/should-i-do-this/feed/ What? http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/07/20/what/ http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/07/20/what/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:06:59 +0000 Andy Ewing http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/07/20/what/ 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!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMnk7lh9M3o

]]> http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/07/20/what/feed/ The “New Statistics” http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/07/18/the-new-statistics/ http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/07/18/the-new-statistics/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:25:42 +0000 Andy Ewing http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/07/18/the-new-statistics/

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.)

]]> http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/07/18/the-new-statistics/feed/ Economics and Politics http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/04/17/economics-and-politics/ http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/04/17/economics-and-politics/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:22:42 +0000 Andy Ewing http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/04/17/economics-and-politics/ 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.”

Link to full article

]]> http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/04/17/economics-and-politics/feed/ Otters http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/03/30/otters/ http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/03/30/otters/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:17:40 +0000 Andy Ewing http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/03/30/otters/ Here’s the cutest video ever. If you don’t agree then I’m pretty sure you’re not human.

via BoingBoing

]]> http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/03/30/otters/feed/ New Theme http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/01/31/new-theme/ http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/01/31/new-theme/#comments Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:00:52 +0000 Andy Ewing http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/01/31/new-theme/ Some of you may have noticed the new header picture that I put up last night.  It’s a picture that Katie took of Layla during our summer road trip.  What you may not be able to tell is that Layla is sitting in the backseat of the car, but her chin is resting on the shoulder of the front passenger seat.  And yes, she really did sleep like that for portions of the trip!

]]> http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/01/31/new-theme/feed/ Sleep Tight http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/01/29/sleep-tight/ http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/01/29/sleep-tight/#comments Tue, 30 Jan 2007 02:26:09 +0000 Andy Ewing http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/01/29/sleep-tight/ Sorry, Claire, but after reading this, I just had to post about it.  I had no idea that bedbugs were seemlingly eradicated but have made a comeback in just the past few years.  Poor Claire had to deal with them at McDaniel a few years ago, and I’m hoping the house I’m staying in (with similar dorm room furniture) won’t be affected too!

]]> http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/01/29/sleep-tight/feed/ In Westminster http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/01/18/in-westminster/ http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/01/18/in-westminster/#comments Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:23:07 +0000 Andy Ewing http://www.andrewewing.com/2007/01/18/in-westminster/ Sorry for the lack of posts, but I’m finally settling down in Westminster for the long winter’s nap at McDaniel College.  Layla loves the farm house, I’m getting used to all the ins and outs of visiting lecturer-dom, and I’m missing Katie something terrible.  I hope everyone is well, and I hope to post a little bit more once my computer and everything is all set up on campus.

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