Thank you. The Internet has settled the issue.

Backstory: T asked me if there had been any discussion of root beer floats. I commented that this was strange phrasing (as the question was essentially the same one I asked you guys), and that I would be happy to ask the Internet.

Other story: Taking the dog out for a walk, I saw a small fire down the street. As I had the dog's leash in my hand, I pointed and said, "fire." (I feel really good about this level of action. Let's just hope I'm never in a real crisis situation) After determining the location of the fire (largely an issue of which scale of distance to look in), T went over and, with the aid of his Chuck Taylors, put the fire out.

Really, it wasn't a whole lot more exciting than it reads, but it was the minor heroic act of the day (could have ended with tree and/or house on fire if no one had put it out)

To sum up:
Yay Kirsten
Yay His Girl Friday
Yay root beer floats

YAY root beer floats. I totally want one now.

I love root beer floats! Sadly, I tried some Root Beer Float ice cream that was incredibly disappointing. Nothing beats the leftover root beer all creamy with melted vanilla, really.

Root beer floats: always YAY

Mmmm. Want. I wonder what a root beer float would taste like with coffee ice cream? Would it dilute the pureness of the vanilla-root beer combo, or could the coffee add to the sublime summer pleasure of the combo?

Also -- root beer float -- must be soft serve ice cream, or can use regular? I like both.

If the internet did not say "Yay Root Beer Floats" I'd say that you've been looking on the wrong internet.

I prefer regular ice cream to soft serve, but both of them definitely count.

Thanks, everyone for the advice. Just gave her a bath and checked the area. It's not hot to the touch but it looks like there might be a teeny bit of pus gathering behind the scar. Since she's as active as ever and acting normally, I'll call the ped tomorrow morning and have them check it out.

I have some local root beer in the fridge and have been inspired to open a bottle. No ice cream, though.

I have not had a root beer float in years, but I prefer the hard ice cream to soft serve (which I grew up calling custard???). I think coffee ice cream would be scrumptious.

If anyone is a My Chemical Romance Fan, or even knows who they are, whic video is hysterical. It is a video made to look like they are singing NSync's "Bye, Bye, Bye"-- I saw it on my friends list and almost died laughing.

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I've never had a Root Beer Float with soft serve, but my local food court has a Dairy Queen right next to an A&W, so I might have to try that out.

I prefer the hard ice cream to soft serve (which I grew up calling custard???).

My parents used to call it custard too, Sophia.