New favorite play date drink:

Shandy.
I think I have heard of it before, somewhere in the recesses of my memory.....but I had never really considered it before tonight. Joel's aunt came over and ordered one for the Superbowl.
He made her half 7up and half beer. Sounds horrible. Tastes pretty good.
It's a little tougher than a wine cooler. More girly than a beer straight.
Joel's mother then proceeded to order one--and Patty seemed to know all about this thing.....

I looked it up on Wikipedia. It's basically a beer Arnold Palmer--lemonade and beer. The mix is to taste. And apparently in England you can get them pre-made. Who knew? And everyone has their own version of it.

I kind of like the idea of having a little beer and 7up on a hot summer afternoon. A little sweet, and since both are carbonated, it didn't taste flat. I'm in. Kind of girly, everyone sitting around sipping shandys......or is it Shandies? Have to work on that.

Apparently there's a rock shandy which is orange soda and beer. From Ireland. That just sounds nasty. But to each his own.

Poor John McCain, it just isn't his year. Lose the election, lose the Superbowl. And he was so close on the Superbowl.