♥≈Safi≈♥ ☼of the Atheati☼

In August, my son and I will be traveling to Ghana. He will be 19 months old, around 25 pounds, I'm guessing.

We will have a car in Ghana. My questions are,

1. Is it likely that I'll be able to find a carseat THERE that I can use, or should I bring my own; and

2. Can I use a toddler booster seat, or do I have to stay with the infant carseat he's using here? A booster seat is easier since it doesn't have to be "installed." I don't know if the cars there have "Latch" systems or not... I rather doubt it...

If anyone has any experience or advice in this area, I'd love to hear it.

In August, my son and I will be traveling to Ghana. He will be 19 months old, around 25 pounds, I'm guessing.

We will have a car in Ghana. My questions are,

1. Is it likely that I'll be able to find a carseat THERE that I can use, or should I bring my own; and

2. Can I use a toddler booster seat, or do I have to stay with the infant carseat he's using here? A booster seat is easier since it doesn't have to be "installed." I don't know if the cars there have "Latch" systems or not... I rather doubt it...

If anyone has any experience or advice in this area, I'd love to hear it.

I have an eleven hour layover in Casablanca before I continue on to my destination (Ghana). I'll be traveling alone with my 19-month-old son.

The layover is from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. I'll probably just stay at the airport... is there any place where I can take a nap? A restaurant where I can get some Bastilla and sit for a very lonnnng time?

Any other suggestions?

When I was in Accra in 2003, I saw a lot of these big black and white birds standing around on the ground. They flew, too, but mostly I saw them just standing around. They were big birds, bigger than chickens.

No one I asked had any idea what they were. Any ideas? I looked at all the "birds of Ghana" listed on Wikipedia, and didn't see the one I was looking for. The closest thing I found was maybe the cane vulture, but I don't think the birds I saw looked like vultures.

I'm going again in August...

Here's what happened. My friend, Gary, wanted to go to this steak restaurant, the Brown Angus. He said he wanted to steal the "G" off the sign on the roof. So we went out at about 3 am one day last week and pried it off with a crowbar.

I knew that was a sin (vandalism), but I thought Gary only wanted it because it was his initial. Later, though, when I looked at the sign, I realized it spelled something kind of bad.

I know I have to ask God to forgive me for the vandalism, but since I didn't know that the word ANGUS without the G would be that word, do I have to get forgiveness for that too? Is it *really* a very bad word? I'm just not sure.

Serious answers only, please.

They wear head coverings similar to those the Muslim women wear. What's the difference?

Here's a photo of some Amish girls.

http://www.amishphoto.com/picturepages/225.htm

If you assume that Muslim women wear hijabs because they are oppressed, do you assume the same of Amish women?

Or do you believe they simply do it because of their religion?

My grandmother's name was Tallulah, and I think "Lula Tallulah" has a wonderful ring to it. My husband likes Nevaeh, because it's "heaven" spelled backwards.

What could possibly breed with a car?

Sometimes after we fight, I'm tempted to go out and buy some non-halal beef, or possibly ground pork, and make tacos for my husband (he's Muslim). How would this affect him, spiritually? Would he go to hell?

I don't worry about hell for myself, since I'm an atheist.

Do they think we're psychic? Who are the questions directed to? Do they think the witches and pagans are psychic? The Christians? Agnostics?

Do they ever get the answers they're looking for?

In Luke 14:26, Jesus says "If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple."

So, to be a disciple of Jesus, you have to hate yourself, your parents, siblings, spouse, and children.

Just have a drink? No Pascal, no "why are there still monkeys," no "what if you're wrong" ?

Coke Zeros, all around. Unless you'd rather have something else!

I don't know much about this story, other than it's in the Bible and it upset God somehow, supposedly.

But seriously, why WOULD someone worship a Golden Calf? Did it represent a specific deity? Was it symbolic of something?

And, why would someone make a CALF out of GOLD in the first place?

And, was it named Mooby?

Did life really come from Pasta?

Would you like something to drink with that?

Did life really come from Pasta?

Would you like something to drink with that?

I wanted to buy you a drink ??

And a lil' chocolate bunny?

((( HUGS )))

(my previous question never showed up - WTH?)

have a drink on me.

Rum & Cokes all around, barkeep!

And a lil' chocolate bunny for each of you.

((((hugs))))