In about 6 weeks I am going to hear this group perfoming with Keith Urban -

We are preoccupied with preparing for a funeral for our friend's father. The service will be held in our backyard - so we may not be around much this week...

May all take care...

Over on Facebook, theologian Scot McKnight posted this:

'Terry Eagleton, on Richard Dawkins:

"Without God, Dawkins would be out of a job. It is thus particularly churlish of him to call the existence of his employer into question."'

There is a little debate going on over there - is this is a piece of humor or a serious attack on Dawkins which should be condemned for it's 'childishness'.

Do you have a thought or opinion? Do you think the atheist Dawkins, who has made lots of money attacking God and belief in God, should hang it up?

Here is one of the you tube debates involving Dawkins:

Here is one of Hawk's favorite singers - I place this here in tribute to his passing this week



Hawk loved Blues - one of his favorites was Stevie Ray Vaughan



One of Hawk's posts featured The Eagles - I think this song fits Hawk's life - I like the line: "take it to the limit one more time" -



All alone at the end of the of the evening
And the bright lights have faded to blue
I was thinking 'bout a woman who might have
Loved me and I never knew
You know I've always been a dreamer
(spent my life running 'round)
And it's so hard to change
(can't seem to settle down)
But the dreams I've seen lately
Keep on turning out and burning out
And turning out the same

So put me on a highway
And show me a sign
And take it to the limit one more time

You can spend all your time making money
You can spend all your love making time
If it all fell to pieces tomorrow
Would you still be mine?

And when you're looking for your freedom
(nobody seems to care)
And you can't find the door
(can't find it anywhere)
When there's nothing to believe in
Still you're coming back, you're running back
You?re coming back for more

So put me on a highway
And show me a sign
And take it to the limit one more time

Take it to the limit
Take it to the limit
Take it to the limit one more time

Rest in Peace, Charles Williams aka Hawk

I just learned that Hawk (The Ottumwa Atheist) has passed away today. He succumbed to complications from heart problems (or so I deduced from what his son posted on the blog).

Charlie (known to most of us as Hawk) said he was 114. I have not discovered his true age - but given his sense of humor he was probably telling us he was ageless. When I first went to his blog this 114 was the first thing that struck me.

Charlie loved science, music and discussion. No one agrees with everyone all the time and Charlie and I didn't agree all the time. We did agree in our love for music - and he visited my blog and affirmed my music choices.

Our world is richer for Hawk's presence - and our Stream is better because of Hawk's contribution - and now it is poorer in Hawk's passing.

Be at Peace, Hawk.