by Mark Saluke | Sep 27, 2026 | mindfulness and meditation, Pet Companionship
Skeeters and silkworms nearly did me in. Okay, so that might be a slight exaggeration. But they were a part of this recent slide, one that culminated when I fell and busted my knee, a few hours after getting stung by a bee (and no, a fun rhyme this isn’t supposed to...
by Mark Saluke | Aug 2, 2026 | mindfulness and meditation, Pet Companionship, The Tao, Upcoming events
The Way according to Chip Dad was here, packed and left Momma Wende too, I checked Auntie Cheri came, it was fun for a bit Where’s Dad though, I’ll watch and I’ll wait Went walking, my fav! The cicada songs loud Summers eve when the sun is still long Folks wait...
by Mark Saluke | Jun 20, 2026 | mindfulness and meditation, Pet Companionship, The Tao
Out of nowhere, in the blink of a freaking eye, the dog slinked his way under a fence where there was absolutely no room to slink and was on top of Chip, attacking him. This is probably a story for a book, but since I’m telling it here, I’m leading with the outcome:...
by Mark Saluke | Mar 29, 2026 | New beginnings, Pet Companionship, Site Announcements, Upcoming events
“Is that dog part coyote?” “He’s actually a husky/blue heeler mix,” I responded to the guy standing outside his house on Water Street. This was last weekend, back when it was beautiful, before Indiana’s fourth winter of March set in. “Beautiful dog,” he said. A moment...
by Mark Saluke | Mar 1, 2026 | mindfulness and meditation, New beginnings, Pet Companionship, The Tao
“Wisdom is knowing I am nothing. Love is knowing I am everything. And between the two my life moves.” (Nisargadatta Maharaj) Stumbling across the above quote happened at just the right time in my life. I was attempting to put together my first mindfulness meditation...
by Mark Saluke | Jan 31, 2026 | Author’s Journey, Pet Companionship, Recovery & Sobriety, Uncategorized, Upcoming events
Sometime in late 1977, my sister Michelle got a gift, a brand-spankin’ new album, “The Stranger,” by some guy named Billy Joel. Flashforward to about six years later, when some little kid stumbles across this album and becomes enamored with its cover, pretty...
