Stan Beeler 🇨🇦
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Professor Emeritus at the University of Northern British Columbia. (English, Comparative Literature, Film & TV Studies)
Today's culininary experiment: Corn & black bean empinadas.
December 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Today's culininary experiment: Corn & black bean empinadas.
We have been alternating between episodes of Shetland and Stranger THings for the last few day and Karin accessorized Mop-the-pug for Stranger Things. (Would we dress her up like a pony to match Shetland?)
December 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We have been alternating between episodes of Shetland and Stranger THings for the last few day and Karin accessorized Mop-the-pug for Stranger Things. (Would we dress her up like a pony to match Shetland?)
Today it was -8 and I put new spikes in my winter running shoes before going out. I use sheet metal screws on older Asics shoes (socket screwdriver & pliers). The snow had been worn away from 1/2 the route so I did a 3 K loop 3 & 1/2 times. Here are the handmade spikes:
November 29, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Today it was -8 and I put new spikes in my winter running shoes before going out. I use sheet metal screws on older Asics shoes (socket screwdriver & pliers). The snow had been worn away from 1/2 the route so I did a 3 K loop 3 & 1/2 times. Here are the handmade spikes:
Mopsy in her new Christmas sweater. Karin took this photo as when I tried to get my phone to focus on the dog, the function that puts a yellow box around faces selected the wrong end of the pug. (To be fair, with a pug, the head & tail are quite similar.) I laughed so hard I missed the shot.
November 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Mopsy in her new Christmas sweater. Karin took this photo as when I tried to get my phone to focus on the dog, the function that puts a yellow box around faces selected the wrong end of the pug. (To be fair, with a pug, the head & tail are quite similar.) I laughed so hard I missed the shot.
The birch just behind my house has a lovely coat of frost this morning.
November 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The birch just behind my house has a lovely coat of frost this morning.
Karin & Merlin won some more ribbons today.
November 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Karin & Merlin won some more ribbons today.
This morning the dogs were reluctant to go off the deck into the strangely altered yard. Here is the view from the front of the house.
November 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
This morning the dogs were reluctant to go off the deck into the strangely altered yard. Here is the view from the front of the house.
Merlin playing ball on an autumnal morning.
November 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Merlin playing ball on an autumnal morning.
My repair on my old iPhone has been working for a week so I did the same work on Karin's phone this morning. Here is a photo of the phone with the larger case screw used in the repair. The other two internal screws are about half this size and I am in constant fear of dropping them.
November 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
My repair on my old iPhone has been working for a week so I did the same work on Karin's phone this morning. Here is a photo of the phone with the larger case screw used in the repair. The other two internal screws are about half this size and I am in constant fear of dropping them.
Today's culinary experiment: Yoghurt bread rolls made with baking powder instead of yeast. They take a lot longer to bake than the various recipes I read would suggest, but I suspect that is because we are about 600 metres above sea level here.
October 31, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Today's culinary experiment: Yoghurt bread rolls made with baking powder instead of yeast. They take a lot longer to bake than the various recipes I read would suggest, but I suspect that is because we are about 600 metres above sea level here.
I have a bad left eye and I go to an eye surgeon every 6 months for monitoring. Nevertheless, I put a new battery in an old iPhone 6s today. (my cost $20 parts vs $100+ for shop repair) I am pleased that I can still work on the tiny screws/connectors although swearing is louder now than in my 30s.
October 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I have a bad left eye and I go to an eye surgeon every 6 months for monitoring. Nevertheless, I put a new battery in an old iPhone 6s today. (my cost $20 parts vs $100+ for shop repair) I am pleased that I can still work on the tiny screws/connectors although swearing is louder now than in my 30s.
Winter has started here in Northern British Columbia.
October 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Winter has started here in Northern British Columbia.
When Mopsy the Pug gets home from her walk you can just let the leash go and she will run up the lawn and sit by the door until it is opened. Our dogs love their rituals and they protest if "human" circumstances introduce a deviation in the routines.
October 22, 2025 at 3:10 AM
When Mopsy the Pug gets home from her walk you can just let the leash go and she will run up the lawn and sit by the door until it is opened. Our dogs love their rituals and they protest if "human" circumstances introduce a deviation in the routines.
Karin took Merlin to a scent detection event today. (He won a ribbon) It is something like training one of those dogs that sniff around airports looking for drugs and scare the crap out of those of us who know we may have forgotten a bag of dog treats in our pocket.
October 20, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Karin took Merlin to a scent detection event today. (He won a ribbon) It is something like training one of those dogs that sniff around airports looking for drugs and scare the crap out of those of us who know we may have forgotten a bag of dog treats in our pocket.
Apparently Garmin & Strava are having a court battle. I have been running with Garmin watches for so long I did not even notice that they had been integrated with the Strava site. SOme of my friends use Strava, but I just use the Garmin site to preserve my stats. See below: <grin>
October 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Apparently Garmin & Strava are having a court battle. I have been running with Garmin watches for so long I did not even notice that they had been integrated with the Strava site. SOme of my friends use Strava, but I just use the Garmin site to preserve my stats. See below: <grin>
Latest computer recycling exploit: I have a bunch of 2.5 inch sata 500 gb hdds that were sitting on a shelf (years) after I upgraded some computers to faster ssds. I found some very cheap usb ssd caddys on Temu for about $5 each so I now have some storage / backup drives that I can give to students.
October 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Latest computer recycling exploit: I have a bunch of 2.5 inch sata 500 gb hdds that were sitting on a shelf (years) after I upgraded some computers to faster ssds. I found some very cheap usb ssd caddys on Temu for about $5 each so I now have some storage / backup drives that I can give to students.
I filmed Merlin and Karin for an online dog competition yesterday and today. Here is the empty arena & my camera. I am not allowed to show the actual routines until the submitted footage has been judged.
October 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I filmed Merlin and Karin for an online dog competition yesterday and today. Here is the empty arena & my camera. I am not allowed to show the actual routines until the submitted footage has been judged.
Latest Temu-in-Canada purchase is a set of dog sport hoops (like agility but actually a sport called hoopers according to Karin). About 1/2 the price of the same item at Home Depot so I guess we did not get charged the US China tariff.
September 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Latest Temu-in-Canada purchase is a set of dog sport hoops (like agility but actually a sport called hoopers according to Karin). About 1/2 the price of the same item at Home Depot so I guess we did not get charged the US China tariff.
While working on my crispy baked tofu recipe today I noticed that I have created a vegetarian visual analogue of the McNugget. Sigh.
September 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
While working on my crispy baked tofu recipe today I noticed that I have created a vegetarian visual analogue of the McNugget. Sigh.
This morning on the way to my car I noticed "dog" poop on the lawn...looked closer and saw it was the size of cow crap and realized that a bear had been by in the night. I am happy that I did not meet the perpetrator at his business...Life in a Northern Town
September 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This morning on the way to my car I noticed "dog" poop on the lawn...looked closer and saw it was the size of cow crap and realized that a bear had been by in the night. I am happy that I did not meet the perpetrator at his business...Life in a Northern Town
Yesterday Karin managed to film these squirrels playing on one of the trees in out back yard. A small joy is best shared quickly.
September 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Yesterday Karin managed to film these squirrels playing on one of the trees in out back yard. A small joy is best shared quickly.
This morning a bear came out of the forest by the road and climbed up the concrete barrier to cross the road in front of my car. He saw me coming, stopped and backed down until I drove past, then proceed to cross safely as I drove on. Bears will inherit the earth.
September 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
This morning a bear came out of the forest by the road and climbed up the concrete barrier to cross the road in front of my car. He saw me coming, stopped and backed down until I drove past, then proceed to cross safely as I drove on. Bears will inherit the earth.
It is our 37th anniversary today. Here is a photo of our young selves in 1988. My suit was 2nd hand and we referred to it as "the dead man's suit." (Pure speculation on our part as the shop did not indicate its provenance.) Karin's dress was new.
August 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
It is our 37th anniversary today. Here is a photo of our young selves in 1988. My suit was 2nd hand and we referred to it as "the dead man's suit." (Pure speculation on our part as the shop did not indicate its provenance.) Karin's dress was new.
Today we had a hail storm with hail, lightning & dog-frightening thunder. That is a hail drift under the bush.
August 17, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Today we had a hail storm with hail, lightning & dog-frightening thunder. That is a hail drift under the bush.
I planted zucchini (courgette) but it appears that the seeds have decided that we wanted shade trees They are refusing to provide food.
July 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I planted zucchini (courgette) but it appears that the seeds have decided that we wanted shade trees They are refusing to provide food.