Professor and Associate Dean (Graduate Studies) at U of Alberta • Early modern New France and France (literature, history, theatre) • Translator/translation studies • Zags hoops • books • academic life. *Just published: The Jesuit Relations: A Biography*
Every time I review copy edits I learn something like this. It’s humbling for those of us who like to think we have a very solid grasp on these matters.
October 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Every time I review copy edits I learn something like this. It’s humbling for those of us who like to think we have a very solid grasp on these matters.
There was a guy in my home town who bred giant malamutes, so many people had them. I ended up taking care of one while house sitting one summer. It outweighed me, and once almost tore my arm off when it lunged into the woods after a squirrel. Can confirm they are huge, stubborn, and crazy strong.
October 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
There was a guy in my home town who bred giant malamutes, so many people had them. I ended up taking care of one while house sitting one summer. It outweighed me, and once almost tore my arm off when it lunged into the woods after a squirrel. Can confirm they are huge, stubborn, and crazy strong.
It's tucked into a manuscript containing Gendron's remedies for a variety of ailments, in a small private collection of his papers. I haven't seen anything else that could shed light, but also haven't made my way through the entire manuscript yet.
October 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
It's tucked into a manuscript containing Gendron's remedies for a variety of ailments, in a small private collection of his papers. I haven't seen anything else that could shed light, but also haven't made my way through the entire manuscript yet.