Author Archives: Bill Provick

E-MAIL WOES

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Bill Provick

SPECIAL NOTICE: I am EXTREMELY frustrated that my main e-mail account — bill@provick.ca — STILL doesn’t work properly. I CAN receive but NOT send. (GRRRRR) Fortunately my secondary account — WilliamAndrewP@gmail.com — still works. (Probable cause: Settings for outgoing server … Continue reading →

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RESURFACING: Overcoming inertia

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Bill Provick

Inertia. Like most things in science, it comes with its own rules. A body at rest tends to stay at rest. A body in motion tends to stay in motion. This, of course, remains true as long as some exterior … Continue reading →

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CANUCKS COME TO TOWN; TWINS DAZZLE!

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Bill Provick

  Vancouver Canucks vs Ottawa Senators Scotiabank Place, Kanata, ON Nov. 11, 2010 Vancouver 6 – Ottawa 2 Hats off to the Sens organization for knowing how to stage a pre-game tribute without having it take forever (MLSE take note. … Continue reading →

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BOOKS A BARGAIN IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Bill Provick

[FROM FACEBOOK] Sue: I’ve noticed that I enjoy first novels. So far, so good with this one! [Following review from iRead on Facebook] The Invisible Bridge By Julie Orringer Julie Orringer’s astonishing first novel, eagerly awaited since the publication of … Continue reading →

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SPICY BARBECUED MEAT LOAF A HIT

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Bill Provick

  [DON’T MISS RECIPES BELOW] [Recent exchange on Facebook] BILL: Wonder if I can sneak in a game or two of soccer, on the X-Box 360, while the meat loaf cooks. Guess I should put it together and put it … Continue reading →

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HOSPITAL STAY FROM HELL

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Bill Provick

[Recent exchange on Facebook] SUE: Why were you back in hospital Bill? BILL: Sue. After my last blog entry — Tales From Heart Land — I decided to try to stop boring people (and myself?) with details of my health … Continue reading →

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TALES FROM HEART LAND

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Bill Provick

What do you do when your body starts beeping? [Advance note: Feel free to add even a short Comment to let me know you were here. And if anyone makes it all the way through, let me know that as … Continue reading →

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SPURS PUT BOOTS TO BLACKBURN

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Bill Provick

And other weekend sports highlights My son, who convinced me to start this blog, used to chide me when I’d post long Comments on Facebook. “Put them on your blog,” he’d say. “That’s what it’s for.” Of course the problem … Continue reading →

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TARANTINO TRULY AN INGLORIOUS BASTERD

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Bill Provick

I can’t believe I stayed up most of the night just to watch Inglorious Basterds before tonight’s Oscars. Was it a complete waste of two and a half hours? No. But close enough to make me wish I’d gone to … Continue reading →

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THE HURT LOCKER — STUNNING!

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Bill Provick

Friday night we finally got to see The Hurt Locker on the big screen — well, it’s bigger than our old TV. LOL I really wanted to see this film at the theatre, but we haven’t been good at getting … Continue reading →

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