http://www.viewpoints.com/aboutme/McArt Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:17:49 GMT Reviews by McArt http://www.viewpoints.com/Folgers-Classic-Roast-Instant-Coffee-review-88862 I get up to have my cup of white tea.  Why white tea?  Because it is sooo good for me.  Then with breakfast I have my cup of instant FOLGERS.  You know, the best part of getting up is FOLGERS in my cup.  Now, realize, this cup is not a delicate, small cup; it is a full 8-oz. large cup.  I limit myself to the one cup per day.  But, when it is gone, I am very sad. — Now, the reason I need the white tea--   In this behemoth cup of FOLGERS I have 2 T. sugar and 4 oz. whole milk.  Umm, umm! — ... Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:17:49 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Folgers-Classic-Roast-Instant-Coffee-review-88862 McArt 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Lipton-Lipton-Cold-Brew-review-61631 This tea is easy to make and sweeten, tastes really good.  Only problem is it goes too fast. ... Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:33:02 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Lipton-Lipton-Cold-Brew-review-61631 McArt 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/Home-made-Fire-Pit-review-e5aa1 I have a home-made firepit where I cook any-  and every-thing.  First of all, I love to build the wood fire and smell the smoke therefrom.  Then when the coals are just right, I love to cook over the wood fire.  I use different types of wood for cooking, depending on what is available.  Pecan wood, oak wood, orange wood.  The key is not to start cooking until the coals are right.  When they are just right, I cook steak, chicken, vegetables--whatever is on the menu.  My family enjoys the fire and my cooking, so we do this often. — ... Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:21:07 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Home-made-Fire-Pit-review-e5aa1 McArt 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Allstate-review-55a44 I looked around for an automobile insurance that was cheap, and came up with Allstate.  I can't go overboard on the number of stars allocated to them because I have not filed a claim.  Filing a claim is the pudding, so to speak--(proof is in the pudding).   And, by the way, I just as soon go on in the dark about their handling of a... Wed, 07 May 2008 22:10:01 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Allstate-review-55a44 McArt 3 http://www.viewpoints.com/Farm-Bureau-Insurance-review-5f7e9 Farm Bureau really shines when they are on your side handling a claim, automobile or homeowners.  They are especially outstanding if you happen to have an agent who is a friend.  But--isn't there always a but--they are expensive.  When I first started out with them, they were in the medium range in premiums.  As years went by, they started to increase the premium, seemed like, every... Wed, 07 May 2008 22:01:02 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Farm-Bureau-Insurance-review-5f7e9 McArt 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/Gone-Baby-Gone--135148-review-266a2 Totally agree with wellow.  Very good movie.  I gave one less star because of the confusion at the pick-up of the little... Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:56:37 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Gone-Baby-Gone--135148-review-266a2 McArt 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/John-McCain-Presidental-Candidate-review-224e2 Finally we have the lone representative of the other party, John McCain.  His greatest qualifier:  He was a prisoner of war. — I believe McCain may be a liberal democrat in republican clothing. — What a choice.  Could we fire these three hopefuls and start over? —... Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:57:25 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/John-McCain-Presidental-Candidate-review-224e2 McArt 1 http://www.viewpoints.com/Hillary-Clinton-Presidental-Candidate-review-15c40 With Hillary Clinton, I feel I know her all too well.  Eight years of any Clinton was more than enough. — First of all, you better not believe anything that comes out of her mouth.  Second, don't depend on any of her campaign promises.  Third, we don't need government-run health care.  They've been running Medicate for years now.  It's just a big scam, providing only 80% of the bare necessities.  So, the government should stay out of health care.  Fourth, don't trust her.  Her husband and she are involved with other countries, so much so that a Chiinese fund-raiser contributes vast amounts of monies to her campaign. — We know enough here to be sure she does not get the job. —... Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:48:52 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Hillary-Clinton-Presidental-Candidate-review-15c40 McArt 1 http://www.viewpoints.com/Barak-Obama-review-687b1 B. Hussein Obama is becoming more and more a big "?".  But, as of this moment with the information I've gleaned from Obama's autobiography and from his reverend, I am afraid of him.  I definitely could not say to anyone, "Hey, that Obama fellow is one great guy, and I believe he would make a great president; he has my vote".  No, no, no. — As a matter of fact, I urge everyone who has the idea of voting for him to find out all you can about him.  Know what you are getting if you vote him into the most powerful office in the world.... Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:24:14 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Barak-Obama-review-687b1 McArt 1 http://www.viewpoints.com/Great-Value-Walmart-jelly-beans-review-a9781 I do not like any other brand of jelly beans; Great Value has the taste of each color bean as it should be.  The main color everyone wants to change is green.  Green jelly beans are supposed to be lime flavor; with all the other brands, you get everything from sour apple to watermelon.  But then of course, the other colors are different too. — I think the reason this is so important is I grew up with these flavors; now it is important that the flavors remain the same. — Thank you, Great Value. —... Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:23:21 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Great-Value-Walmart-jelly-beans-review-a9781 McArt 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Dixie-paperplates-review-d23a4 If you like paperplates as much as I like paperplates, you want the best for the money.  That's Dixie brand.  They don't get soggy; you can use them in the microwave without worrying about them disintegrating; you can even wipe them and reuse them; they don't crack or... Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:27:20 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Dixie-paperplates-review-d23a4 McArt 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/MyPoints--25775-review-58eb4 Thank you, My Points.  They have a merchant who has Uggs for men.  The name of the merchant is shoes.com.  They even have some stock,  not what I want but stock.   I've been looking up every lead, all to no avail.  But here they are.  Who would have thought--My Points. — ... Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:26:03 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/MyPoints--25775-review-58eb4 McArt 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/Uggs-Boots-for-Men-review-9e2f3 Since reading about Ugg boots here at Viewpoints, I've tracked down all the leads available to find a source for a pair.  I have failed in this instance, but have not given up.  Any little tidbit of information, I track it to the end of the line.  I have only found a low cut shoe, a slipper--that type of shoes, not a boot. — This leads me to the thought that Uggs for men just don't fly or they fly so well they can't be kept stocked. — So, for the time being, I will keep checking all leads.  If you know of a place, let me know. —... Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:05:30 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Uggs-Boots-for-Men-review-9e2f3 McArt 1 http://www.viewpoints.com/Rendition--135628-review-9ae24 This movie is a very today movie--terrorists against the bad guy, the USA.  I consider this to be a propaganda movie giving a spin to things like water-boarding and other heart-felt tortures.  The "terrorist" they were trying to get information from never succumbed to the water-boarding; which, in real life, breaking under water-boarding is very quick. The underlying current was about character.  The character of the foreign torture chief was that of a cold, calculating thug who didn't mind any torture they used.  The character of the USA counter-part was that of a intelligent, compassionate, down-to-business professional. — The movie ended with the "terrorist" being released and returned "home" to the USA.  I think he was a genuine terrorist who beat the system and got away with murder. ... Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:58:15 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Rendition--135628-review-9ae24 McArt 3 http://www.viewpoints.com/Netflix-review-b2e12 Years ago when I wanted a movie, I went to the local movie rental store on my weekly trip to town.  I would be in the store for a long time looking for a movie that suited me that day.  Then the cost of the movies started going up;  and that plus the hassle of picking a movie and then getting it back by the required day finally caused me to stop renting movies at the local store. — On the internet one day I stumbled upon Netflix.  Of course, I was a little doubtful about all they claimed to be, but I decided to check it out. That was in September, 2006.  It has been nothing but a love relationship on my part since it began. — I sit in the comfort of my house and select movies from an endless smorgasbord of movies; after I order, the movies arrive exactly as I expect; I keep the movies as long as I want, then remail them to Netflix; the postage to and from me paid by Netflix.  All this service  for a reasonable monthly... Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:12:35 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Netflix-review-b2e12 McArt 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Postage-cost-increase-review-05fb3 Middle of January when I was in the post office, I told the clerk I needed a roll of 41-cent stamps.  Then laughing, I added, "That is, if the price isn't going up before I can use them."  Of course, I was thinking about the last couple of years when it seemed the postage stamp increased in price every few months there for awhile.  The clerk laughed too and said that she didn't know of any increases planned. — Well, here it is middle of February, and over a news program,  I recently heard that the cost of stamps is set to go up in May, this year. — I don't think I can use all those stamps before May.  So then I will have to buy more stamps to go with the 41-cent stamps, and have to put two stamps on each piece of mail rather than one. — Every time an item increases in price, the size of my dollar gets smaller.  The gas pump and grocery store price increases have caused my dollar to shrink in value to about the size of a... Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:37:01 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Postage-cost-increase-review-05fb3 McArt 1 http://www.viewpoints.com/Walmart-Arcadia-FL-review-cb69 Maybe this area is cursed.  Could there be a black cloud forever overhead? — This is the only Walmart I have ever seen that has the problems this Walmart has.  It seems that everything about it is wrong.   Not only can they not keep stock on the shelves but they can't even get it delivered to the store.  It's totally out of their control; "They'll send it to us when they get ready".  Months go by, and the merchandise is still not there. — Some of the store employees explain it this way:  We don't have any competition.  So they don't have to worry about keeping the customers happy; they think they have captive customers. —... Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:52:34 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Walmart-Arcadia-FL-review-cb69 McArt 2 http://www.viewpoints.com/HBO-Shows-review-95a60 I've tried three different times to watch HBO's "Deadwood" western series.  The show has a good story line, good actors.  But, first of all, the foul language is atrocious.  Second, the language the wrtiers have these frontiers-people speaking is ridiculous.  It's hard to understand the meaning of the words they're saying--all but the cursing. — I don't have any way to prove it, but I believe the language in the real wild west may have been colorful but not grossly obnoxious.  It sounds like it came from the streets of today.  Then the actual verbage and sentence structure is baffling, to say the least. — HBO, what are you people trying to do--make us believe that Shakespeare wrote it?... Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:27:57 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/HBO-Shows-review-95a60 McArt 3 http://www.viewpoints.com/Crocs-Cayman-review-49075 At times I am on my feet quite a bit; therefore I have problems with my feet.  It had gotten to the point I couldn't find any shoe that was comfortable.  My wife bought me a pair of Crocs; oh boy, comfort at last. — I now have several pair, and wear them everywhere. —... Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:29:37 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Crocs-Cayman-review-49075 McArt 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Vegetable-Seedling-Plants-review-7d6c1 Times, they are a-changing.  Used to be, you local feed store had all the vegetable seedling plants you could want.  They also had biddies, for raising your own chickens.  You can't find the biddies there any more, and it's getting to be that you can't find the seedling plants there either. — Stores like Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe's all offer a small variety of vegetable seedlings--every type of tomato under the sun, peppers and others.  But, have you tried to find collard greens seedlings lately? — So, if you plan a vegetable garden, start early because chances are you'll have to start from seed. —... Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:41:24 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Vegetable-Seedling-Plants-review-7d6c1 McArt 5