Friday, September 30, 2005

Trash Talk for September 30th, 2005



It can be grabbed from this URL (control click and download to your desktop):

http://www.yourmaclife.com/qt/YMLPC050930.mp3

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Hope you enjoy the show regardless and let us know what you think of it in general and the subject matter specifically. Our email address is "trashtalk@yourmaclife.com".

Here are this week's links:

Re-edited Shining movie trailer

ReplayTV

Don't Online Shop with IKEA

Show Off!

Dutch Reporter to Use Heroin, Pot on TV

JetBlue Passengers Watched News of Drama

Attendants call for film boycott

Tingo, nakkele and other wonders

Some Geek in Tennessee

Buy a Mitsubishi, get free gas for a year

Media Matters exposes Bennett: "[Y]ou could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down"

Fox Cuts Off "Head Cases"

Inside 'Serenity'

Thursday, September 29, 2005

Trash Talk in Paris!



J, Shawn and Nate at La Ferryville in Paris!

It can be grabbed from this URL (control click and download to your desktop):

http://www.yourmaclife.com/qt/YMLPC050929.mp3

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http://www.yourmaclife.com/backend/trashtalk.xml

Hope you enjoy the show regardless and let us know what you think of it in general and the subject matter specifically. Our email address is "trashtalk@yourmaclife.com".

Don't Online Shop with IKEA

I love IKEA. I love wandering it's warehouse, dreaming about cool living rooms and kitchens. Dreaming about where I'd put that lamp or that bookcase.

But I will *never* shop online at IKEA ever again. This has got to be the worst online shopping expereince I have *ever* had.

3 weeks ago, we placed an order for over $500 of IKEA gear for our new studio - desks, bookcases, credenzas, etc - all ordered online. We got the email confirmation of the order a while later. That's when things started circling the bowl.

I thought the email confirmation was just that, so I put it in my Net Buys folder and forgot about it. A week later, I get another email from IKEA:
Your merchandise will be held for you for 48 hours. If we do not receive a response from you confirming your order, your e-Shop order will be canceled.

WTF? I go back to the previous email and it says:
Your order information appears below. Due to a high volume of orders, we will contact you to confirm your order with the details about your delivery and total cost within 5 - 7 business days.

Fine, fine....I send off the confirmation email.

I get back from Apple Expo Paris and I have a message in voicemail:
Please contact us within the next 48 hrs by phone our your order will be cancelled."

WTF? #2

Yesterday, I call and ask where our order is.

IKEA: Your order has been cancelled.

Me: WHY!?

IKEA: Because you didn't call us back.

Me: But I confirmed the order via email!

IKEA: We also follow up *a week later* with another phone call.

Me: WHY!?

IKEA: Just company policy, sir.

Me: How do I reinstate the order?

IKEA: I can do that for you sir and call you back.

Me: Please do that.

I wait.......nothing....So I call back today...

IKEA: The order has not been reinstated.

Me: Why not?

IKEA: No one made that request sir.

Me: Oh, for crying out loud! Let me speak to a manager.

I try to get Jay, a supervisor, to explain why IKEA requires 3 seperate confirmations of the order. He apparently can't. I ask him how can we get our order, that we made over 3 weeks ago, shipped to us ASAP.

Jay: We don't expedite shipping, sir.

Me: We are paying 25% of the costs of our order in shipping charges and you can't expedite it!?

Jay: No sir.

Me: You have a very upset customer on the phone and yet, you can't seem to find a way to make this customer happy?

Jay: No sir.

Me: How do I reinstate my order?

Jay: I can do that for you sir.

Me: Please do.

I've now been on the phone, mostly on hold, with IKEA over the past 2 days for a total of 2.5 hrs.

10 mins later, Denise picks up the phone.

Denise: Can I help you?

Me: What?

Denise: Can I help you?

Me: Where is Jay?

Denise: Jay told me to speak to you about redoing your order.

Me: Just reinstate the order.

Denise: We can't do that sir.

Me: Why not?

Denise: The telephone number we have for you doesn't match.

Me: WHAT! You people *called* me! You left voicemail! How can you say the phone number is incorrect!?

75 mins later....I'm now on hold, waiting for Jay.....

Dianna: Hello sir. Can I help you?

Me: This isn't Jay.

Dianna: No sir, it's Dianna.

Me: Jay doesn't want to talk to me?

Dianna: He's on the other line. Can I help you?

Me: Did Jay explain to you what is going on?

Dianna: No sir.

Me: So you need me to go through the entire issue all over again.

Dianna: Yes sir.

Me: Cancel my order.

I'm going to find somewhere in Middle Tennessee who wants to take my money.....

Monday, September 19, 2005

YML got Digged!

Not sure what it means but others have told me it's a big deal. :)

Sunday, September 18, 2005

Trash Talk with Sheila and Lesa in Atlanta!



It can be grabbed from this URL (control click and download to your desktop):

http://www.yourmaclife.com/qt/YMLPC050918.mp3

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Saturday, September 17, 2005

Trash Talk in Atlanta!



It can be grabbed from this URL (control click and download to your desktop):

http://www.yourmaclife.com/qt/YMLPC050917.mp3

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Off to Paris!

Made it to Atlanta. We found out that the Paris leg of the trip is overbooked......by almost *40* passengers. With bad luck, we might get bumped from the flight and have to fend for ourselves. With good luck, we would kindly volunteer to catch a later flight and get bumped to 1st Class. Keep your fingers crossed for us! So far, it has been an uneventful, if cramped flight. J & I are *completely* in the back of this aircraft (J just said, "We are so far in the back, we can't feel which way we're going.") and right next to the aft bathroom......great.....luckily, Nash - Atlanta is only a 35 min flight. J is so annoying. He can fall asleep at the drop of a hat. We hadn't even finished boarding and he was already asleep.....I hate him.....

Friday, September 16, 2005

Trash Talk for September 16th, 2005



It can be grabbed from this URL (control click and download to your desktop):

http://www.yourmaclife.com/qt/YMLPC050916.mp3

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Hope you enjoy the show regardless and let us know what you think of it in general and the subject matter specifically. Our email address is "trashtalk@yourmaclife.com".

Here are this week's links:

Gillette unveils 5-bladed razor

West's mother finds $500 porn bill

Longest running tv shows

Sexy or powerful in a mini skirt?

Jenna Von Oy Photos

Jenna Vonoy

"FU, Cheney: See Movie, Buy Shirt"

I am the egg man

Federal judge declares Pledge unconstitutional

Tire Tagz

Your Emblem.com

Honda motorcycles to sport airbags

CycleWorld

How long will I live?

Top 25 food hacks


SolidAlliance’s helmet mice

This is really weird. Follow the rules.

Eat Hufu

LTT illuminated bathtub

BALLBUSTER Hand Cream

John Deere Motorcycle Lawn Mower

Nude toddlers creating waves at Rye beach

Best comedy festival gags

Cheney Runs Into Trouble With the Locals

X-wing en tickets de métro step by step

Claim: Photographs show Hurricane Katrina hitting Mississippi in August 2005.

Nessie's flesh?l

Thursday, September 15, 2005

Heinken - the #1 Beer in New Orleans

Tuesday, September 13, 2005

1st Week Winners!

Congratulations to Maymay, Lesa and Cocomo who all tied for 1st place in our inaugural week of the Trash Talk NFL Football Pool!

They got 75% of their picks correct, picking only 4 losers.

On the other end of the spectrum.....

I barely made it past Digital Dawg, who wins "Goat of the Week" - the #1 players only picked 4 losers - I only picked 4 *winners*. :(

Ah well...there's always next week!

Sunday, September 11, 2005

NFL Football Pool

Unbelievable......

3/4 the way through the 1st full day......I'm in *40th* place!! Oh, the humanity!

To make matters worse.....Lesa is in 2nd. I'm not going to hear the end of this.....

UPDATE: Things just got worse.....

While Lesa dropped to 3rd (with 2 games to go), I dropped to a tie for *last*!

If the Colts win tonight and the Eagles win on Monday night....Lesa will be in 1st place.....

Saturday, September 10, 2005

Sharing too Much?

Sharing too Much?

Outside another Starbucks (I really should buy stock) @ 7:30am Sat morning. Going riding with J whenever the lazy SOB gets out of bed.

There's a guy pacing around out here, almost screaming into his cel phone, ranting and raving about some friend of his who doesn't work, is lazy, stupid, inconsiderate and rude.

Now, the guy doing the yelling is a 50-ish, short, dumpy "typical New York Jewish Guy". He's wearing a Toronto Maple Leafs hockey t shirt, dress shorts, beat up sneakers and - the piece de resistance - BLACK SOCKS. *Complete* fashion victim.

After 15 mins of the friend rant, now he's on about college football. In particular, how much he lost (about $5000!) on the Pitt-Ohio game last night (my condolences, Steve M!).

OK....I know *way* too much about this guy! why the hell do people think it's alright to have these kinds of conversations, not just in public, but at *volume*!!

Sigh.......

Friday, September 09, 2005

Still Ridin'

3rd Starbucks of the day - again down in the Vanderbilt U. area but this time, drinking a Mocha Frappacino.

Stopped off at "Bread and Company" - a bakery/deli.

If there's one near you, try their "Curried Chicken Salad". I got that, some meatloaf, a large serving of asparagus and some dessert treats - "Chocolate Silk" and "Framboise Mousse".

Grand total? *65.00!*

OK....last time I buy dinner there!

Trash Talk Cancelled!

Sorry boys and girls! Work life has intruded on our Fun Time and we won't be able to do a Trash Talk this week. :(

NFL Pool 1st Game Results!

Coingratulations! Out of the 42 players, all but two picked the Patriots to win last night's game. :)

Goin' Ridin'!

Sitting outside Starbucks @ 8 in the morning.

Rented yet another MC - this one, a Honda VTX1300R. *Much* bigger MC this time but not unwieldy.

More on this afternoon's TT!

Update: an hour later, another Starbucks.

It's only about 10 miles from the previous one but 35 on the odometer. :)

Photos are available at the Flickr link on the right hand side of the page.

Wednesday, September 07, 2005

Trash Talk is now on the iTMS

Go! Now! Subscribe!

Tuesday, September 06, 2005

YML's NFL Pool!

This week's deadline is 8:00 PM (EST/EDT), 9/8/2005

You are being invited to join YML's NFL Pool!

In order to join, you must register as a user at PoolHost.com.

When registering, you will choose a personal username and password. Once you've entered PoolHost.com as a registered user, go to the 'User Tools' menu and choose 'Join a Private Pool'.

You will be asked to enter the Pool's Login Name and the Pool's Password.
For the Pool's Login Name type: YMLNFLPool

For the Pool's Password type: MaC!nToSh

That's it and then you're in! The next time you login in to
http://www.poolhost.com, you can go to 'My Pools' and you'll see all pools that you are a member of.

Clicking on a pool name will take you to that pool. You can switch to a different pool by going to 'My Pools' again at any time.

To Register, click here.

LET'S PLAY SOME FOOTBALL!

Rules for Beginning Bikers

Some of you know that Shawn has gotten his Motorcycle license and has rented a bike to go out riding with J. Here are some of the things he has learned:

1) Think of your mirrors as a beautiful, naked (wo)man - look at them often.

2) For your first bike, buy or rent a smaller one than people recommend. It allows you to get used to what a bike does without overpowering you.

3) When riding, assume you're invisible

4) When riding, assume *everyone* around you is a complete moron and are out to kill you.

5) After turning, turn off your signals before your next shift. It's a good habit to get into to spare you the embarrasment of driving half a mile with them blinking away at the guy behind you.

6) Drive slowly!

7) An open faced helmet allows the "wind in your face" - it also allows bugs to hit you in the teeth at 40mph.

8) rocks, even small ones, hurt like hell - wear protective clothing *always*.

9) Try to ride with a buddy whenever possible. It's more fun and safer.

10) Judy M adds, "Find your nearest Motorcycle Safety Foundation rider training course (info at www.msf-usa.org). Helps you learn a lot about you and your new bike under controlled conditions--avoiding a lot of painful experience..."

Got anything to add?

Monday, September 05, 2005

Stupid Headline of the Week

"Why the poor stayed in New Orleans"

Are you kidding me? Does that question even have to be asked? They're *poor*, you morons! Does MSNBC not understand what it means to be poor?

Trash Talk Graphic



Thanks to Mike P. for the graphic!

I'm going to fucking kill Google."

"At that point, Mr. Ballmer picked up a chair and threw it across the room hitting a table in his office. Mr. Ballmer then said: "Fucking Eric Schmidt is a fucking pussy. I'm going to fucking bury that guy, I have done it before, and I will do it again. I'm going to fucking kill Google.""

Steve Ballmer is no better than used car salesman elevated to the level of CEO. He's crass, petty, puerile and a buffoon.

And very amusing at times. :)

How to Win an Argument

How do you handle the situation where the other person continually sucks you into an argument that you never seem to be able to win?

In a typical argument, each person tries to prove themselves right and the other person wrong. Of course, we all know what happens in the end — each person only ends up more entrenched in their views, regardless of who seems to deliver the most dominant argument.

An argument cannot be won with resistance. You will only strengthen the other person’s resolve. At best you will both leave in a state of stubbornness, but little communication will have actually occurred.

The way to “win” an argument is to aim for a goal other than being right.

Friday, September 02, 2005

Friday's Trash Talk



It can be grabbed from this URL (control click and download to your desktop):

http://www.yourmaclife.com/qt/YMLPC050902.mp3

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Hope you enjoy the show regardless and let us know what you think of it in general and the subject matter specifically. Our email address is "trashtalk@yourmaclife.com".

Here are this week's links:
A CNN weatherman loses his cool while covering Hurricane Katrina...

CHiPs are down on Geek Squad's cars

Best Buy's Perfect Secret to Screw You!

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Chosen Collection (40 Disc DVD Set)

Gay extramarital flings don't count as adultery

The 29 Healthiest Foods on the Planet

Your Age on Other Worlds

Memory Ball Alarm and Clock Radio

The NHL and EA Sports have teamed up to explain the new rules changes

Project YML

Sex makes people healthy, cheerful, strong, beautiful and sleepy

Inventor seeks backing for 'speed hump' that rises out of the road

250 KM/h Crash Pictures

Computer saves drowning girl

World's oldest person dies aged 115

Tuxedoed Lighting

Summer Fading, Hollywood Sees Fizzle

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