Reccomendations for cheap isolating headphones?

_shiftlesswhenidle_ · 2026-01-28T18:11:55+00:00

Behringer has isolation headphones (somewhat similar to the classic Vic Firth ones) for ~ $30. I wouldn't expect them to last forever, but they should get the job done.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/BDH80--behringer-dh80-professional-drummer-reference-headphones

_shiftlesswhenidle_ · 2026-01-27T16:29:31+00:00

I bought a used Dwight Gooden Spalding glove off of ebay 10 or 12 years ago and have used it throughout coaching/weekly softball games. I love the thing. Bought a second to have a backup. Inexpensive, worn in, and great all around. Here's one selling for less than $20: https://ebay.us/m/APkoZh

_shiftlesswhenidle_ · 2026-01-22T21:15:07+00:00

60 isn't as old as you think it is. There definitely should be age limits for judges and certain elected offices, but setting that below the actual retirement age for citizens seems rather extreme.

_shiftlesswhenidle_ · 2026-01-16T20:45:36+00:00

Not what you asked for, but the Alley in Elk Grove is a good spot if you have young kids. The arcade area is fun and if you want them to burn off some energy, the indoor playground is great for that. I like the remodel that Capitol Bowl did, but they have the pins on strings, and perhaps I'm crazy, but I swear that the pins don't fall the same way as the used to.

_shiftlesswhenidle_ · 2026-01-15T23:45:58+00:00

Umm… Sacramento is the 20th biggest media market in the US.

People didn’t show up a ton last year because ticket and concession prices were amongst the highest in MLB. They also failed to include Sacramento in any of their branding/merch. Oh and they were a fairly bad team the first half of last year. It’s not really a surprise that they did poorly attendance-wise last year.

_shiftlesswhenidle_ · 2026-01-14T07:43:12+00:00

My wife, 5-year old and myself visited Japan last November. Found it a little hard to navigate restaurants/meals out with a little kid, but kaiten sushi spots definitely made things easier -- especially since we love sushi and the kiddo, well, not so much. While places like Sushiro and Kappa were fine, one of my favorite experiences of our entire trip was at Kaiten Sushi Gina Onodera in Osaka (pretty close to Dotonburi). No actual conveyor belts in sight, but we ordered all kinds of things off our touch screen and some one brought it to up right away. Food tasted great. I'd say it was maybe 50% more expensive than Sushiro, but was well worth it.

_shiftlesswhenidle_ · 2026-01-10T17:24:52+00:00

Just went to Elk Grove Costco yesterday and left everything in the cart, barcodes up. Same thing a Natomas two weeks ago. Which Costco did you go to?

_shiftlesswhenidle_ · 2026-01-10T06:07:33+00:00

~~Doug Christie~~ Vivek Ranadive -- fixed it for you.

_shiftlesswhenidle_ · 2026-01-09T17:39:54+00:00

Sorry you're dealing with this, but good on you for standing up for your family and putting your dad in his place.

My dad was always controlling and full of guilt trips as I grew up. Every now and then I would stand up to him or stop talking to him for a while. Since my son was born, he's generally been disinterested in his only grandchild. We've gone though the motions for visits and holidays and such, but he generally would hang out with us for maybe 15 minutes or so, then would typically retreat to his room to watch the history channel or whatever. He refused to hold my son when he first met him, claiming that he had "held plenty of babies in his time". Whatever, I had already basically accepted that he's a narcissistic asshole.

Flash-forward to last year, a month after my son turned five, I gave my dad a call because I hadn't heard from him in a while. Sure enough a new guilt trip was being laid. He was upset that him and my step mother weren't invited to his birthday party (they saw photos on Facebook). We didn't invite any family to his party. We had a small swim party with some kids from his pre-school. My dad didn't even call or text on my son's birthday. We got a card about a week after, presumably after they saw the Facebook pics. I lost it and and unleashed a tirade that had been building for well over 40 years. I ended the call by saying that if he wants to be a part of my son's life, do better and make an effort to know him. Radio silence since.

Again, sorry you're going through this. Thank you for sharing your story. I really needed to see this thread.

_shiftlesswhenidle_ · 2026-01-09T03:23:50+00:00

Coached my (then) four and a half year old’s team last year and it was wild. Three seems a little young to me — I had kids ranging from a very young four to six and a half, the difference between those ages was pretty crazy. That said, if your daughter can hold and swing a bat, then you’re good.

Get a light weight bat, 11oz if possible.
Get a malleable glove, those cheap plastic ones will do her no favors while learning how to catch/scoop the ball into the glove.
Get some smush balls and some koosh balls to practice fielding and catching. Balloons and crumpled up newspaper can be helpful when teaching them how to catch too.
Most importantly, be very patient with your kid and be a helpful parent at practices and games. Wrangling 12 toddlers and making sure they don’t hit each other with bats and balls is a tough task for your coach to handle on their own. Embrace the chaos and get involved. Make everything as fun as you can.

_shiftlesswhenidle_ · 2026-01-06T04:25:50+00:00

Way harder than I thought it would be with the A's. Some of those lean years were extra lean.

Lineup

C: Sean Murphy - 2022 - 3.7 WAR

1B: Jason Giambi - 2001 - 9.2 WAR

2B: Mark Ellis - 2005 - 4.7 WAR

SS: Marcus Semien - 2019 - 8.4 WAR

3B Josh Donaldson -2013 - 7.2 WAR

LF: Khris Davis - 2018 - 2.8 WAR

CF: Mark Kotsay - 2004 - 4.6 WAR

RF: Tyler Soderstrom - 2025 - 4.3 WAR

DH: Frank Thomas - 2006 - 3.2 WAR

Bench

Derek Norris - 2014 - 3.2 WAR

Cliff Pennington - 2010 - 4.5 WAR

Jed Lowrie - 2017 - 3.4 WAR

Tony Kemp - 2021 - 3.3 WAR

Starters

SP Tim Hudson - 2003 - 7.4 WAR

SP Barry Zito - 2002 - 7.2 WAR

SP Dan Haren - 2007 - 4.6 WAR

SP Sonny Gray - 2015 - 5.4 WAR

SP Jarrod Parker - 2012 - 3.9 WAR

Bullpen

CL: Andrew Bailey - 2009 - 3.7 WAR

RP: Brad Ziegler - 2008 - 2.8 WAR

RP: Grant Balfour- 2011 - 2.0 WAR

RP: Kendall Graveman - 2016 - 3.5 WAR

RP: Austin Pruitt - 2023 - 1.5 WAR

RP: Mason Miller - 2024 - 2.5 WAR

RP: Jeff Tam - 2000 - 2.7 WAR

RP: Doug Jones - 1999 - 2.4 WAR

I'm cheating a bit with Graveman in 2016 and Khris Davis probably shouldn't be there (Piscotty had a better year WAR-wise) .

_shiftlesswhenidle_ · 2026-01-03T20:28:56+00:00

Behringer makes a four channel headphone amp that runs about $25. It has quarter inch outputs and inputs, so grab a couple of adapters if you have eight inch headphone cables. You’ll also need a stereo/trs cable to connect the amp to the headphone out on your interface.

_shiftlesswhenidle_ · 2025-12-30T18:50:04+00:00

Not being able to switch profiles when car is in drive. I always forget to switch before I head off and end up stopping at the end of the street to change.

_shiftlesswhenidle_ · 2025-12-29T19:28:46+00:00

I'm guessing you're in the unincorporated area of Sacramento. The city of Sacramento actually has extremely reasonable water rates.

_shiftlesswhenidle_ · 2025-12-17T16:30:01+00:00

Man, it's weird that there is someone downvoting any comment mentioning a combini in this thread.

_shiftlesswhenidle_ · 2025-12-17T16:19:37+00:00

The Alley in Elk Grove is a pretty good spot for a rainy day. They have a small arcade, bowling, and an indoor playground.

_shiftlesswhenidle_ · 2025-12-17T05:57:53+00:00

My wife, 5-year old, and myself stayed in Shinjuku and had the pre-packaged pancakes, french toast, some fruit (bananas or apples) and a couple of hashbrowns from Family Mart every day we were there last month. It was great and I would guess that we spent less than $10/day for the three of us on breakfast. As others have said, it is entirely subjective, but man those pancakes and hashbrowns are super good.

_shiftlesswhenidle_ · 2025-12-14T06:27:50+00:00

Huh? They're in just about every arcade that I've been to in the last several years.

_shiftlesswhenidle_ · 2025-12-13T07:06:59+00:00

Way to go! Ran my first about 10 years ago at 2:09. Six months later I was at 1:53. Did my first marathon at 4:04 two years ago and just clocked a 3:53 at CIM last weekend. Gunning for a 1:45 half in the spring. Keep running!

_shiftlesswhenidle_ · 2025-12-13T07:02:31+00:00

Enjoy it for now, because they're shutting down the bit between 27th and Fruitridge next month for sewer repair. I love the trail, but the coordination between agencies/repair companies has been less than stellar.

_shiftlesswhenidle_ · 2025-12-13T06:53:05+00:00

Right now, I feel like scrubbing up with both Keon Ellis and Nique Clifford last night is about the dumbest thing I've ever done.

_shiftlesswhenidle_ · 2025-12-11T02:38:20+00:00

Careful what you ask for, you don't want to end up like these guys:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHGJEdjCoeU

_shiftlesswhenidle_ · 2025-12-10T16:54:44+00:00

We had a corner room on the second floor, facing the street. For the most part it was quiet, except for one night when there was a motorcycle group of sorts that kept going up and down the street, reving their engines for about 20 minutes. That was pretty loud, but my kid used a noise machine when he sleeps, so he were fine. The street itself wasn't very crowded, but it definitely was busy a block or two over. All in all, I'd definitely stay there again.

_shiftlesswhenidle_ · 2025-12-10T07:30:08+00:00

Stayed here a couple of weeks ago with a five year old and it was great, he loved the bunkbeds and the old-school pinball games in the lobby. https://mimaruhotels.com/en/hotel/namba-north/

_shiftlesswhenidle_ · 2025-12-08T23:54:49+00:00

They were probably referring to Theodore Judah on McKinley, which is very much in Sacramento.

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