Help me; and what's to come in March! (Patreon)

I have two reasons for posting today. One is to tell you what Secret Base has been up to and also what's ahead on Patreon, and the other is to ask for some parenting advice– it’s basketball related parenting advice so, it’s relevant.  Oh, and this is Clara. Hello!

Okay if you have no interest in my children (monster) please scroll past this section.

Non-monsters, please weigh in: Should I take my kids to a high school playoff basketball game next weekend? 

Some background: The kids are age 2 and 4, and if you’re unfamiliar with those ages, going somewhere new is either a wonderful experience, the stuff core memories are made of. Or. It is a crying festival that tests the limits of your patience so severely you can feel the rage in your inner ears. It's like a deep pounding/ringing/swirling, parents you know what I'm talking about. So, I would love some opinions on a high school bball outing for toddlers.

 As I see there are a lot of pros: Cheap! Close to home! Free parking!

And a few cons: Loud. Will likely dredge up personal high school basketball disappointments, which you’d think I’d be over at this point but I legit still have dreams where I prove my HS coach wrong. So we may be playing with fire a little bit.

Please let me know what you think the comments. 

Okay I’m ready to get back to business. END SCROLL for those who were not interested in the trials of motherhood.

Here’s what Secret Base put out in February that you may have missed while celebrating Groundhog’s Day (watching the movie, exchanging gifts, eating roast groundhog):

Will told us how Lake Placid ended up hosting the Olympics. And he did it in a new straight-to-camera, no-friends-allowed format. I can only assume he did it that way because he's mad at the rest of us (we’ve been putting gum under his desk for several months). Though it’s possible he wanted to try something new which he thought would be compelling. Do you guys think it was compelling or retaliation for the gum? Or both! Give a watch and let us know what you think via comments.

Will Time

Episode 4 of Jon Bois’ The History of Charging the Mound hit the (digital) presses. This episode covers one of the few overlaps between karate and baseball (kicking). Give it a watch!

Jon Time

Seth told Ryan and Will about the saga of the 1970’s Atlanta Hawks search for a competent GM. The lesson of the story being, I believe, talk to strangers. Learn all about it here:

Seth Time

Seth learned this bit of Atlanta history while researching his big new project. Which brings me to what’s coming to Patreon in March:

The very same Seth has been crafting a deep dive into the history, the how, and the why of the NBA scouting, recruiting, and drafting international players. He and Ryan built a Draft Cavern for the project, and I think Seth might be lost in there because nobody’s heard from him for a bit. Episode one’s coming at the end of the month, hopefully he’ll find his way out by then.

I’ll be releasing more notes, journals, and audio interviews from my season embedded with the Las Vegas Slots, a VERY REAL basketball team I did not invent for a fun fiction project.

Jon’s releasing episode five of The History of Charging the Mound, which features a baseball game with last-day-of-school energy. Once on the last day of school I threw the cover of my TI-83 in the trash, which I mention just to remind you how the last day of school feels.

So if you’re not too busy celebrating the Ides of March (watching the movie, betraying people, eating Caesar salad), I hope you enjoy all that is the Secret Base Patreon.