3/3 He made it just over a mile. For him, on that scooter, that had to feel like crossing Nebraska. He knows now the park isn’t just a place we take him. It’s a place he can reach. Full post: ourolddad.com/post/the-purpl…

1977 was a weird, perfect mess. Rock was still huge. Disco was coming for everybody. Punk was kicking the door. AM radio, FM radio, arena bands, weird one-offs, soft rock, funk, country crossover — all of it was somehow sharing the same air. This playlist is my attempt to catch that feeling: not a ranked list, not a museum piece, not a lecture. Just the songs from 1977 that still hit me, best played on shuffle like the radio is still in charge. 1977: The Year That Wouldn’t Pick a Lane ourolddad.com/post/1977-the-…

2/2 The obvious answer was: some idiot mailed them junk photos. Almost nobody landed there. They made plots, clues, warnings, conspiracies, and one very disappointed fake child. Little Tommy: ourolddad.com/post/little-to…

1/2 Back in 1995, I had a giant box of duplicate photos, too much free time at IBM, and a theory that people can’t stand nothing. So I invented Little Tommy. He mailed strangers random photos and waited to see what stories came back.

1/2 New Our Old Dad playlist post: 1977: The Year That Wouldn’t Pick a Lane My favorite songs released in 1977. No particular order. Best on random. I was about to start junior high and pretty much lived inside FM radio full time.

1/2 New Our Old Dad post: Dad, Do You Love Me Enough to Protect Me? This one is about how child surveillance won’t be sold as control. It’ll be sold as love. A teddy bear logo. A safety app. A discount. A parent afraid to say no.

We've got our Q&A page started. Let us know if you have any questions we should add! lifeeducation.org/q-a

From ourolddad.com/2025/12/fear-i… Fear finally got named today. I was listening to the Self-Directed podcast (Oct episode with Tim Eaton) and it helped me isolate the thing that’s been hovering behind this whole “alternate education” idea: The system trains you to be scared to leave. Not because it’s always right — but because fear keeps you compliant. Two questions snapped it into focus: If I love my kids unconditionally, stay present, and actually do the work… what’s the worst that can happen (within my control)? Answer: not the nightmare scenario my brain keeps selling me. If I give them more freedom to shape their path… what’s the worst that can go wrong? Answer: friction and course-corrections — not ruin. Plenty of people do the bare minimum and still build a normal life. There are a dozen viable routes. Which means the real fear isn’t leaving. The real fear is staying put out of habit and compliance — “I’ll be good, I’ll follow the system” — and never taking a shot at building something better. I’m documenting my build at LifeEducation.org.

My best of Bad Company list has been my motivator today. Check it out: ourolddad.com/2021/07/favori…

’92 me did the math on Perot’s ~$3B: 5% = $150M/yr. I asked, “Why work?” Decades later I realized I was using the wrong yardstick. On hedonism, autonomy, and defining “enough.” New post: The Wrong Ruler 👉 ourolddad.com/2025/10/the-wr…

Our Old Dad: Favorites Playlists: No1--Journey ourolddad.com/2021/06/favori…

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