I suspect some of this is from no longer having what he saw as a purpose in his life.

It is so very difficult. My mother (and me for that matter) went through this after we were widowed. After months and years of being needed so much, suddenly no one needs you. It is beyond disorienting. It is being left totally without purpose.

There is no cure for grief. The only suggestion I could offer is to make him feel needed. Ask his advice often. Ask for his help with anything.

It was a porn site that I had to block

I know this is a stupid question, but why did you have to block it? Were they spamming you or sending disturbing stuff?

For some reason provocateuse just got a small wave of Person of Interest fans. I'm guessing someone liked the Sarah Shahi reblogs I did.

Suela, that's very sobering. But what Laura says makes sense from what little I know--being needed is important, as long as it's not in ways that make you feel incompetent. Hell, everyone sounds useful. Me, my heart is with you.

I have a lot of paper reading to do this morning, and I'm distracted by the fact that I really should have worn a belt with this outfit. If only to hang my security tag from. I wonder if NBC is still selling Community lanyards...

I didn't have to block it, but I don't want to count it as one of my followers, either.

I figure people who run porn tumblrs don't read only porn tumblrs--some are "liking" my fanart, and I don't have anything that would qualify for their sites.

I found this [link] Coursera course interesting. It's described thusly:

Focused on Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings Online, this course explores what happens to stories and films when they are turned into online games.

and has a workload of 2-4 hours a week. As a non-gamer who wants to know what happens to stories when they're turned into games? Perfectamundo.

We're quiet today. And ita has reminded me I have homework to do.

Consuela, I'm sorry about your dad. Echoing what everyone else has said and hoping the doctor has some suggestions. Maybe he would benefit from a day program for the company and the activities?

Many of the Coursera courses I've looked at have homework and homework+talent streams. Is auditing a popular option at edX? Because they could be my new favourite.

I have been getting shit accomplished, which is non-trivial, and supposedly good.

And I just realised that one of the guys sitting near me seems to have stopped working here two weeks ago. It will sound really dumb to ask what happened to him now, huh? I guess I could say I thought he was on holiday (I kinda did, but now his name tag is gone, and I realise someone else has kind of been sitting at his desk this whole time).

The guy next to me has individualised ring tones, and his sister's is "Your sister is attempting to reach you on your cellular device." Is that a thing?

Note to self: Low g-i chocolate muffins are *small*. Bring two, also bake some of the apple banana ones.

Adult-sized Bigwheel.

I believe that all Coursera and EdX courses are technically audits. They have a VERY low completion rate-- less than 7% (http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/05/10/new-study-low-mooc-completion-rates)

Also, they really sound great for what you guys are using them for, but they are being marketed to Universities as replacements for required courses that are cheaper than having to pay faculty. [link]

I know you have to pay something to be on the "Signature Track" with Coursera, which I think actually confers credit? Taking the courses for free only gets you a certificate of completion or something.

edX has A Global History of Architecture that I'm very interested in. That Letters of the Apostle Paul looks interesting, as well.