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OgtheDim
@ogthedim.bsky.social
A guy (he/they) in Toronto, with all that entails
Currently includes wife, a cat, TFC & a nice view

Despises Fascists

Thanks bus drivers

Random occasional HR opinions

Do not feel the need to followback - I lurk way more then post
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Born with a lifelong hidden health issue, he lived longer than he would ever have without love and care

I miss him and his hugs and his companionship at the computer

Today I found this pic of him

So today I could finally leave X goodbye

I miss you boy

But I'm glad to have your memories here
Today I went up the second highest hill in Toronto on an e-bike

Yes, it was assisted

Yes, it was a small effort ultimately

But...it felt good to be able to do something
October 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
11 months into the instability of unemployment
&
a few of the coping mechanisms I put in place to help with the stress are beginning to run dry which begins to stress out the other mechanisms
a black and white photo of a man smoking a cigarette while looking out of a car window .
Alt: a black and white short video of a man running his finger down a car window while it is raining outside the car
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October 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Sitting in a baseball bar prior to watching the Messi circus

God I love you Toronto
September 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Threw the football around for a bit this morning with a guy who sleeps in a parkette I was walking past
Felt like old times with my Dad and kid

He was happy to throw it around & thanked me for stopping with him cause most "think we got the bubonic plague"

Life is too damn short to be judgemental 🏈
September 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Sleepy boy
September 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
My wife, who is definitely not old*, has a cool cosmic forest green one of these we picked up earlier this year

* nobody in our family can call themselves old until they hit 90 - my Mom got there a couple of years ago but still does exercise classes three times a week 🙂
There it is! my old age has officially arrived 🥹
September 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Corporate HR department skill issues - Lesson #746

Training your hiring manager partners to lighten up
Frankly, a lot of developers do not have the skillset to interview! There are a lot who expect very rigid performances when you want interviewers who are able to be very adaptable.
September 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
He is sleepy
August 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Looks at the names in this post

Looks at current Toronto FC squad

Sobs 😭
BIG CHANCE! Rothrock sets up DeRo but it’s a step behind him and he skies it.
August 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I live near the two highest hills in the city

&

Bike Share Toronto doesn't have a single ebike within 10 km and only 3 north of the 401
August 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This is my neighbourhood - my building is in the picture

I walk through it
I bike through it
I enjoy life in it
Is it perfect? No
Could it do with more density? Yes
But its transit friendly, walkable, now bikeable and has lots to offer and I'm glad I live in it
“building high rise buildings next to single family zoned isn’t safe for many reasons”

meanwhile in Toronto
August 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Hint to Ontarians upon hearing an Amber alert,

If your response is to type on social media "This might make me sound cold-hearted but "

Stop right there because - yeh - telling the world you are a cold hearted malignancy is not a good idea
August 21, 2025 at 10:18 PM
When the men's fashion guy in one skeet gets to the heart of your philandering wanna be again mayor's soul
#TOpoli
This distinction can really disrupt a tailored outfit. On the left, we see how low rise, tapered trousers exacerbate the worst of this look (orphaned suit jacket with jeans, which looks like a sartorial mullet). The outfit on the right is even worse, as the man looks like Gru.
August 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Yes...I am old so thus I jam to this

Don't care

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq_w...
Cameo - Word Up (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by CAMEO Nation
www.youtube.com
August 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
So happy millennials are doing this about phones
&
The criticism of generational behaviour tends to develop when we observe the second generation under us

I have distinct memories of when the book Gen X came out and Silent Gens (not boomers) started freaking out about "the death of etiquette"
i am glad that millennials were exposed to enough lazy, decroded "millennials are killing the X industry" articles a decade ago that by and large our response to people doing the same to gen Z is "so what. mind your business"
I have learned that Gen Z expects the person calling to say "hello" first, instead of the person answering; upending a century of phone norms. You know what? fine, I say. Phone calls aren't what they used to be anyway www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-phone-...
July 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Neighbourhood residents enjoying a mid morning stroll before the heat sets in
July 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Nice picture of North York Centre from Finch down to Sheppard
Obligatory flying into YYZ photo
May 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I love bluesky

Up late with asthma

On my feed

Cats
UK people on about that ship stuck near a house in Norway
&
a bit of info about the Can vs Aus match in women's rugby

🇨🇦🇦🇺🏉

Thanks to you all for calming down my panic attack ☺️
May 23, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Random HR thought
I often see this picture jokingly discussing imposter syndrome & I usually flip that a bit & change who the hero is

So, my take

From the perspective of the other guys in the shot

"I hope one day I'll be able to tell him I also cried when Snuffulupagus finally appeared to people"
Me rolling up to the event to talk marketing/reframing alongside transport professionals, academics and gov't officials.
May 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
That and GO trains are actively hostile to luggage
Kitchener? GO service there is anemic and nonexistent on weekends.
May 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Sames
I love summer.*

(*Statement not valid above 25°C/77°F.)
May 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I am sitting in a bar waiting for my soccer game stadium to open while the post game women's hockey crowd comes in while watching a Blue Jays game

God I love this city
May 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
🎶

This is How

They Remind Us

Of What They Really Are

🎶

🇨🇦

Nickelback into the trash with Wayne Gretzky 🗑️

#elbowsup
May 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Tonight when some pundit says
"Well that election campaign was good for Canadians"
April 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
My good mood from watching kids run to the first ice cream truck of the season was not ruined by the sight of a cybertruck

I'm calling this growth
a penguin wearing a pirate hat is holding a pink ice cream cone
Alt: a penguin wearing a pirate hat is holding a pink ice cream cone
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April 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM