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
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
Yeh, but then he doesn't get that ending with the shoes and the salute
December 14, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Yeh, but then he doesn't get that ending with the shoes and the salute
The one where people couldn't figure out if it was blue/black or gold/white
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dress
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dress
The dress - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 14, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The one where people couldn't figure out if it was blue/black or gold/white
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dress
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dress
Wait....is like that dress thing 10 years ago?
Except way more cute & cuddly 🙂
Except way more cute & cuddly 🙂
December 14, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Wait....is like that dress thing 10 years ago?
Except way more cute & cuddly 🙂
Except way more cute & cuddly 🙂
Always loved the light down near that lake this time of year...thanks for capturing that
December 12, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Always loved the light down near that lake this time of year...thanks for capturing that
Maybe
A Hello Magazine front page exclusive
that gives the fee
to a really bad but trendy charity
A Hello Magazine front page exclusive
that gives the fee
to a really bad but trendy charity
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Maybe
A Hello Magazine front page exclusive
that gives the fee
to a really bad but trendy charity
A Hello Magazine front page exclusive
that gives the fee
to a really bad but trendy charity
Hey Maradona played a game once for a North American team
(fyi - google the name of the piece and you get past the paywall)
www.nytimes.com/athletic/206...
(fyi - google the name of the piece and you get past the paywall)
www.nytimes.com/athletic/206...
The night Maradona played in Canada (Published 2020)
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Hey Maradona played a game once for a North American team
(fyi - google the name of the piece and you get past the paywall)
www.nytimes.com/athletic/206...
(fyi - google the name of the piece and you get past the paywall)
www.nytimes.com/athletic/206...
There was a brief 6 month period when the bean counters and HR brains agreed that remote/hybrid was both cheaper and more productive
Then the control freaks rebelled
Thankfully a lot of medium/small businesses still realise this - the larger corporates are bleeding talent to them
Then the control freaks rebelled
Thankfully a lot of medium/small businesses still realise this - the larger corporates are bleeding talent to them
December 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
There was a brief 6 month period when the bean counters and HR brains agreed that remote/hybrid was both cheaper and more productive
Then the control freaks rebelled
Thankfully a lot of medium/small businesses still realise this - the larger corporates are bleeding talent to them
Then the control freaks rebelled
Thankfully a lot of medium/small businesses still realise this - the larger corporates are bleeding talent to them
Feds will spend more in higher wages for remaining staff & the maintenance of offices then gained by any such soft lay offs
With the extra costs involved in commuting, the public sector unions will be more adamant about wage increases
&
Office infrastructure costs way more then hybrid/remote
With the extra costs involved in commuting, the public sector unions will be more adamant about wage increases
&
Office infrastructure costs way more then hybrid/remote
December 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Feds will spend more in higher wages for remaining staff & the maintenance of offices then gained by any such soft lay offs
With the extra costs involved in commuting, the public sector unions will be more adamant about wage increases
&
Office infrastructure costs way more then hybrid/remote
With the extra costs involved in commuting, the public sector unions will be more adamant about wage increases
&
Office infrastructure costs way more then hybrid/remote
Can concur
(Grew up in Kitchener back when it was VERY German & most of us either went Oktoberfesting or worked it)
Sauerkraut on a sausage with or without bun or on a plate with whatever you were eating
On a hot dog would be Ok but...why not just have a sausage?
(Grew up in Kitchener back when it was VERY German & most of us either went Oktoberfesting or worked it)
Sauerkraut on a sausage with or without bun or on a plate with whatever you were eating
On a hot dog would be Ok but...why not just have a sausage?
December 8, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Can concur
(Grew up in Kitchener back when it was VERY German & most of us either went Oktoberfesting or worked it)
Sauerkraut on a sausage with or without bun or on a plate with whatever you were eating
On a hot dog would be Ok but...why not just have a sausage?
(Grew up in Kitchener back when it was VERY German & most of us either went Oktoberfesting or worked it)
Sauerkraut on a sausage with or without bun or on a plate with whatever you were eating
On a hot dog would be Ok but...why not just have a sausage?
TV ratings wise, agreed
And yet just a week ago, BC place was sold out for a game
&
TFC significantly outdraws CFL in attendance here in Toronto
Another reason why the opinion "there is no genuine football culture" is suspect
That and there are thriving lower level teams in Maine and Nova Scotia
And yet just a week ago, BC place was sold out for a game
&
TFC significantly outdraws CFL in attendance here in Toronto
Another reason why the opinion "there is no genuine football culture" is suspect
That and there are thriving lower level teams in Maine and Nova Scotia
December 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
TV ratings wise, agreed
And yet just a week ago, BC place was sold out for a game
&
TFC significantly outdraws CFL in attendance here in Toronto
Another reason why the opinion "there is no genuine football culture" is suspect
That and there are thriving lower level teams in Maine and Nova Scotia
And yet just a week ago, BC place was sold out for a game
&
TFC significantly outdraws CFL in attendance here in Toronto
Another reason why the opinion "there is no genuine football culture" is suspect
That and there are thriving lower level teams in Maine and Nova Scotia
Heck my team's owner is rich, spends money, does backroom deals & still has the league's worst win %.
December 6, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Heck my team's owner is rich, spends money, does backroom deals & still has the league's worst win %.
Very different systems
e.g. While above ground, Ion uses what were existing rail corridors for much of its length - on those bits, if Ion has to cross a street, it uses gated crossings.
Toronto has systematically gotten rid of almost all of those.
e.g. While above ground, Ion uses what were existing rail corridors for much of its length - on those bits, if Ion has to cross a street, it uses gated crossings.
Toronto has systematically gotten rid of almost all of those.
December 6, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Very different systems
e.g. While above ground, Ion uses what were existing rail corridors for much of its length - on those bits, if Ion has to cross a street, it uses gated crossings.
Toronto has systematically gotten rid of almost all of those.
e.g. While above ground, Ion uses what were existing rail corridors for much of its length - on those bits, if Ion has to cross a street, it uses gated crossings.
Toronto has systematically gotten rid of almost all of those.
THE GUESS WHO - AMERICAN WOMAN - LIVE (1970) - HQ.flv
YouTube video by iranorma
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Cause at 7:30 pm on the night of MLS Cup 2016, it was 28° F in Toronto
December 6, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Cause at 7:30 pm on the night of MLS Cup 2016, it was 28° F in Toronto
Having once taken a train to Barrow....slightly envious
December 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Having once taken a train to Barrow....slightly envious
Shudders at the memory of Title Case being such a necessary thing in press releases to the point where they faked it using a larger font for the first letter of each word😦
December 5, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Shudders at the memory of Title Case being such a necessary thing in press releases to the point where they faked it using a larger font for the first letter of each word😦
Given being passive/aggressive is our national demeanour, can concur
December 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Given being passive/aggressive is our national demeanour, can concur
Hmmm....given 47.9% of Toronto households rent
Yeh a $3 million house is a luxury
Yeh a $3 million house is a luxury
December 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Hmmm....given 47.9% of Toronto households rent
Yeh a $3 million house is a luxury
Yeh a $3 million house is a luxury
The Stancil response
cartoon is equally odious
Unauthorized AI slop use of art is theft & egregious misuse regardless of what side of the political spectrum it supports
cartoon is equally odious
Unauthorized AI slop use of art is theft & egregious misuse regardless of what side of the political spectrum it supports
December 2, 2025 at 4:56 AM
The Stancil response
cartoon is equally odious
Unauthorized AI slop use of art is theft & egregious misuse regardless of what side of the political spectrum it supports
cartoon is equally odious
Unauthorized AI slop use of art is theft & egregious misuse regardless of what side of the political spectrum it supports