Martha Holmen
@winnimartha.bsky.social
Toronto-based communications professional. Former Winnipegger. Baseball and literature enthusiast. Mum to one kiddo. Anglican clergy spouse.
Some closing pitcher needs to pick “What It Sounds Like” as epic warm-up music. #mlb
a woman with pink hair is wearing a teddy bear sweater and making a funny face
ALT: a woman with pink hair is wearing a teddy bear sweater and making a funny face
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October 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Some closing pitcher needs to pick “What It Sounds Like” as epic warm-up music. #mlb
Because this needs to be said on as many platforms as possible: Mariners fans booing an injured player getting up off the ground is completely classless. I never had a problem with this fanbase, but I do now. #bluejays
October 18, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Because this needs to be said on as many platforms as possible: Mariners fans booing an injured player getting up off the ground is completely classless. I never had a problem with this fanbase, but I do now. #bluejays
Every six months I remember this platform exists. Maybe one day I will make a permanent switch. Is today that day? Who knows.
September 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Every six months I remember this platform exists. Maybe one day I will make a permanent switch. Is today that day? Who knows.
This is how I will always remember Doug Ford. Neglecting my child’s welfare. #ontarioelection #onpoli
February 28, 2025 at 3:50 AM
This is how I will always remember Doug Ford. Neglecting my child’s welfare. #ontarioelection #onpoli
"The question isn't whether there is a need, but how we are able, out of our own privilege and abundance, to respond compassionately to a growing crisis that’s right in our neighbourhood." Proud to have Fr. Andrew MacDonald speaking about the shelter at 2535 Gerrard St. E. #topoli
January 22, 2025 at 3:10 AM
"The question isn't whether there is a need, but how we are able, out of our own privilege and abundance, to respond compassionately to a growing crisis that’s right in our neighbourhood." Proud to have Fr. Andrew MacDonald speaking about the shelter at 2535 Gerrard St. E. #topoli
It's all anyone can see. #ElonMusk youtu.be/DBndod7y-24?...
LET'S GET RID OF DEMENTED SANTA CLAUS!
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January 21, 2025 at 2:38 AM
It's all anyone can see. #ElonMusk youtu.be/DBndod7y-24?...
What I wouldn’t give to spend a day curled up with a book. I miss down time.
January 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
What I wouldn’t give to spend a day curled up with a book. I miss down time.
Hosting Christmas day 9.
a man in a black shirt is saying this socializing thing is brutal
ALT: a man in a black shirt is saying this socializing thing is brutal
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December 29, 2024 at 12:40 PM
Hosting Christmas day 9.
Day six of hosting Christmas.
December 26, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Day six of hosting Christmas.
PSA for judgy people, my kid isn’t rude. She has selective mutism. Don’t expect her to say thank you with a whole room of people staring at her. Not gonna happen.
December 25, 2024 at 2:17 AM
PSA for judgy people, my kid isn’t rude. She has selective mutism. Don’t expect her to say thank you with a whole room of people staring at her. Not gonna happen.
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#copyediting
Once one notes that uninterested and disinterested each entered the English language meaning what we now insist the other one means, it's good, for clarity's sake, to preserve our current distinction:
uninterested = not interested
disinterested = impartial
Once one notes that uninterested and disinterested each entered the English language meaning what we now insist the other one means, it's good, for clarity's sake, to preserve our current distinction:
uninterested = not interested
disinterested = impartial
December 23, 2024 at 3:38 PM
#copyediting
Once one notes that uninterested and disinterested each entered the English language meaning what we now insist the other one means, it's good, for clarity's sake, to preserve our current distinction:
uninterested = not interested
disinterested = impartial
Once one notes that uninterested and disinterested each entered the English language meaning what we now insist the other one means, it's good, for clarity's sake, to preserve our current distinction:
uninterested = not interested
disinterested = impartial
Working from home with a 4-year-old becomes more difficult when my laptop is the desired toy.
December 23, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Working from home with a 4-year-old becomes more difficult when my laptop is the desired toy.
Almost got hit by an inattentive driver today. What happens when you file a police report? Nothing? Feels like it will be nothing.
December 7, 2024 at 2:47 AM
Almost got hit by an inattentive driver today. What happens when you file a police report? Nothing? Feels like it will be nothing.
Apparently the age at which a kid’s classmate tells them Santa isn’t real is now 4.
December 3, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Apparently the age at which a kid’s classmate tells them Santa isn’t real is now 4.
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petrosexuality not withstanding, the reason trucks are bigger now is because of emissions regulations that vehicles over a certain size aren't restricted by. the whole thing is an effort to skirt environmental regulations.
December 2, 2024 at 1:23 PM
petrosexuality not withstanding, the reason trucks are bigger now is because of emissions regulations that vehicles over a certain size aren't restricted by. the whole thing is an effort to skirt environmental regulations.
I mean, if I were 4 that’s what I would pick too.
November 29, 2024 at 11:03 PM
I mean, if I were 4 that’s what I would pick too.
Unintentionally cross bird.
November 28, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Unintentionally cross bird.
Reposted by Martha Holmen
“I don't wanna go far for stuff"
My eloquent and powerful rebrand of the 15 minute city.
My eloquent and powerful rebrand of the 15 minute city.
November 13, 2024 at 8:39 PM
“I don't wanna go far for stuff"
My eloquent and powerful rebrand of the 15 minute city.
My eloquent and powerful rebrand of the 15 minute city.
Reposted by Martha Holmen
Ah yes, "cyclists should just take the roads that run parallel to the main arteries"
November 23, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Ah yes, "cyclists should just take the roads that run parallel to the main arteries"
Reposted by Martha Holmen
In the Star this weekend I wrote about the St Anne’s fire and what something like this means for those who believe & maybe don’t believe. (tl;dl: faith in humanity). www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Shawn Micallef: What we lost in the St. Anne’s fire is profound. But so is what we found
The storied architecture and irreplaceable art that suffered in the fire were only part of the story.
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June 17, 2024 at 12:47 PM
In the Star this weekend I wrote about the St Anne’s fire and what something like this means for those who believe & maybe don’t believe. (tl;dl: faith in humanity). www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...