Martin Connors's Blog – May 2011 Archive (6)

Buying Tickets to see Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

I'm watching Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith on SpikeTv. Only six years ago, I went to Neshaminty AMC at 9:00 AM to get tickets to take Timmy for the 6:00 PM show, which was the earliest that wasn't sold out.

His eyes lit up when we pulled up to the mall and I held up the tickets for his mother, him, and me after I teased him it might be tough to catch a show on opening night, May…

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Added by Martin Connors on May 30, 2011 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Brief Memory with a Rear View Mirror. Still some where after 4:03 PM, May 17, 2011

Timmy was about 6 or 7 years old, we were sitting in my old Camry waiting for his mother to come out of a store. Timmy said to me, "Daddy, do you know who my hero is?"

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Added by Martin Connors on May 30, 2011 at 9:30pm — 1 Comment

The Little Old Man, the Headstone, and my Future

On Saturday, during this Memorial Day Weekend, I was leaving Timmy's grave, and I seen this elderly man bent over a headstone a lot over. I stopped to see if he was okay. He stood up and explained that he was taking care of his wife's grave. He asked me why I was there and I told him. He started to cry and speak in Italian while blessing himself. He… Continue

Added by Martin Connors on May 28, 2011 at 5:30pm — No Comments

May 17, 2011, Still somewhere after 4:03 PM Getting Shadow

When my son Timothy was about 18 months old, his mother took him to Steffen’s Pet Shop to see the puppies. All Timmy wanted since learning how to crawl was a dog. His grand-mothers each had a dog. A few of his cousins had one. So Gi took him and put him in the puppy pen at the rear of the store. There a…

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Added by Martin Connors on May 28, 2011 at 12:30am — No Comments

Somewhere in Time after 4:03 PM May 17, 2011

I sit now in the kitchen on my laptop. But somehow I'm still in the chair in the family room wondering what happened, what is going on, is Timmy okay? I started having images of when I looked into Timmy's eyes the day he was born, and promised that I would be the best father and dad I could humanly be.…

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Added by Martin Connors on May 26, 2011 at 1:00am — No Comments

The Begining - 4:03 PM, May 17, 2011

Just last Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at 4:03 PM, I was informed my whole world was about to change forever even though it had changed barely thirty minutes before. I had just left the Police Academy to qualify for my firearm. My son, Timmy, usually stayed after school at Archbishop Ryan hanging out with a small group of students and… Continue

Added by Martin Connors on May 25, 2011 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment