This is sewius

This is sewius too

This is sleepy

This pacifier is from Two Blue Peas

This is smiley

A hometown legend has gone out of business. Randy’s M&M’s closed its doors on Saturday.

Randy’s M&M’s (Music & Movies) started in Edmond in the 1980s and sold records, VHS movies and Beta Max movies. They continued through the years selling cassette tapes, CDs, DVDs and video games. Randy’s brought Indie rock to central Oklahoma and gave local artists a place to sell their albums. Now that people can get music and movies delivered straight to their computer anytime, anywhere … good ol’ stores like M&M’s can’t survive. In the 1990s, someone dropped a bomb in the night movie drop – and Randy’s even survived that. But the convenience of the Interwebs? This would prove to be the end.

I went to their liquidation sale on Saturday – couldn’t believe it!  The yellow M&M’s brand is something Ellie, me, and other Edmondites saw all the time. After I checked out, they asked, “Do you need a bag?” Usually, people refuse the disposable bag and just stick things in a reusable one. But I just had to get that bright yellow bag for the very last time. How many movies have I carried home in that yellow bag?  Lots and lots.

Thanks for the entertainment, Randy’s M&M’s!

Husbanks had one of those summertime colds where you have a fever and sore throat and live in your bedroom. I had to do the hardest thing you have to do when supporting your partner ‘in sickness.’

I had to pick out a movie for him.

“Just get something action,” he croaks.

I don’t know what action movie is good or bad. I don’t know how many guns or explosions or breasts need to be on the cover for me to know the storyline is interesting. I don’t know the good action stars. Is Bruce Willis still tough? How do I know which movie will have the best plot?

Then I realized, it doesn’t matter about the plot. When a man is sick, they want to watch a movie where they don’t have to think … just like when a lady is sick.  Ladies want an easy romantic comedy. We don’t want to think when we are sick.  Just find some pretty actress we like with a cute actor we crave and bring it home (with ice cream).

So ladies, next time your man is sick, don’t sweat while in line at the RedBox.  Act like you would if picking out a RomCom for yourself – little disgression.  Remember this rule:

 Action is to boy
as
Romantic Comedy is to girl

If you still find it hard to follow that equation, just go to the “Action & Adventure” section, shut your eyes and point. You’ll probably make a better decision if you don’t psych yourself out.