walmart update

My college's fight song was introduced during my first week as an incoming freshman. There i stood, along with the other newbies, in elkins auditorium, singing this tune over and over and over again. We sang it at least five times. For most of us, who were all about our new school, ready to create lasting friendships and great memories on this campus, this was a little cheesy, but fun nonetheless. For my much more cynical college friend, who didn't exactly "take to the campus culture," i imagine that this was probably the first moment he questioned his college choice ("group sing-alongs?? what the...??"). :)

The final word in the song is "victory," sung "vic-tor-eeeee!," and the "eeeee!" practically jumps up an entire octave from the preceding note. As we all struggled to hold on to the words and figure out the notes (sheet music would have been helpful), it was virtually impossible to stay on key thus causing the song to end, well, on a bad note. And even to this day, i still haven't figured that note out.

As i have transitioned away from college life, this fight song has stayed with me and on rare occasions, the "vic-tor-eeeee!" sound pops into consciousness. This happened a couple of weeks ago when i heard the news - that walmart had dropped the case against the woman i blogged about on march 29th. Thank goodness! Now, I would be naive if i thought that walmart's change of heart had to do with a recent visit to see the wizard. There were indications that thousands had blogged about and petitioned to boycott walmart as a result of this case. Were those at walmart who changed their minds then most likely looking out for their own interests? Um...yes. But sometimes i believe we have to take what we can get, focus on this woman and her family who have finally been given the justice they deserve, and be excited about that. SO...

My congratulations, well-wishes, and prayers of thankfulness go out to this family!

And here's a real loud "vic-tor-eeeee!" to you!