Monday Smörgåsbord

Where to start? It's been a busy past few days, so updates have been impossible.

Who dreams up these studies...and who funds them? Researchers have discovered that breastfed babies are more likely to go to college than those raised on the bottle. Read more here.

Suit Wars has a post on the latest suit from Rocket Science Sports. Yes, it's on the FINA approved list. No, it won't be available until July. Read more here.

Y'all probably already know about Hill Taylor's :23.10 underwater back, right? Check out the video here. Reason for Eric Shanteau's DQ (1:01.22) in the 100 breast final? He wanted to try out one of the Jaked suits that's not on the FINA approved list. He fessed up before the swim, so it wasn't a big deal for officials to make the call. View that swim here.

Floswimming covered Senior Circuit #3. View videos from finals as well as several interviews here. Results are here.



Santa Clara Invite Results

Should bitterness be classified as a mental disorder? Read more here.

"They feel the world has treated them unfairly," says Dr. Michael Linden, a German psychiatrist who labeled the behavior. "It's one step more complex than anger. They're angry plus helpless."

Linden estimates that between 1% and 2% of the population is embittered, though he didn't specify whether that percentage increased during or immediately after the Bush years.

Liberals became bitter during the Bush years. Bitterness is now being labeled a mental disorder. Years ago, Michael Savage had it right when he said liberalism is a mental disorder.



Three families used Title IX to force a change that hundreds of players, coaches, and parents opposed. Read more here. Thanks Title IX!

Several rallies and protests have been staged against the season change, while many of the coaches and other PSAL officials continue to fight in hopes of having the decision overturned. However, according to Mr. Cushing, the opinions of the opposition have basically been ignored.

“They were receptive to three families but not to hundreds of families, it is just a mystery,” said the RKA teacher and coach, “The NYCLU does not do its homework and the DOE does not put up any kind of a fight, so now it all falls on the PSAL, the coaches and the schools to coordinate everything and find a way to make this mess work.”

A cool time-waster is here!