Tony Petros has seen a lot as a cyclist and former Newport Beach city councilman. But he’s not likely to forget a recent Wednesday evening ride on Pacific Coast Highway by Mariner’s Mile, when a pickup truck jumped from the leftmost lane and toward his bicycle. “Young kids started screaming (‘butt dart’) at me,” Petros […]
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The world is a very serious place these days. It’s depressing, really – full of conflicts worthy of our attention, taking up our time and occupying our thoughts. Then there are the conflicts that shouldn’t take our time or occupy our thoughts. Like arguing with your kids whether the internal modem on their Xbox makes the wireless internet work better. (It doesn’t.) Or if the
Bachelor is real. Or even debating the nutritional value of that third post-surf Modelo with your wife (Her: “You’re ruining your workout.” Me: “Meh.”)
Somewhere, way, way down near the very bottom of that list of conflicts worth any attention in January of 2021 is the recent dustup between current World Number 3 Tatiana Weston-Webb and Pipeline surfer Moana Jones. Weston-Webb, of course, has been a threat for years now to take out a world title. Jones has gained a whole lotta respect the last few seasons for working her way up the Pipeline hierarchy.