The OC Beach Scene

Along with the regularly scheduled, horribly cluttered contents of today’s Orange County Register (while they have some great writers, nobody over there seems to know how to fold a newspaper), the publication included the 15th edition of their annual Best of Orange County featurette–a comprehensive list of the finest shopping, dining, and entertainment that our small corner of Southern California has to offer. With 130 categories ranging from Best Cosmetic Surgeon to Best Cupcakes, the good people at the Register seemed to think of almost everything that could be of any interest to anyone (I mean seriously–Best Place for a Unique Salad?). However, there is one glaring omission–Where’s the Best Beach??

Honestly, with Orange County’s over 40 miles of pristine coastline, including world-famous locales such as Laguna Beach, Crystal Cove, and Trestles, how could the Register forget what would seem to be such an obvious category? I mean come on, they managed to include categories for Best Alternative Exercise Studio, Best Game Room Equipment, and Best Medi-Spa, but they couldn’t find room for a Best Beach? I don’t even know what a medi-spa is! They even included a list of the top places to ski/snowboard and it hasn’t snowed here since, like, 1932!

I’ve seriously been racking my brain over this all day and the only explanation I can come up with is that maybe “Best Beach” would simply be too broad a category, inviting vague responses like “Huntington” or “Newport” or “that one with the pier.” Whatever the reasoning behind this obvious misstep, I know that I’ll be emailing them shortly with a complaint–and while I’m at it, maybe I’ll find out what a medi-spa is.

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