EDITORIAL:

OK, so pull out your “summer to-do” list. Have you checked much off yet?

Maybe going to the Beach Games just got crossed off. Possibly the big family vacation happened in July. But what about everything else on there?

We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but check the calendar: We’re midway through August, way past midway through summer, and the big event on the horizon? It isn’t setting up a spot super early to catch the Fourth of July parade. It’s going back to school. (That strange sound you hear is kids crying and parents rejoicing simultaneously.)

The days are getting shorter, and the nights — well, the nights aren’t getting cooler. We’ve even seen a few trees with leaves changing color.

It isn’t that this summer has flown by usually fast or without plenty of highlights. The weather here has been hot, of course, but always cooled a bit by the ocean — few absolutely unbearable days as there had been a few more miles inland. And the temperatures in the ocean and harbor have been record-setting and, well, delightful. It isn’t often you can stay in Pacific Ocean waters here for hours on end, but when those waters are climbing to 75 degrees, is there anything like it?

The Beach Games showcased its usual excitement, including the win in the longboard competition by local Dodger Kremel was its typical fun-filled self. Perhaps you’ve spent a day in Central Park (not worrying about the new senior center). You’ve probably seen a few movies and might see a few more. There should have been walks on the beach at sunset and lazy mornings long after the sun rose. Maybe an electric boat trip in the harbor one afternoon.

And there should have been everything else you were planning to do this summer. Have you gotten to them?

Because there is no doubt about it: Summer is almost over. So if you haven’t done all the things you planned, you’d better get started.