This is the time of year that it is good to look up at the trees and notice how they fit into the sky. Those that lose their leaves reveal their essential patterns in autumn; those that don't show their explicit skeletal shapes year-round; either way, you learn something useful about where our shade comes from.
Balboa High's soccer team now is assured that it will not have a losing season for at least the first time since 2002, and probably much longer.
This, despite losing its two top scorers due to GPA issues. It is an ongoing tragedy in America that historically under-performing groups, including Latino boys, continue to do very badly in school.
Nevertheless, the team played well today and won 5-2. Their record is now 7-3-2 with four game left. If they win two of those games, they should also make the playoffs, for the first time in memory.
Beyond winning, losing, GPAs and other issues for me today was the delightful sight of a 2 1/2-year-old nephew cheering on his 15-year-old uncle today. "Go Bal!" he shrieked in his high-pitched voice.
After the game, uncle and nephew scrimmaged for a while.
Meanwhile, the rest of the family locally showed up by game's end and his 13-year-old uncle raced across the green to embrace the little guy.
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