Much ado

Last night Ames and Carol went to prom. It was preceded by much angst, and is inordinately expensive. Tickets are 80 dollars each, and it was in Galveston. They each went with dates, and purportedly had a good time. According to Ames, it is a "rite of passage," and I suppose it is. Carol will do it again next year, just for that reason. The things kids do in high school seem so important at the time. But from where I am now, it is really unnecessary. But there's no convincing them.