A Visit From the Sock Man

In which I ruin a nice evening.

Nobody knew how to set up the telescope, which was disheartening to discover. We’d trekked three miles up an incline to get to this perfect spot, the spot Tony said we could best see the Persiods. Our blankets were set up and everything. It was only then that Tony admitted to everyone: "I actually don't know how to work this thing." The inevitable groan…