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Why Has The Idiot Had Another Reason To Commemorate Valentine’s Day Since 2013?

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The Idiot has had a special feeling about Valentine’s Day since 2013 when the romantic event was commemorated with the publication of The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Magic and Madness on the Mediterranean, the simultaneous release of the book’s award-winning promotional trailer and the kickoff of an uproarious collection of reactions from critical and less critical readers. Although he has since completed his 20-year-walk around the Mediterranean Sea and published the third volume in The Idiot and the …

What Trouble Did Baby Gaga And Baby Gogo Get In On The French Riviera During The Pandemic?

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Baby Gaga, The Idiot’s 3.36-year-old trilingual granddaughter, and Baby Gogo, The Idiot’s nine-month-old trinational grandson, fled Los Angeles and took their parents to the south of France in January to switch locales during the pandemic. Here’s what they did to keep out of trouble on the French Riviera.

Why Did The Idiot Read Rocks To Determine Why A Tree Was Beheaded?

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The Idiot has long been a fervent fan of the Peace Labyrinth on the Sacramento River Trail in Redding, California. Naturally he was saddened when he discovered that a tree overshadowing the labyrinth had been guillotined last week by crews cleaning the trail.

Why Has The Idiot Begun Streaming Nature Instead Of Netflix?

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The Idiot has become an avid follower of Liberty and Guardian, two bald eagles in Redding, California, who are preparing to start a new family. He checks on them during his daily hikes, avidly keeps up with them on a new, higher-tech webcam and is a member of the “Friends of the Redding Eagles” on Facebook.

Why Was The Idiot Sleeping With Monks And Nudists 23 Years Ago This Month?

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The Idiot, who spent twenty years walking around the Mediterranean Sea to produce his trilogy of The Idiot and the Odyssey travel narratives, spent his first night on the path in January 1998 at a Cistercian monastery on a Mediterranean island. A couple weeks later he was sleeping with lots of naked men, women and children at the world’s largest nudist colony in Cap d’Agde, France.

What Were The Idiot’s Twelve Most “Consequential” Moments In 2020?

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The Idiot, like everyone else, had a great time in 2020. Here are twelve randomly chosen “consequential” moments from the past year that he might not forget.