The Idiot, who has been taking daily 7-14-mile walks since the pandemic lockdown began over two months ago, doesn’t just see the pastoral and picturesque in Redding, California. He also, on almost every outing, sees and speaks to the many members of the unhoused community who permanently live outdoors.
Baby Gaga, The Idiot’s now-2.67-year-old granddaughter, told a TSA agent when she caught a flight in December that “I’m going to be a big sister.” She was telling the truth.
The Idiot — who was executive chef, sous chef and pastry chef for his 100.58-year-old mother during the pandemic lockdown in Redding, California — went shopping once a week and, at her instruction, chose only non-organic ingredients to prepare dozens of meals.
A slideshow that The Idiot is preparing for a post-pandemic sociology lecture reveals some of the “old normal” mannerisms he took for granted before social distancing, isolation and the ravages of the pandemic prohibited up close and personal contact throughout the world.
The Idiot, always a fan of exotic masquerade parties, is thrilled by the magical and mystical impact of wearing masks at every opportunity during the ongoing pandemic. And he’s equally excited by the increased import and contrasting impact of illuminating examples of purity and innocence.
The Idiot, while undertaking his daily 7-14 mile solo walks during the pandemic lockdown in northern California, had some other worldly hallucinations, visions and actions during the past week.
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