The Idiot made his last up-close-and-personal appearance at a well-attended public event without a mask on February 29, 2020.

The Idiot began modeling various types of masks on March 6, 2020.

A paparazzo caught The Idiot with a mask on during his once-a-week shopping spree on April 6, 2020.

The Idiot proudly began color coordinating his masks and shirts on April 27, 2020.

The Idiot began color contrasting his masks, shirts and caps on April 28, 2020.

The Idiot began receiving masks as gifts on April 29, 2020.

The Idiot wore a gifted mask while on one of his almost-daily 7-14-mile pandemic hikes on May 4, 2020.

The Idiot color coordinated his mask and gloves on May 5, 2020.

The Idiot made a rare non-food emergency shopping trip with a mask on May 21, 2020.

The Idiot’s haphazardly masked 100-year-old mother made her last public outing, until a vaccine was available when she was 101 years old in early 2021, to a doctor’s office on May 21, 2020.

The Idiot took his first shower with a mask on at the YMCA in Redding, CA, on June 26, 2020.

The Idiot was interviewed for a television news program wearing a mask on July 14, 2020.

The Idiot had a rare outdoor lunch with masked friends on July 19, 2020.

The Idiot received a new mask for his 72nd birthday on July 31, 2020.

The Idiot wore a mask in the presence of a nephew from Montana on August 1, 2020.

The Idiot actually lowered his mask for a photo op on September 30, 2020.

The Idiot wore a mask to bed on October 20, 2020.

The Idiot began wearing a mask while drinking coffee on December 9, 2020.

The Idiot began eating lunch wearing a mask on December 22, 2020.

On a momentous occasion on February 6, 2021, The Idiot lowered his mask for a television interview.

The Idiot began religiously double masking before he attended a public event in Redding, CA, on February 24, 2021.