The Idiot loved the snow on his front porch in Redding, California, on January 27, 2021.

The Idiot passionately observed Liberty and Guardian — a pair of eagles in Redding, California — as they mated, hatched their eggs and raised three eaglets between January and July 2021.

The Idiot advocated an at-home Covid vaccination program on February 6 for persons, like his 101-year-old mother, who can’t leave home in California’s Shasta County.

The Idiot dined on the dock of the bay in San Francisco during one of his rare pandemic trips to participate in an Alzheimer research study at UCSF on March 24, 2021.

The Idiot saw Baby Gaga and Baby Gogo, his two grandchildren, for the first time in 2021 at an isolated kiwi ranch near Pismo Beach, CA, on March 30.

The Idiot was en route to a San Francisco Giants baseball game at Union Square on April 28, 2021.

The Idiot visited Los Angeles for his grandson Baby Gogo’s first birthday on May 3, 2021.

The Idiot began installing a drought-resistant rock and sculpture garden in his Redding, CA, backyard in mid-May 2021.

The Idiot arrived in Antibes, France, for a ten-day stay with his daughter Sonia on June 16, 2021.

Enjoying a late July family outing on the Pacific Ocean in Northern California.

The Idiot took a 19-mile hike in the Redwoods in Humboldt County, CA, on his 73rd birthday on July 31.

The Idiot prepared a healthy and hearty breakfast for his grandchildren in Los Angeles on August 22 while his son shot a movie with Morgan Freeman in Mississippi.

The Idiot spent a week in New York in early October to catch up with Broadway plays, museums and friends.

The Idiot was honored to open a memorial ceremony for deceased classmates at his belated 50th reunion at Stanford University on October 21.

The Idiot celebrated his mother’s 102nd birthday in Redding, CA, on October 24.

The Idiot prepared Baby Gaga and Baby Gogo, his two grandchildren, for Halloween in Los Angeles.

The Idiot got a delicious shot of Mount Shasta before landing in Redding, CA, on October 31.

The Idiot explained Thanksgiving to Baby Gaga and Baby Gogo, his two grandchildren, in Redding, CA.

The Idiot volunteered at the Garden of Lights in Redding, CA, during the winter holidays.

The Idiot rode up the chairlift at Mount Shasta on December 23 with his son Luke who celebrated his 37th birthday on Christmas Eve.