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 experience has enabled him to arrive at a number of conclusions concerning the human condition. One is that babies should not wear masks and that centenarians really don’t like them.
The Idiot loved taking his 100.5-year-old mother to a masquerade party at a doctor’s office.
The Idiot watched his 100.5-year-old mother pretending (or at least he thought she was pretending) to suffocate while wearing a mask during a pandemic masquerade party. “I hate these damn things,” she admitted.
The Idiot wears a mask at every opportunity. Even a haircut becomes a masquerade party.
The Idiot loves going to a costume party at the grocery store once a week.
The Idiot, who sports a variety of colorful masks made by family and friends, refuses to wear an actually effective but bland KN95 mask, like his partner Liz Chapin. (Photo: Liz Chapin)
The Idiot tries not to give dirty looks to walkers without masks that he meets on the Sacramento River Trail during his daily 7-14-mile solo beat-the-pandemic-by-staying-in-shape walks.
The Idiot has become a walking advertisement for various products when he goes to masquerade parties ($1,000 per item per event) during the pandemic.
The Idiot would never make a baby wear a mask. The proof? Here he is with his unmasked son Luke in the south of France in 1985.
The Idiot loves how the innocence of unmasked babes contrasts with the anxiety of a pandemic masquerade party. Here’s The Idiot’s grandson moments after he was born on May 3. (Photo: Luke Stratte-McClure)
Ah, a refreshing and precious example of fresh air and innocence during a pandemic highlighted by masquerade parties. Baby Gaga, The Idiot’s 2.6-year-old granddaughter, meets her baby brother a day after he was born in Los Angeles on May 3.
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