Are we crazy or what! Braving Kam Highway before dawn

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Here’s a brief 60-second glimpse of our early morning walk in Kaaawa this morning. It was dark and wet, as you’ll soon see.

Actually, the rain turned intermittent and we made it all the way to the other end of Kaaawa and back. It was too cloudy and too early to actually see the sunrise.

Most of the dogs along the way were still asleep or staying dry.

Are we crazy or what!

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7 thoughts on “Are we crazy or what! Braving Kam Highway before dawn”

  2. Russel Yamashita

    Are you nuts? All it takes is a distracted driver or a crappy tire that hydroplanes and you are history.

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  4. ohiaforest3400

    “or what” is the answer to your question and it doesn’t mean you’re not crazy. Do you at least wear or carry lights, preferably flashing ones?

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  5. Autumn Rose

    Ian, please DON’T do that again… unnecessary risk! Your cats have more sense than you. So what about your unbroken record. Take a rain check and walk twice the next good day. Please. You are precious.

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  6. Raleigh

    I agree! A lightweight reflective vest of the type that road workers wear only costs about $10 bucks. An LED flasher on an arm band costs about the same. There are really no excuses.

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  7. compare and decide

    Up to 80 percent of the human population may have been infected by toxoplasma gondii.

    Cat feces is the major source of exposure, and under-cooked meat (pork).

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis

    It has been found that the parasite has the ability to subtly change the behaviour of its host: infected rats and mice are less fearful of cats—in fact, some of the infected rats seek out areas marked with cat urine. This effect is advantageous to the parasite, which is able to proliferate if a cat eats the infected rat and thereby becomes a carrier.[31] The mechanism for this change is not completely understood, but there is evidence that toxoplasmosis infection raises dopamine levels and concentrates in the amygdala in infected mice.

    The findings of behavioural alteration in rats and mice have led some scientists to speculate that Toxoplasma may have similar effects in humans. Toxoplasma is one of a number of parasites that may alter their host’s behaviour as a part of their life cycle.[33] Some studies have linked latent toxoplasmosis to an increased incidence of traffic accidents in RhD minus blood typed individuals.

    Basically, infected rats lose their fear, so they get eaten by cats, whose poop gets eaten by rats, etc., etc…..

    This might be happening to you and your wife. Seriously. I just read in Nation Geographic (Jan, 2013) that traffic fatalities among humans infected with toxoplasmosis are 2.6 times higher than for those who are not infected.

    There is a side benefit, however.

    Possible benefits

    Elevation of dopamine levels is apparently beneficial to people who suffer from dementia as the following research shows [Bong-Kwang Jung et al., “Toxoplasma gondii Infection in the Brain Inhibits Neuronal Degeneration and Learning and Memory Impairments in a Murine Model of Alzheimer’s Disease”].[28] Alzheimer’s disease is closely related to DAT1, the dopamine trasporter gene [29] and therefore, the fact that Toxoplasma gondii, which causes latent Toxoplasmosis, is helpful against Alzheimer’s disease, is an important possible indicator to benefits from latent Toxoplasmosis in other DAT1 related disorders. Following are such disorders: LBD, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, ADD, ADHD and Premature Ejaculation.

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