Simama

2008-01-11T17:49:00.000-08:00

Newly Renovated 1100s.f, Townhouse, Hardwood Floors, Fireplace

2008-01-08T10:44:00.000-08:00

Note this townhouse is in Stamford CT. Live in Connecticut and commute today. Best of all, I am including a monthly pass to the Stamford Train Station Parking Garage, current wait list is about 2 years -- FREE.

If you want you can even take over the lease on my car a silver 2007 Volvo S60 AWD for $404 or buy it for $26.7K. I have everything for a quick and easy move.

It is a 2 bedroom 2.5 bath home, perfect for two professionals. One dedicated parking spot but ample visitor spots.

I just got a new job and I have to move so my home is available for rent. This is a sudden move so you’ll benefit because I have just renovated the entire house – the work was completed in December. This is my baby I want tenants who will look after it.

Here’s what you will have:

• 1,100 square foot 2 bedroom, 2 ½ bath townhouse
• 5 minute walk to downtown Stamford
• Fireplace
• All new hardwood floor
• New ceramic tile in the kitchen and bathrooms
• Newly painted
• New bathrooms
• New high efficiency air-conditioner and brand new water heater – you’ll have very modest heating & cooling costs.

This townhouse is very convenient to downtown Stamford and to the train station.

Remember, as a bonus I’ll throw in a monthly parking pass to the Stamford train station for your use while you're a tenant – it doesn’t get any easier for commuters. Immediate parking, no waiting period.

$2,000 per month, first month and security deposit required

Call 212-476-8674 or mw1234 [ at ] gmail.com

Available January 15th

2007 Volvo S60 Available -- Sale or Lease

2008-01-08T08:38:00.001-08:00

My Contact Information
Name	James	Location	Stamford / NYC
Phone	212-476-8674	Email	mw_972 [ at ] yahoo.com

Vehicle Description
Make	Volvo	Odometer	3,100 miles
Model	S60 2.5T AWD	Location	Stamford, CT
Color	Silver	VIN	YV1R H592 0761 0569

Lease Details
Term Date	Apr-2010	Miles/Month	1,219
Months Remaining	27	Monthly Payment	$ 405
Mileage Remaining	32,900	Purchase Option	$16,892

Purchase Details
Payoff Value	$26,477

Hi, thanks for visiting, I am reluctantly offering my dear nearly-new Volvo because I am moving overseas. You have the option of taking over my lease payments or purchasing it for the current payoff value. I am making no money on this transaction.




LEASE OPTION
I have driven only 330 miles per month since I took possession of this car in April 2007, so there is an average of 1,219 miles per month for the remaining period. Take over my lease payments and benefit from no down payment (I paid $1,700) and no lump sum tax. You will, of course, have to credit qualify with US Bank.




PURCHASE OPTION
Last night US Bank faxed me the payoff amount for the car which is $26,476.60 – nearly $4,000 less than the Kelly Blue Book value of $30,475. The car is yours for exactly that amount – I am not making money on this transaction. US Bank is willing to finance the acquisition at 5.69%

Kenyan opinion, analysis and debate - Walking into the New Year

2008-01-01T12:02:00.000-08:00

Kenyan opinion, analysis and debate - Walking into the New Year

The world's eyes are on Kenya as we usher in the New Year, perched on the edge of an abyss beyond which we could plunge into darkness and death.

With the riots and mayhem of the last few days there is for all of us a sense of loss and little to celebrate considering the cloud of fear hanging over the country. Many of our brothers and sisters are in mourning for those lives we have lost. Our disagreements are threatening to erode many of the important strides we have made.

While the campaign period and Election Day were outstanding examples of true democracy in action, there is no denying that the post-election period has accentuated some differences between us, and that many of us are deeply disappointed at the outcome of the process. We do not write here to deny this reality, or to pretend that there are not urgent issues that need resolution. We find however that in spite of the differences, there is a common history and core values that unite us as Kenyans, values which must bring us together to preserve our country in this time of its most urgent need.

We are today light years removed from Kenya's triumphant extraction from foreign rule, a period in which our lives were controlled by foreign powers, from the hospitals we were born in, to the reserves we were packed into, the schools we were allowed to attend and the jobs we were restricted to. A few years before that birth, we had already taken ownership of our new nation. When in 1960 Tom Mboya stood before a crowd of 20,000 at City Stadium and asked our parents and grandparents "Whose Kenya is it?" they all answered in unison "Ours!"

It was indeed theirs then, and we now have possession of it. Yet we too are but custodians of this country for our progeny. It is a fragile asset that must be tended with the utmost care. Tom Mboya and Bildad Kaggia delivered to us one nation, with our ethnicities as secondary identities. They did not let their tribal affiliations stand in the way of their politics, and we must now ask ourselves what we can do to nurture this young nation, to bring its people together, and ask ourselves whether we are doing enough to leave a better Kenya for our children and their children.

As are most modern countries, our Kenya is a big tent, made up of a myriad of ethnicities, religions and political persuasions. In order that we may succeed as a family we must accept that there will be times when views other than our own will prevail, and that even in our triumph we are charged with ensuring that the rights of minorities and the weak are upheld across the country. No matter how difficult things appear now, we must seek assurance from our history that we can find a negotiated solution. Conciliation has been extracted from much more intractable situations but this asks of us hope, patience, a commitment to dialogue and a willingness to trust each other and work together to a common prosperity.

There rests with each one of us in these times, in the midst of the confusion and fear, a responsibility to think three steps ahead of our every action. We must consider the effect of every text message we send, every rumour we help spread, every confrontation we get into and every perception we help to create. We have as Kenyans, been blessed with a calm and prosperity that has been the envy of many of our neighbours. Even through our worst moments, we have proved resilient and ultimately come out triumphant, and along with us our unity, our diversity and our country. This has been a year of prejudice, and of loss, but it may also be the year that Kenya makes good on the promise of its constitution to serve and protect. It could, if we made it so, the beginning of a promising journey of. After all, who are we without each other?

From KenyaImagine.com, and I say, Amen.

I'm back...

2007-09-12T18:33:00.001-07:00

I can't believe that a year and a half has gone by since I "went and deleted myself" but I am back.

I am going through a metamorphosis of sorts. After a few years of rather profound stagnation my intellectual curiosity is alive again and my creative juices are flowing.

Werucamu

I committed suicide...

2006-03-24T23:15:00.000-08:00

yes... I went and deleted myself... what was I thinking?