To My Wife

To the light of my life
The one I call wife
Even through time of pain, strain and strife

On this special day
In my special way
I want you to know and I need to say

That even when blue
Be clear this is true
My devotion, my pride is profoundly in you

You are my peace
My center at least
I am who I am because you increase

The hope in oneself
The chance that I’ll shelf
The unstable nature I find of myself

And beaming and happy
The most one can be
I can’t believe there dawns another baby!

The love in this place
The warmth of our space
Will be augmented right at its base

I can’t the tide
Of feelings inside
But this is the proof that I really tried

And regardless the day
Or in the way
It’s the least I can say

Happy Valentines Day!

It’s All True

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All Hail Plesk

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Thanks Plesk, because of you I can sleep at night.

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Hertz Hurts

What was the reason for your previous customer satisfaction survey response?

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