Alan Porter

With Christmas behind us, we should start getting excited about February’s big day.  Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Many of us love Valentine’s Day.  From the gifts to the chocolates to the candlelight dinners.  In years past, I have noticed that the more thought I put into a gift, the more my Valentine …

Mondays can be rough, reminder of the full week ahead and back to reality, but they don’t have to be that bad.  Just think of it as one day closer to Tuesday… and Tuesdays mean tacos!  Yea it’s the beginning of the week, but one way to start it off strong is with a get …

What is the first thing you think about when you think of Thanksgiving?  Like most of us it is turkey, football, and pumpkin pie – maybe not necessarily in that order.   Well, going back a few centuries, specifically 1620, a ship called the Mayflower left Plymouth, England with 102 passengers on board.  Some of …

  Here is a fun fact that I found that gets to the heart of Jessica’s point.  Does anyone know where the phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words” came from and what it means?  I looked on Dictionary.com and here is what I found out: “A graphic illustration conveys a stronger message than …

When summer rolls around, there is no better place to relax than going on a cruise vacation. My friends Alex and Janice have convinced me to take a cruise this summer but they know that I do get sea sick which has made me timid the past few years to set sail again. I told …

Thinking of a new place to plant your roots? While some are looking to live life in the suburbs, others prefer the beach, or the countryside. I have recently been thinking about moving somewhere new in hopes to find different opportunities and experience a new way of life! I decided to share my research in …

In many ways, some traditional libraries are going the way of the dinosaur.  Transformed forever by the computer.  I grew up on books because my parents were book readers, and my older brother really pushed me.  I couldn’t exactly tell you what a dewy decimal system was. I think my brother would agree with Jorge …

I never knew where the idiom “Do you see what I am saying?” came from.  It seemed like more of an oxymoron to me than anything.  Because how can you see what I am saying.  And in fact it is also hard to say what I am seeing sometimes.   I remember for example when …

The Penless Team will be in Atlanta for the AmericasMart Gift Show from March 7-9.  They will be on Floor 1, booth 312. Come on out and see all the products Penless has to offer.   From stickers to wine tags.  Penless has five different products in a variety of designs. Here are a few “Top …

Las Vegas is a city that speaks for itself. We’ve all heard stories from friends and family, and we all have our own opinion of this famous city. Ever since I moved to California it’s been so much easier to visit Vegas, as opposed to having to drive across an entire state and a half …