The "Balance Life Community, Style" Story

It was an ordinary day.  Opened my morning newspaper and out fell a 46-page magazine titled "balance." Magazine featured a photograph of chef Oliver Sayer's bringing his African-Inspired cuisine into our home via one of Lancaster's new "ghost kitchens."  The magazine was marked as the Spring issue which evidently means that there will be a Summer issue and possibly there was a Winter issue that I must have missed a few months ago.  The magazine featured sections on Home, Career, Health, Fashion, Food and Service.  Each section has an editor which must decide what should be offered in the section and whom will write the stories for it.  Very nice magazine that looks to be printed on at least 20 lb. paper in full color.  There was a story titled "Summer in the Shade" that showed a rather large porch with an awning over it to show you how to conserve energy in the summer.  Another story featured a professional who told about power washing your deck and the advantages of doing so.  A story on "How to Complete A Room" followed.  Naturally there were many advertisements which helped pay for the magazine that was featured as part of the newspaper.  An informative story titled "Brewing up a new Business" told about opening a craft beer location.  A story in the Health section said it was never too late to learn the right way to sleep and was titled "Sweet Dreams."  A story in the "Fashion" section featured Spring outfits and one of my favorite stories titled "What Does Your Pen Say About You?" followed.  Talked about communicating in the workplace and shows how different pen styles and colors can be used for different things.  There were the C-Style, D-Style, S-Style and I Style of people who were either extroverted or introverted.  The C-Style were people who used black pencils or red to circle errors.  The D-Style used black pens with thick lines such as a Sharpie.  The S-Style used a blue-ink pen while the I-Style used multiple colored pens or a keyboard if the person's handwriting was sloppy.  Had to do with effective communication in the work place.  A story in the balance section discussed PawFECT CARE and showed a variety of pets.  Another story in the balance section was titled "Rise of the GHOST KITCHEN" and talked about the rise of the pop-up kitchen.  That story was followed by a story on "Brighten Your Smile" and other one titled "It Takes a Village" explaining dental care for children.  One story was written about "life's moments" and talked about Marriage, kids, mid-life, retirement and legacy.  Very interesting article which I have saved for myself...just in case I need it.  My favorite article was the final one in the magazine titled "Donate Life" and talked about organ donation with sections on living organ donation, deceased organ donation, tissue donation, cornea donation and transplant services.   Extremely well written and a good reason to put the magazine on a shelf...just in case.  I did find a double page advertisement that was of interest to me that talked about back and neck pain.  I have had four operations over the past 20 years and still have back pain.  I plan to give the neurosurgeons listed a call and find out if it would do me any good to make a visit to their office.  Today's newspaper was a big hit in our house as well as many other homes I'm sure.  Great to have something like that included in your morning paper.  Will be anxious to get my summer issue in a few months.  I find I still learn something new every day no matter how old I may become.  Thanks to the Lancaster Newspaper, I have learned a few new lessons through today's newspaper supplement.  It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.  PS - My guess why the supplement was titled "balance", with the lanc letters in bold, is because we live in Lancaster, PA and we tend to abbreviate our city as "lanc".