Riverside is my fave.

Specifically because growing up, Riverside

was a home stomping ground.

 

Where else could you go down the street

and buy penny candy.

 

Where else could you ride your bike to

the store.

 

Where else could you bumble in the

neighborhood and point to Dorothy

Hamel’s house.

 

If your car breaks down and someone

offers you a ride, you have no fear

accepting it.

 

There is something to be said for growing

up in a place where the normal population

has above normal IQs.  It promotes an

attitude of literacy and excellence.

 

Not only that, but in a community like this

there was an appreciation for the arts that

one does not find elsewhere. And by that

I do not mean going into the city for

theater, I mean home-grown local talent

that is appreciated and nurtured.  Local

arts and theatrical productions abound.

 

Like I already said, life is good here.

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