A List of Diners in SJ That I Like

OK, so I've noticed that there are many many hits on this site that imply that people would like a list of Diners in South Jersey. Well here are the ones that I know of that I like and that should serve the people through information--

• The Woodstown Diner, Rte. 40, Woodstown, NJ (WARNING: Admittedly NOT what it used to be.)
  
• The Malaga Diner, Rts. 40 & 47, Malaga, NJ (Don't ask them to make you a Root Beer Float... believe me.)
  
• Point 40 Diner, Rts. 40 & 77, Upper Pittsgrove/Elmer, NJ at "the Circle" outside of Woodstown going East on Rte. 40 (Where to go if you want GRITS!)
  
• Richman's (not technically a diner, but still, menu-wise, falls into the category, and has good ice cream as it used to be an independent ice cream manufacturer), Rte. 40, Sharptown, NJ
• Michael's Diner, Rte. 49, Pennsville, NJ
• Elmer Diner, Rte. 40, Elmer, NJ
• Ponzio's, Rte. 130, Brooklawn, NJ (if you're coming from PA, it's right over the Walt Whitman Bridge--take the 130 exit off of 76 immediately after the bridge)
• The Colonial Diner, Rte. 45, Woodbury, NJ (Last I checked, 24 hours!!!)
  
• The Harrison House, Rte. 45 at Rte. 322, Mullica Hill, NJ
• The Salem Oak Diner, 113 W. Broadway, Salem, NJ (one of the old, shiny boxcar diners, but Salem itself is a little... tarnished.)
  

Most of the Diners that I liked in DE are now defunct-- The Blue Hen Diner (aka the 1st State Diner, the Eagle Diner, etc, all in Newark, DE)-- but one remains open, although it's a bit of a haul. If you're heading down Rte. 13 through the DelMarVa region, then check this one out (it's where the picture on the header of this blog was taken)--

• The Seaford Eagle Diner, Rte. 13, Seaford, DE

OK, there you go. That's a list of South Jersey Diners, and one Diner in Delaware. ENJOY!

Why I Haven't Been Blogging About Diners

The title of my blog alludes to a voyage I made many years ago to hit as many diners in South Jersey in one day as possible. I think I got through... three?... before I got tired of crap coffee, tuna melts and (occasionally, still pretty rare) grits. It wasn't about the food, really, why I did the diner tour. It was to get to know my homeland.

I'm not blogging about diners right now because I'm attempting, in a different way, to get to know my homeland--America--via the Internet. See who's out there, poking around in corners.

What I've found has disturbed me so much that I've been unable to blog about anything other than the election, really, with the exception of the occasional post about Stouffer's Mac n Cheese (in the freezer aisle, go buy some when you have a chance!)

We're so divided right now. We have been for so many years. Why can't we elect someone who would be a unifier? Plurality is the basis of this country, but apparently so is animosity. It's so hard to accept the plausibility of opposing views when you know you are right.

In the words of Rodney King, whose plea gathers more poignancy and pathos by the day: Can't we all just get along?

Apparently not. I hope and pray for a day when we stop judging each other and start learning to be kind to each other, and forgiving of each others' foibles and differing views.

What's to fear? A better society? A tolerant one?

I guess, in the end, it's just politics as usual.

How very, very sad.

And she wept.