What were you doing on March 15?

I don’t remember what I was doing either. But I bet the two Kiribati fishermen who spent 57 days at sea in an outboard motor boat before finally being rescued by a Micronesian fishing vessel will always remember.

They survived on rain water and raw fish.

I wouldn’t want to spend two hours in a motor boat, let alone two months.

Norbert Leo Butz, co-star of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, won the Tony Award for best leading man in a musical. We saw him three weeks ago and thought then he deserved the nod. It’s nice to see others agreed with us.

The rain seems to have gone on hiatus, so keep your fingers crossed for us (and for the Nats, who have yet to win against the Marlins)!

I really wish that the weather would be gray and gloomy in the morning when I’m lying around the house, unable to get my act together. But instead the weather is gorgeous in the morning and insists upon clouding over just as I’m ready to head out. It seems unfair, but only because I’m not a morning person. Hopefully the rest of the week’s afternoons will be lovely, since I’ll be looking for some quality post-work time outside.

My goals today were small — to visit the farmers’ market and buy strawberries and milk and to paint my toe nails.

I’m halfway there. Today’s yield includes:

• Three pints of strawberries (They are sugar bombs. Apparently it will be a long strawberry season this year, because the cool spring meant more flowers. One pint is already gone, and I can’t guarantee that the second won’t be finished by the end of the day. And we had two chocolate-dipped strawberries from the blueberry scone family while we were at the market.)
• A half gallon of milk (After a week’s worth of store-bought milk, I’m glad we’re back to Adam Cook’s delicious dairy products.)
• Several crowns of broccoli (bought from Eli Cook, Adam’s brother)
• A small eggplant
• Two blueberry scones (already a fond memory)
• A bouquet of spring-colored flowers (a snapdragon, four poppies, and two bachelor’s buttons)

And I bought a new nailpolish yesterday, so I should have freshly painted nails this evening. But I think I’ll wait until after I’ve taken my bike ride and had my post-ride shower before I do that. Might as well limit the amount of touch-up I need to do.

Independent America, a multi-media blog by wife-and-husband team Heather and Hanson, is two weeks into their two-month journey across America. They eschew interstates, box stores, and chain restaurants and hotels, instead seeking out the “Mom-n-Pop” experiences of America.

If you do check out their site, I recommend clicking on the calendar on the left and starting with them on May 8, just before they start on their journey.