Last night I went to the first class for the MSF Beginners Course. There were eight students, including me, and the rider experience ranged from “used to ride a lot, but some years ago” to “I only sat on a bike once”. The youngest student was probably about 21, the oldest was nearing 60. Basically, the classroom session was going thru the course book, and answering the test questions, then talking about the answers in more detail. The instructor was very knowledgeable and funny, and had some nice insights. The things we covered from the book were really basic, though, like motorcycle controls, basic operation, and gear. I am really looking forward to the riding portions of the course, which start tomorrow and end on Sunday. It’s going to be fun!

We bought a three-gallon aquarium the other day because the little goldfish Bay and Mariko caught at the Japanese Kids’ group’s Summer picnic needed a home.