Adult Education? What's Adult about it?

I had a slack moment earlier on - no, honestly, I did - and I began thinking about my being a bit under-stimulated at the moment.

This condition can be near-fatal for me.

The kids are off school, and I am not going to be working for the next two weeks. I have lots of days out planned with the family, but with the best will in the world, this does not mean that I am not going to be greatly INTELLECTUALLY stimulated.

So, what to do? Plough my way through The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare? Naaaah. Reading is OK; reading is fine, but I do it all the time.

Maybe I should take an evening course! I thought to myself, glancing casually at the Adult Education brochure that had just fallen, limp and typically lifeless, through my letter box and onto my door mat.

Here's some of the things I have to choose from in my area (and can you guess my local demographic profile from what follows? I suspect you can ...)

FIRST STEPS IN JEWELLERY MAKING

POTTERY EVENING CLUB

ACUPRESSURE FOR STRESS RELEASE

BABY MASSAGE FOR MUMS

EFFECTIVE LIP READING

FIRST STEPS IN MICROSOFT EXCEL

ENGLISH FOR TEACHING ASSISTANTS

FIRST STEPS IN CAKE DECORATING

FLOWER ARRANGING THROUGH THE AGES (honestly, you couldn't make this s*** up)

PILATES FOR MIXED ABILITY

GET BY IN GERMAN

BASIC BICYCLE MAINTENANCE

DEVELOP YOUR CREATIVE WRITING TECHNIQUES

Myabe I need to find an evening class that will help me to be less cynical, less judgemental, and less dismissive. But where's the fun in that.