Woman to Woman My dream doctor’s office will have comfortable chairs, soft music, compelling reading material, calming and tasteful decorations, restful colored walls, and no television. Wouldn’t that make waiting more pleasant? What is the attraction of bigger screens and higher volume? Why, oh why, does a culture that embraces feminism have programming filled with gossipy women of low intelligence? Does this irony elude entertainment executives? I really don’t care to hear about which starlet is bedding what rapper while waiting to find out if my lab tests are abnormal. Does it not occur to a physician’s office staff that loud, obnoxious television might make those subjected to it cranky? If they must overbook couldn’t they at least give their victims access to the remote? Waiting in doctors’ offices can be comparable to waiting on hold for tech support from Timbuktu and dealing with a mortgage company, yet it is only slightly bet...