There Is A Point In All This

Just as a general rule, I hate spending time in doctors' offices. I hate waiting, and, since that's what a visit to the doctor usually entails, I only go when I absolutely must. Sitting in the big waiting room, waiting to go to the small waiting room, sometimes called the examining room, gives me plenty of time to contemplate all the things I hate about going to the doctor. And, I'd have to say, that number one, I hate needlepoint. As far as I'm concerned, it's rather needlepointless. Evidently, every doctor in town has at least one patient who thinks a needlepoint picture on the office wall would be the ultimate.
Needlepoint must have been designed by someone who wished she (or he, yeah right) had some artistic talent, and who decided that if the picture was stitched on cloth, it could pass as art. Here's a head's up - it isn't art. At best it's a cartoon done with string.
On my doctor's office wall today was a needlepoint that was entitled the "Physicians' Alphabet." It consisted of each letter of the alphabet neatly stitched and then below that, a squiggly line that was supposed to "hillariously" represent the sloppy handwriting of the doctor. Now, first of all, making fun of doctors' handwriting skills has been overdone. But, to take the time to stitch it out seems absolutely absurd.
Maybe I just have a bad attitude. And, I'm sure that many needlepointers are fine people. But, please, wake up and smell the 21st century coffee. Go find another way to express your semi-artistic abilities. Fingerpainting would be better...or maybe balloon animals. Now, that would be kind of cool. Just please back away from the needlepoint.
And a word for you doctors: Your patients are not impresssed with needlepoint. We are already worrying about needles when we come in, we don't want people taking needles and doodling with them. At least that's my opinion. If you're a big needlepoint fan, I'd love to hear from you.
Well, I was going to give you a litany of the things I hate about visiting the doctor, but, this needlepoint crisis has taken all my time. I'll resume this subject at a later time.