It was at this point, forward-thinking be damned, that a tiny _ OK, huge _ part of me wanted to go back to that comfortable period in my life when the Ohio Bell man brought the phone we wanted right to our family's door.
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P . S . Also on the horizon : The Westin St . Francis, tossing a 100th birthday party for itself at 10 a . m . Friday, has invited two retired bell men, George Cross and Pete Petri, each of whom worked for the hotel for more than 50 years.
