After inviting me to join him at one of those East Side Milwaukee taverns that notoriously caters to those who like to imbibe in excess — an offer that I subsequently decline respectfully, Mike shows up in my waiting room later that same day. Like a handful of “special” clients, he maintains a walk-in status at the clinic and is not expected to make appointments. On the surface, he has a menacing appearance: a pockmarked face and the black-brown eyes of a shark. He is kn

\ The food court took up most of the ground floor of the office building. Unlike food courts in shopping malls, it featured full-size restaurants with dine-in seating. The restaurants surrounded a common area with tables and chairs. If a group of friends had different tastes on a given day, they could get carry-out from the restaurants and eat together in the common area. Brian Fielden came out of the Indian place with his chicken curry lunch in one of those styrofoam boxes