[Bloat] In loving memory of Dave Täht <3

[Juliusz Chroboczek]

It was many years ago.

Dave was in Paris, but I was busy.  I told him I didn't have time to take
him to a fancy restaurant, but we could have lunch at an ordinary
brasserie.  We met at noon, got a table.  Dave was observing the habitués
drinking their white wine at the counter, the office workers having steak
and salad, the young people not quite sure whether it's a date.

There was no Enligh-language menu, of course, but the owner, a lady way
above retirement age, who spoke French with a strong Parisian accent,
turned out to speak remarkably good English.  I had steak, Dave had fish,
if I recall correctly.  The white wine was decent, the red was okay.

I'm sure we discussed bufferbloat, Dave encouraged me not to give up on
Babel, I must have told him about my students, we probably slandered the
IETF.  I likely didn't have dessert, I don't remember whether Dave did.

I went to the counter, ordered two coffees.  Un express et un américano,
s'il-vous-plaît.  The lady stared at me blankly.  Un américano, right?
Young man, she said, you're not going to tell me how to make un américano,
but your friend, he has to learn to drink proper coffee.  It's going to be
deux express.

Dave was very brave that day.

-- Juliusz