A Charlie story...his first job out of law school was working for a firm downtown, there was some case they wanted him to go into court and lie under oath for their client. He wouldn't do it. They canned him. Years later the firm ran into difficulties (gee, never saw that coming) and the whole lot got disbarred. Charlie was the most truthful person I ever met, astoundingly honest. He would not have lied anyway, especially not under oath, and especially not after just having finished law school and been admitted to the bar.
The same firm had a practice that all their male attorneys needed female company at company gatherings. They set him up with a nice young lady. Being gay and having no interest in the company of women, and being as considerate and kind as he was, he perfected the tactic of not being offensive to the young lady, but of boring her. He talked about cottage cheese with her. For hours. Wow. I bet she was glad when that gathering was over. He never heard from her again. And I bet word got passed among her friends & contacts that Charlie was off scale boring. But it does illustrate his kindness and consideration and his ability to work a situation satisfactorily.
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