Always in style

Pieter, Dieter's brother, was known to his friends for different qualities:

one) a certain willingness to roll the dice and revel in the outcome

two) a certain indecision when it came to choosing headgear

three) a certain fondness carried long past childhood days, for his boyhood here, Bartholomew Cubbins

If you are afraid to shake the dice, you will never throw a six.

Always a smile

A true friend is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else

Dieter could always be counted on for a smile… Never for gas money, his turn for a round, or for the occasional picking up of the tab… but with a smile like his, his friends didn’t mind (much).

Familial resemblance

Family

Carmine knew, bone deep, that her roots were where her roots were. After some unfortunate experimentation in college, she returned home, solidly embraced who she was and what her place in the family was. Her parents glowed with pride.

Ingenuity in the new year

This is the year when ingenuity stands high on the list.

As they waited for the return of the sun and the sweetness of the spring air, Lorelei McTavitt and her maid had exerted every effort to remain cheerful and optimistic over long winter afternoons. Their project had borne fruit: Kismet the budgie could warble in four distinct languages.