There are some things that are sacred. Stain- and heat-resistant glassware is one of them.

It was time that Rod faced the facts. A single man living alone did not need a 12-place dinner setting. Or 24 wine glasses. Or a 3,500 square-foot house with 3,500 square feet of furniture, for that matter.

But there was one thing he refused to part with as he pared down his belongings and prepared the house for sale. The Pyrex set. Sure, a single man probably didn't need 17 pieces of casserole and dessert pans with BPA-free plastic lids. But he and this Pyrex had had some good times, and he just wasn't ready to let go.

Like that lasagna. Oh, how it bubbled with cheesy goodness as it baked away in the non-porous glass that didn't absorb stains or odors. And then there was the peach cobbler. From the look of the pie plate and how the molten fruit deliciousness had run all down the sides, one would think it would have been a bear to clean. It totally wasn't though. Rod just popped it in the dishwasher, and it came clean like a harlot on judgment day.

"And then there is you, my dear, sweet friends," he said as he gazed longingly into the storage bowls. "Who was there for me at midnight when I needed a little snack? You were. And who was more than willing to be nuked in the microwave so I didn't have to eat cold tuna casserole with a spatula over the kitchen sink while half asleep? You were. And I will never forget that."

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