My mother-in-law, who passed away about 15 years ago, was a sweet person who had very bad health habits during her final years, virtually living on Coca-Cola and cigarettes.

My wife still has her mother's last unopened 6-ounce Coke, in the vintage hourglass-style green bottle, occupying a place of honor in our refrigerator. (The bottle, in fact, is on its second or maybe even third refrigerator by now.)