This morning on the way into work, I was listening to a “book on tape” and the guy was talking about an interview that he had with a man on death row. The subject of the story was fearing death, but he happened to mention that the interview took place while the convict was eating his last meal, which was described as “enough food to feed three men”.

This got me to thinking… What would I want to eat for a last meal? The first thing that came to mind was a Krispy Kreme doughnut. I’m not sure why.. but I’m just being truthful. I made it to a computer browser and looked up last meal on wikipedia.

Wikipedia entry

So, back to the question.. What would I want? Well, we’ve got a Krispy Kreme doughnut. Just thinking about the logistics of the meal.. I wouldn’t want too much of any one thing. I’d rather have a sampling of many divine tastes than a ton of one thing. It goes without saying that calories and nutritional content are not important. So, would I want a salad? Hmm.. I really like a good salad. But, that’s just filler. Maybe a tiny bite or two of a good chef’s salad, with ham, egg, and various types of cheese, with a little bit of French dressing on top. A chocolate covered strawberry would be awesome. It can’t just be any strawberry, though. It needs to have been picked at the peak of perfection. Nice and sweet. Dark chocolate, too. Not insanely dark. 60% cocoa would be dark enough.

A nice buttery piece of corn on the cob, with plenty of salt would taste most excellent. I’d want some of Mom’s baked beans (with hot dogs) to go along with the corn on the cob. Actually, I’d like half a hot dog, cooked on the grill. Let’s just go all out and make it an all-beef hot dog, even.

Two bites of a piece of fillet mignon, with a bite or two of baked potato to go along with it would be very good. I don’t want too much, though. I could see myself quickly getting full at this point. The fillet should be medium-well, and the baked potato needs to have plenty of butter, salt, and pepper.

Drinks are a big thing. Any space that I use in my stomach for liquid is space that can’t be used for other foods. So, I really don’t see myself drinking very much during the last meal. But, I’d have to have my diet Mountain Dew. And, to go along with that, a glass of iced sweet tea (really sweetened, not just a dab of sugar) would be great.

I’d want to have a taste of fried chicken. I prefer the breast piece, but it would have be properly moist. Chicken breast can get dry pretty easily. It has to be moist. Plenty of breading on the outside. Only a bite or two, though.

I feel like I’m just getting started. Speaking of getting started, I’d like a few bites of movie popcorn to eat with my salad. Don’t ask me to explain myself. I won’t ask about the logic of your final meal choices.

I feel like I’m seriously lacking in the dessert department. That won’t do. I’ll go for a single chocolate truffle. I’ll even let Mariya make it, but she can’t put as much coffee in it as she normally does. Don’t want that much kick. I also want cake and pie. For pie, let’s make it a bite or two of pecan pie that Mom has made. For cake.. Oh.. freshly baked chocolate chip cookies with milk! Gotta have that. (well, one cookie with milk. Can’t overindulge) Back to cake.. Let’s go chocolate. One of those triple chocolate things. Not sugar-based icing, though. I want icing that is whipped cream based. It’s a much lighter icing that doesn’t give me as much of a sugar rush. But, let’s throw in a piece of wedding cake while we are at it. On the plate with the wedding cake, I want those really salty mixed nuts that you see at weddings. The flavor combination of sugar and salt really works for me.

So, here we are. The final list. (Ha ha.. final.. Ha.. I’ll be updating this for years)

Starters:
* Chef’s salad, with ham chunks, diced hard boiled egg, and various types of cheese.
* Movie popcorn

Main Meal:
* Corn on the cob
* Baked beans
* Hot dog
* Fillet mignon
* Baked potato.
* Fried chicken breast.

Dessert:
* Krispy Kreme doughnut
* Chocolate covered strawberry
* Chocolate truffle
* Pecan pie
* Chocolate chip cookie with milk
* Chocolate cake
* Wedding cake with mixed nuts

Drinks:
* Diet Mountain Dew
* Iced sweet tea

If you know me… does my list surprise you? Why?

What I’m really curious about, though.. What would you have for your final meal?

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