entire sci-fi stories have been written about 'knowing', and trying to avoid the circumstance....

naww...I don't wanna know in advance excatly....but I 'might' like to know IF I only have a "short time", so I could tie up some loose ends. I will always have loose ends, even with a will. "Honey, make sure Uncle Hiram doesn't get any of my records....and I have $40 hidden in my copy of RUS (I knew you'd never look there)."