Shawn Johnson: Spoiler Alert

If you don't know how she did yet, don't worry.  I'm not gonna spoil it.

I gotta say that I've never really been into the Olympics much until this year.  Two Des Moines natives, Shawn Johnson and Lolo Jones trying to bring home the gold.  Wow!  Since all the action happens while I'm sleeping and then airs that evening, I try really hard to avoid any hint of the results.  My girlfriend, on the other hand, goes online to find out the results first thing in the morning.  When she calls, she asks me if I want to know or if I want to wait and watch it that evening to find out. I always opt to watch it.  It's just more interesting that way.  After all, who would throw a Super Bowl party the following Tuesday and watch the game on their DVR.  The big plays mean nothing if you know the end result.  So, I'm the guy running around covering his ears saying "No.  No.  Don't tell me."  Anyway, on my way to work today I was listening to my favorite country station and Kim Chase (you gotta read her bio) at "the Hawk" was politely making every attempt to let me know I needed to turn the volume down for a minute if I wanted to wait till tonight to find out how Shawn Johnson did on the balance beam.  She repeatedly said "Spoiler Alert!  Spoiler Alert!".  However, with my hands at 10 and 2 and my attention on morning traffic, she did not have my undivided attention like my girlfriend does when she asks.  So, it wasn't until she told me exactly how Shawn did that I realized I could watch whatever I wanted tonight instead of watching several hours of boring stuff like another Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor victory celebration just to catch the few tense minutes of the balance beam competition.  I was really looking forward to hearing more commentary on biased judges and underage Chinese gymnasts.

So, some people can't wait to see the results and others want to experience the event and emotion by watching it live (or something like it).  Neither one is right or wrong.  It's just a matter of preference. 

When it comes to planning for retirement, what type of person are you?  Do you thoroughly enjoy taking the good with the bad and hoping for the best?  Do you like saying "So far, so good."?  Do you enjoy the big plays or would you just find out how the game ends?  How much could you afford to lose?  Again, neither approach is right or wrong and they're both better than a coffee can.  It's just a matter of preference.  People choose me when they want to know exactly what they can count on for their retirement.  This frees up their time to do other things. Sort of like tonight.  I'm going to go to a potluck that I had originally been iffy about because I wanted to watch Shawn Johnson.

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