Ya know FS, one of the delights of the last couple of years writing and talking to you has been being exposed to the way you think.
I had a boss who was an engineer and the way he tackled a problem was a real eye opener. I've worked with a lot of lawyers and contracting officers and learned to appreciate (I think that's the right word
) the way they approach problems, or in the case of the latter create them. I've worked with a lot of sales guys, highly intuitive thinkers and creative problem solvers.
Never have I met anyone who thinks the way you do. It's... fascinating, yeah fascinating pretty much sums it up, to observe.
I've known plenty of folks who were able to "think outside the box", but you're the only person I know who would concern herself with making certain that the wrapping paper, on the box she was thinking outside of, was color coordinated with the bow, calculate whether a floral pattern on the paper would adversely impact sales to XYs, determine the efficacy and cost effectiveness of various bow tying methodologies, and just for fun calculate the tensile strength of the ribbon from which the bow will be tied and test it for color fastness.
You are unique. Don't ever change.
(Edited cuz I thought it was funnier this way.)