"I'm not an engineer, although I once wanted to be one,"
I think you'd have been a good one.
"I think you'd have been a good one."
I'd like to think so, but probably not. I got most of my training in math with "New Math" and developed a terrible hatred of it. Then, in high school, my Algebra teacher told me that the reason I needed to learn Algebra was "To graduate from High School." Smart@ss that I was (and probably still am, come to think of it) I said "oh, yeah?"
I finally got a clue while I was in the Air Force. Still haven't made it thorough Trig, though. When I have a little more spare time, I'll retake it, repeating as necessary, until I pass, then do the same for Calc and Analytic Geometry. In the meantime, I'm trying to become a high school teacher. I did mention that I finally got a clue, right? Now I know what Algebra is good for, among other things.