Peripheral Vision by Ian Randall Wilson I have decided to push the world's body of knowledge in a new direction. We'll do geometry on rubber sheets, algebra in the attic, philosophy on the stovetop, sociology on needlepoint, history on linoleum, psychology on broken tiles, that's a nice rock you have there. The geologists will do their work on slate roofs, theoretical mathematicians need only abstract space but tonight, I assign them the living room's hardwood floor, new trends, old trends, back to bacon. Zoology on a soft mattress, trigonometry on wet paint, paleontology in a bird— cage, archaeology on freshly sodded lawns— I think my hands are more beautiful than my mother's. We'll pause now that refreshments have arrived. © 2002 by Ian Randall Wilson. All rights reserved. Home