Concepts create idols; only wonder grasps anything. - St Gregory of Nyssa

Friday, May 20, 2011

The humble matchstick in Flyover Country

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Patrick Acton was born in Greene County, Iowa, and raised on his family's farm near Rippey.  After he graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 1977, he moved to Gladbrook with his wife April.  It was at this time that Acton began his experimentation with matchsticks. 

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Minas Tirith (JRR Tolkien's City of the Kings)

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