M. Paul

@msrpaul.bsky.social

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Father, Fighter, Friend Dreamer and Laugher Political and Private SEL, SES, A&P I fix broken wings and dreams and take flight that which may… #Classical and #Flamenco #guitar #luthier

Stories From the City PJ Harvey Playing on my OG iPod
Ravins Brew Three Peckered Billy Goat coffee label “Sup from the cup that keeps you up”
Smoked King Salmon strips in jars, first batch of ‘25 LUCKY!
Stoped by my Naknek smoke fish gurus as they were pulling last nights Sockeye catch out of the brine and onto sticks so the fish can dry a bit and get a glaze if you will before going into the smokehouse. Ten fish to a stick so it’s easy to count and keep track how many ;)
Small tea plate of sprouted garlic cloves peeled and ready for the base of my garlic blackbean curry ramen: Garlic (obviously) Black beans Olive oil Toasted sesame oil Cumin Crushed black pepper Smoked paprika Splash of Worcestershire Soy sauce Cinnamon Chili powder S&B curry Pack of ramen And whatever I’m in the mood to add ;)
Half face selfie, mask on. Note strip of duct tape on upper edge over nose to keep glasses from steaming up: alaska hack for sure.
Sockeye salmon being cold smoked the old way…
iPod screen: Grinding Halt The Cure Three Imaginary Boys
Exp cub like launching out of the Talkeetna village strip.
Green ferns and coffee…
Red and white flowers
Almost empty bag of Raven’s Brew coffee in my coffee kit
Atari Tempest arcade video game screen shot.
Pile of misc over the counter cold meds.
Aircraft Sectional showing route 5NK➡️PADL
Mamoru Oshii cinema trilogy dvd cover
Ghost in the shell 2 innocence dvd covering
Balsam Poplar back and lower bought ribs of a flamenco guitar
Unopened bottle of Makers Mark whisky with red wax seal over the top.
Tire inner tube valve stem fisher/puller/retainer
Lycoming O-145 engine instruction and parts manual Red cover (Univair reproduction)
Sunset over the pond, hint of gold still at the edge, fine settling ripples raking the water, last years grass still golden around the edges and a few old bent propellers on the foreground deck
Black tea mug on the blue airplane stabilizer with the sun setting
Bob Geldof’s first solo album: Deep in the Heart of Nowhere On my OG iPod that refuses to die 🙏
Underside of a mostly abandoned salmon cannery in the Naknek river
R-62Z blasting off the ice planet Hoth (Tickchik Narrows AK)
Airplane Lake at 5NK No float planes… yet.
Partially finished Spanish guitar top sound hole rosette detail of marquetry fans and black and white concentric rings. Blue tape masking the fretboard and bridge locations.
Cheap large area readers in a mix of colors. The green are my fave
Characters Of Satishi Kon’s Paprika, looking on enterprise.
DVD cover of Stromboli Terra di Dio
Sheriff barney Fife with his one allotted bullet
Trying to stay awake on a lazzy Sunday afternoon, book face down on lap…
Barefoot on the back deck as the sun gets close to setting, 30f and a light breeze, don’t think I lingered all that long ;)
3D CAD drawing screen shot of a small 40’ wide X 30’ deep aircraft hangar with roof truss details
My Cessna 120 on my burned down years ago hangar concrete pad with the sunset over the floatplane ski plane pond and my new to me “Honda” and old 300ATC from the eighties, not too fancy, not a lot of superfluous electronics, and has a kick starter cause ;)
Sliced open sourdough roll with jar of salmonberry jam in the background
Lower Cessna engine cowl in the paint booth masked off for two stripes ready to squirt white Delfleet polyurethane.
Golden #sourdough muffin tin rolls cooling on the range top.
iPod playing the Boomtown Rats Windchill Factor Minus Zero from their Fine Art of Surfacing album. Couple agets, on old Katmia NP pin, an eagle feather, and walrus teeth.
Classical guitar lower bought, binding and rib union inlay detail.
Bookmatched Camphor wood guitar back with an impression of a lean man’s torso and hips etc
Blondie’s Slow Motion from their Eat to the Beat album on my old school iPod (Ya it’s showing the Platinum cover, blame apple for janking up a lot of covers :/ )
Cool blue gray Snow White morning
Wet shiny aircraft engine cowl bottom in apple red in the paint booth.First coat of two.
Neon green battery powered DeHavilland eBeaver on silver floats
Four wheeler on the ice covered slightly muddy #Naknek beach with car sized icebergs here and there to race around on a mostly sunny afternoon. #mudsky
Well worn Cover of Greek Tragedies Volume 2. She has been in my small travel pack for a few years.