#stocks or shares

[digitalsanshta]

Top debt-free stocks

Top debt-free stocks

Investing in Top debt-free stocks can be an attractive option for investors seeking stability and security in their portfolios. Debt-free companies are those that have little to no long-term debt on their balance sheets, which can indicate strong financial health and resilience, especially during economic downturns. Here are some top debt-free stocks worth considering:

Apple Inc. (AAPL): With a robust cash position and consistent revenue streams from its diverse product lineup, Apple stands out as a debt-free tech giant. Its loyal customer base and innovative products contribute to its financial strength.

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): Another tech behemoth, Microsoft boasts a debt-free status thanks to its thriving cloud computing business, solid software sales, and strategic acquisitions. Its strong balance sheet and steady growth make it a favorite among investors.

Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Google's parent company, Alphabet, is renowned for its dominant position in online advertising, cloud services, and other tech ventures. Its debt-free status reflects its prudent financial management and sustainable business model.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ): A stalwart in the healthcare sector, Johnson & Johnson is debt-free and known for its diverse portfolio of consumer healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices. Its global presence and commitment to innovation contribute to its financial stability.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A/BRK.B): Led by Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway is a conglomerate with investments in various industries, including insurance, utilities, and consumer goods. Its lack of debt and solid cash reserves make it a safe haven for investors.

Investing in Top debt-free stocks like these can provide peace of mind and potential for long-term growth, offering a cushion against market volatility and economic uncertainties. However, it's essential to conduct thorough research and consider your investment goals and risk tolerance before making any investment decisions.

[bet-on-me-13]

Uncle Vlad

So! Vlad Masters, Maddie Walker, and Jack Fenton were a group of friends that studied together at Gotham University. They all studied the Effects of Ectoplasm of the world around them, from how it affected Space-time to how it affected the Flora of the world.

But they had another friend, one who was interested on how Ectoplasm affected Human Beings before they died, rather than after. He was a Med Student, and he wanted to see if there were any Medicinal applications to Ectoplasm.

His name was Thomas Wayne.

Thomas was actually great friends with the Trio, and eventually they became a Quartet. He was just as crazy as them, although he hid it better, and he loved to get into stupid shenanigans with them.

Unfortunately that all came to an end when Vlad got was put in the Hospital by a Lab Accident. He refused to see any of them, but Thomas managed to convince him to let him study how the Ectoplasm was affecting his Body to hopefully find a Cure. He was the most skilled Ecto-Biologist they had after all.

Thomas never managed to find a Cure, but he did manage to maintain his friendship with Vlad, even after Jack and Maddie got married and moved away to Illinois. He felt bad that their friend group fell apart like that, but with all their lives changing it was inevitable. Thomas himself was planning on proposing to his girlfriend Martha soon.

When Vlad moved away to Wisconsin after recovering from his Accident, he stayed in contact with Thomas as thanks for all the help he gave in trying to find a Cure. Unlike Jack and Maddie who moved away without even trying to say goodbye, Thomas stuck around and stayed his friend.

He even became the Godfather to his son, Bruce. He later got a Letter from Jack and Maddie naming him the Godfather of their own son, Daniel, but he didn't really care as much. Bruce was an adorable little boy, and incredibly intelligent, he got that from his Father obviously.

Or course, then That Day happened. Thomas and his wife were Shot by a mugger and poor Bruce was left without his parents. Vlad tried to take him in, but was rejected on the grounds that he was still "Too frail to get out of his House".

He stayed in Contact with Bruce, but it became harder as time went on. From both the revelation that Daniel Fenton was a Halfa like him, and the fact that Bruce was traveling so much, he didn't have much of a chance to contact him. He needed to split his attention, and Daniel took a lot more than expected.

He hoped Bruce would stay a good kid, Daniel gave him too many headaches already.

...

A few years later, Bruce Wayne became the Batman.

[spiritsonic]

If anybody ever wants to make their own physical version of Gerald's journal, this is the notebook I used. Michaels, for all your doomed morally ambiguous science needs!

[woodsmanwife]

My wife modeling lingerie

[purpleminte]

She is a “stocking stuffer.” In a sense.

[wri0thesley]

perv wriothesley who growls and admits in your ear that he knows he’s filthy and disgusting but you’re just so fucking cute, who is big and scarred and half feral, who almost seems to revel in the fact you’re being ruined when he finally has you at his mercy

vs perv neuvillette who absolutely does do things that are almost depraved to you, but who retains his grace and his small smile and his elegance, who kisses your hand like a gentleman and speaks oh-so-politely and merely raises an eyebrow when you try to call him out with a soft chuckle and a kindly hand on your shoulder as if he hasn’t just made you choke on his two cocks as he sends you on your way.

[sadrien]

🩰 tangled ribbons books available to buy!!

so you all may remember that about 2 and a half years ago (oh my god) i did a limited print run of tangled ribbons! when i did that run, i ordered some extras both in case something happened and so i would have something else on my table as i was doing my first con and i was a little low on items

however, i still have these in stock and i'm trying to clean out some of my stuff, so they're now available on my kofi with some of my miraculous merch!!

you can either buy the book alone for 10 usd, or for 14 usd you can also get a print and two die cut stickers!

not only that, but i do have mystery bags of exclusively miraculous merch for 25 usd if you'd like to check those out! they'll later be listed on my etsy, but for now they're ko-fi exclusive! get it here!

since you're reading this post i'll let you in on a little secret, the mystery bags contain this print and both die cut stickers if you don't want to double buy!

store

[ljhotwife]

Cum & See ALL the Fun 👅

[rathologic]

Pathologic 2 textures: bookbindings (and their sources)

Pathologic 2 contains a set of 8 photorealistic book exterior textures, used decoratively in locations like the Stillwater. I tracked these down. Two are artist-made stock images, one is a wholesaler's retail image, and the rest are historical books with their titles filed off. If your Pathologic-themed book club is low on ideas since the Bachelor ARG stalled, you can click on their titles to find them online.

Book_A_01: Historical book cover free download, date unknown

Book_A_02: Marcus Tullius Cicero, De claris oratoribus (texture), published 46 BCE, binding date unknown

Book_A_03: Manish Enterprise, leather book cover, date unknown

Book_A_05: James Munroe, Beauties of Sacred Literature (texture), 1848

Book_A_06: Ludvig Holberg, Leges Waldemari Regis: kong Valdemars lov (texture), 1886?

Book_A_08: Samuel Rogers, Italy, a Poem (texture), 1859

Book_A_09: anioleczek-stock, Old Book Cover I, 2011. (Note that the artist requests credit, which is not given by Pathologic 2.)

Book_A_10: Bayard Taylor, A Visit to India, China, and Japan, in the year 1853 (texture), 1855.

[valyrfia]

"my team" as if you have stocks and shares in it lol

yeah ferrari is my team…..do you not know how sports work or

[the-kipsabian]

struggling to make the ends meet for the holiday season so hi!!

i make and sell wrestling themed friendship bracelets! great small gift for a friend or a loved one whos a fan and wants something one of a kind and handmade with love and care! 💜

got a lot more available on the shop than what the pictures show!!

[frenchkisss3]

From behind and pulling hair🖤🔥💋

[thewalrusespublicist]

Hello! Love your blog and your takes, objective and sane and well researched chefs kiss! I had a blast scrolling through it like it was my feed yesterday lol can you elaborate on klaus and Paul if possible? People mostly talk about them like it’s already understood but I don’t understand 😭 I’m kinda lost on their (all of them, including stu) dynamic during the hamburg years specifically when it comes to Paul

Aww thank you anon! Tbh I was starting to feel a bit down about my blog and what I was putting out ( the eternal crisis on how to give full answers and opinions without being stupid, boring and annoying lol). So I really, really needed this. :)

Oh Paul vs/and the Exsis, it's quite a long one so buckle up.

Disclaimer: all of the people involved are essentially art kids/young adults who are famously the most exhausting people on the planet. Do not blame them for being dramatic, it's their natural state of being.

If we want to go into Paul and Klaus, we have to kind of start with the John, Paul and Stu. Now these three are a mess that's too big to go into here (though I have THOUGHTS about how Stu is utilised in the Beatles narrative that I'm more than happy to share if asked lmaooo). But in short(ish):

John and Paul had had an intense year and a bit of closeness. Then John meets Stu at art college.

John and Stu become c l o s e for many reasons (being peers, living together, similar artistic leanings + ego, Stu being a gentle guide to John, sharing art projects/poetry/long letters and feelings etc.) They became 'closer than two men' a friend had seen (remind us of anyone gang?). Most importantly, John could be open about his feelings with Stu in letters. If John had BPD which I subscribe too, I think Stu was his 'favourite person' and as Aunt Mimi said his 'special' and 'closest friend' from this period up until his death (though imho the transference back to Paul was starting prior to his death).

It's not clear what exactly happens as there's differing accounts but Stu uses his money to buy a new bass as John wants him to come to Scotland then Hamburg and play bass as he will 'look good'.

Paul doesen't like being relegated to the seat behind John and Stu when he used to sit next to John. He also isn't thrilled when he gets to Hamburg and not only does he get to sleep in the other room with just Pete but Stu cannot be arsed to play because he's hanging out with his hot new girlfriend Astrid (more on her in a sec). Our boy has spent a lot of money he doesen't have and given up on further education to be here and is jealous and annoyed.

Paul and Stu probably were friends and I think their mutual antipathy is overegged. HOWEVER, can't be denied that Paul is jealous of Stu and Stu is jealous of Paul (and getting flare-ups from increasing brain damage). John and Stu tease Paul and steal his money, Paul is mean to Stu (as are the others encouraged by John). Do I think John was playing games with both of them? Yup. They end up scuffling onstage because Paul said something about Astrid (not clear what, one account is that Paul said that Stu could borrow money off Astrid if he needed it which isn't really that bad a dig but who knows Yoko??).

Why is this dynamic important? Because it directly impacts the 'Exsis' (Klaus, Jurgen and Astrid's) group's relationship with Paul:

The Exsis were young artists living in Hamburg. They were artistic, cool, interesting and edgy. They were paramount in introducing the Beatles to cool new concepts, aesthetics and ideas. They also took themselves VERY seriously ie pretentious as all hell.

Astrid met Stu at Kaiserkeller and hit it off. They embarked on an all-consuming romance.

Letter from Stu to Astrid, c.1961

I've seen people say they were the proto-John and Yoko in terms of making their romance the whole world and influencing John years down the line and I can see that. With Astrid and Stu it's far more endearing though because they ARE young and the right age to have a relationship like that. Stu is popular with the Exsis in general and brings them into the Beatles group.

The Exsis didn't like or trust Paul. Astrid said later it was because Paul was 'too nice' which she herself admits is a ridiculous reason. The others also thought he was a bit of a show-off. It makes sense though if you're cool and edgy and want to stick it to the world to be sus about a guy being friendly show-off with seemingly no inner world. The other problem was a perfectly reasonable one imo, you're not going to like your friends frenemy who you don't connect with. Compound that with Paul not taking drugs as much as George or John and being in the other room and you begin to have a division.

Paul had been popular his whole life, like from what we know since-primary-school-popular. He had never been in this position before, let alone in a foreign country. I believe it became a bit of a brutal feedback loop. Paul's response to this type of behaviour consistently it to go more surface level, snide and passive aggressive. The natural response of any group with a designated 'ugh' person is to become more shady and exclusionary. The cycle continues and gets worse. Stu letters back home at this time says that in a shocking turn of events Paul is hated by everyone but Stu 'just feels sorry for him' (lmao OF COURSE you do Stu, its giving 'loathing' from Wicked lol). Klaus drew a lot of artwork of the early Hamburg Beatles that includes this highly unpleasant picture of Paul in 1961 which I think says a lot:

Klaus is also a musician and fancies himself a place on bass. When Stu leaves to pursue art, Klaus asks John if he could take over but John says that he thinks Paul is going to do it.

Klaus has later gone on to say that he thinks he was a better bass player for the Beatles' sound at the start and then Paul developed into being better for the group. It's one of those I cannot believe those words actually left your mouth and you are not deeply embarrased moments. But it's important to keep this desire and viewpoint in mind.

Klaus stays in touch with all of them and close to John and George, George especially. They visit Klaus on holiday in tenerife in early 60s and Klaus later draws the Revolver artwork.

This whole context of how they met and Hamburg is crucial and has to be taken into account when hearing Klaus' statements. Klaus and Paul started off with a lack of connection and with Paul on the outs, the Exsis got an incomplete view of Paul and an inaccurate snapshot of the Beatles dynamic overall. This is why when Klaus says 'Paul was always slightly apart from the others' and that 'divorce was inevitable' from early 60s we should remember that that is what Klaus is expecting to see as that's what he saw in Hamburg.

Klaus wanted to be the bass player (and was holding out hope to join a band with George and John in the 70s), was really close with George and suffers as many did with 'John Lennon aspiring boy bestie syndrome' (JABBS). Paul had what Klaus wanted and from the Hamburg experience, you could see why Klaus thought he might have an in and may have been jealous of this 'shallow' Paul of all people having the connection that he felt he should/could have with John and George. As with most sufferers of JABBS, he took John's side with everything, always refused to say any regrets about his involvement in How do you Sleep and thought Paul was fine with the song because 'he was even closer to John than [he] was. (Again Klaus to put yourself in that level of closeness with John that it's comparable to Paul is ???.) JABBS and its secondary condition PMIETGSH (Paul McCartney isn't even that good shut up) are virulent diseases that incapacitate sufferers objectivity and judgement, so it's fair to say that Klaus is a source you have to take with a pinch of salt on the early 70s period.

It seems that Klaus and Paul did get on a lot better the older they got (probably without the jealousy complication of George and John) and developed a sweet friendship. Here is Klaus' tribute to Paul for his 80th:

Here is the jam session he's talking about:

He now wants Paul to live in his house lmao so things have gotten warmer. But Klaus and Paul's dynamic is a great example of how and why natural bias, little jealousies and spats can consciously or subconsciously influence our internal narrative and why we need to be so careful about not taking one perspective as gospel.

[dreamingticklee]

Tis the Leeason ✨️

had some holiday fun with @hypahticklish last year and she was my wonderful photographer for a lil festive photoshoot 🥰🎄

more to come 👀

[dimestoretajic]

EVERYONE HAS TO PUT IN TO GET NOTIFIED WHEN THESE ARE BACK IN STOCK BECAUSE I NEED THESE IN MY LIFE

[myokk]

More regency au💓

Ok so I’m DYING of laughter at these male fashion plates I found of Regency clothing & I needed to share them😭😭😭😭😭

I have LITERALLY NO IDEA what the artist was going for and I love it😇🙏

(and also to show that my regency pictures are period-accurate & Bridgerton is really NOT jajajajajjaja)