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--> font-size: 11px;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> font-weight: 500;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> letter-spacing: 0.14em;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> text-transform: uppercase;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> padding: 16px 32px;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> border-radius: 2px;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> text-decoration: none;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> display: inline-block;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> transition: background 0.2s;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> }<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> .btn-primary:hover { background: #bf7530; }<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> .btn-ghost {<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> background: transparent;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> color: #f5f0e8;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> font-size: 11px;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> font-weight: 500;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> letter-spacing: 0.14em;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> text-transform: uppercase;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> padding: 16px 32px;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> border-radius: 2px;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.18);<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> text-decoration: none;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> display: inline-block;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> transition: border-color 0.2s, color 0.2s;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> }<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> .btn-ghost:hover { border-color: #d4863a; color: #d4863a; }<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> .scroll-hint {<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> position: absolute;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> bottom: 2.5rem;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> left: 50%;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> transform: translateX(-50%);<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> font-size: 9px;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> letter-spacing: 0.22em;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> text-transform: uppercase;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> color: #4a4a48;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> }<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/style>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/head><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><body><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<section class=\"hero\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee class=\"eyebrow\">New Episodes Every Week<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<h1 class=\"hero-name\">Gary <em>Grumbler<\/em><\/h1>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee class=\"tagline\">“The Retired Genius Nobody Asked For”<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div class=\"rule\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee class=\"hero-desc\">He spent 22 years fixing pipes, 8 months as a motivational speaker, and two marriages figuring out what went wrong. Now he sits at a kitchen table and tells you what he learned. You didn’t ask. He doesn’t care.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div class=\"cta-row\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@GaryGrumbler\" class=\"btn-primary\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/garygrumbler\" class=\"btn-ghost\">Follow @GaryGrumbler<\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/garygrumbler\" class=\"btn-ghost\">Follow on facebook<\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div class=\"scroll-hint\">\u2193 Scroll<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/section>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/body><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/html>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_code][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” disabled_on=”on|on|on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” disabled=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_code _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<!DOCTYPE html><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><html lang=\"en\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><head><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><meta charset=\"UTF-8\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><title>Module 02 \u2014 Who Is Gary \u00b7 GaryGrumbler.com<\/title><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,700;1,400&family=IBM+Plex+Sans:wght@300;400;500&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<style><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> * { box-sizing: border-box; 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That’s what makes it work.<\/h2>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee>Gary Grumbler is 63 years old, retired, and full of opinions nobody requested. He spent over two decades as a plumber going into people’s homes at their worst moments \u2014 and accidentally learning everything about how people actually work.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>“The people selling you a system for your life have never had to actually live one.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee>Every episode follows the same format: a deadpan rant, a moment of unexpected truth, and a sign-off that never says “smash that like button.” His daughter Carol set up the accounts. Gary watched. Understood none of it. Showed up anyway.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div class=\"gary-sign\">I’m Gary Grumbler. You didn’t ask for this. Here it is anyway.<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/section>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/body><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/html>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_code][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ disabled_on=”on|on|on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” disabled=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”71.2%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/garygrumbler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/garygrumber-kitchen.png” title_text=”garygrumber-kitchen” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font_size=”34px” custom_margin=”|||25px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<p>Who Is Gary Grumbler<\/p>\n<h2><strong>He didn’t come here to inspire you. That’s what makes it work.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Gary Grumbler is 63 years old, retired, and full of opinions nobody requested. He spent over two decades as a plumber going into people’s homes at their worst moments \u2014 and accidentally learning everything about how people actually work.<\/p>\n<p>The people selling you a system for your life have never had to actually live one.<\/p>\n<p>Every episode follows the same format: a deadpan rant, a moment of unexpected truth, and a sign-off that never says “smash that like button.” His daughter Carol set up the accounts. Gary watched. Understood none of it. Showed up anyway.<\/p>\n<p>I’m Gary Grumbler. You didn’t ask for this. Here it is anyway.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” disabled_on=”on|on|on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” disabled=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_code _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<!-- GG MODULE 04 \u2014 SERIES GRID | GaryGrumbler.com | Divi Code Module | Inline styles only --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,700;1,400&family=IBM+Plex+Sans:wght@300;400;500&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<div style=\"width:100%;background:#faf7f2;padding:7rem 2rem;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',sans-serif;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width:1040px;margin:0 auto;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <!-- HEADER --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;margin-bottom:4rem;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#d4863a;margin:0 0 0.75rem 0;\">What Gary Talks About<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:clamp(1.8rem,4vw,2.8rem);font-weight:700;color:#1a1a18;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 0.75rem 0;\">Six Series. One Kitchen Table. Zero Filters.<\/h2>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-size:15px;color:#4a5568;max-width:520px;margin:0 auto;line-height:1.7;\">New episodes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. None of them will tell you to wake up at 5am.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <!-- GRID --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:1.5rem;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f5f0e8;border:1px solid #c8bfaa;border-top:3px solid #d4863a;border-radius:4px;padding:1.75rem 1.5rem;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:2.5rem;font-weight:700;color:#d4863a;line-height:1;margin:0 0 0.75rem 0;\">A<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:9px;letter-spacing:0.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#9a8f80;margin:0 0 0.4rem 0;\">Series A<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a18;margin:0 0 0.75rem 0;line-height:1.3;\">Things I Figured Out Too Late<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-size:13px;color:#4a5568;line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1rem 0;\">Hard-won life lessons from 63 years of doing it wrong first. Gary doesn’t sugarcoat the timeline.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"width:30px;height:1px;background:#c8bfaa;margin-bottom:1rem;\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:12px;font-style:italic;color:#6b3d2e;line-height:1.6;margin:0;\">“The safe choice has a cost. You just don’t see the bill until later.”<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f5f0e8;border:1px solid #c8bfaa;border-top:3px solid #d4863a;border-radius:4px;padding:1.75rem 1.5rem;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:2.5rem;font-weight:700;color:#d4863a;line-height:1;margin:0 0 0.75rem 0;\">B<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:9px;letter-spacing:0.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#9a8f80;margin:0 0 0.4rem 0;\">Series B<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a18;margin:0 0 0.75rem 0;line-height:1.3;\">Gary’s Guide To…<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-size:13px;color:#4a5568;line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1rem 0;\">Unsolicited advice on confidence, relationships, mornings, and anything else Gary has opinions about. Which is everything.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"width:30px;height:1px;background:#c8bfaa;margin-bottom:1rem;\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:12px;font-style:italic;color:#6b3d2e;line-height:1.6;margin:0;\">“Confidence isn’t built in private. It’s built in public, one embarrassing rep at a time.”<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f5f0e8;border:1px solid #c8bfaa;border-top:3px solid #d4863a;border-radius:4px;padding:1.75rem 1.5rem;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:2.5rem;font-weight:700;color:#d4863a;line-height:1;margin:0 0 0.75rem 0;\">C<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:9px;letter-spacing:0.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#9a8f80;margin:0 0 0.4rem 0;\">Series C<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a18;margin:0 0 0.75rem 0;line-height:1.3;\">Nobody Asked But Here It Is<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-size:13px;color:#4a5568;line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1rem 0;\">Observations on life, people, and modern culture that Gary feels compelled to share regardless.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"width:30px;height:1px;background:#c8bfaa;margin-bottom:1rem;\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:12px;font-style:italic;color:#6b3d2e;line-height:1.6;margin:0;\">“Not every long relationship is a good one. Some people just stuck around.”<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f5f0e8;border:1px solid #c8bfaa;border-top:3px solid #d4863a;border-radius:4px;padding:1.75rem 1.5rem;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:2.5rem;font-weight:700;color:#d4863a;line-height:1;margin:0 0 0.75rem 0;\">D<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:9px;letter-spacing:0.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#9a8f80;margin:0 0 0.4rem 0;\">Series D<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a18;margin:0 0 0.75rem 0;line-height:1.3;\">What They Should’ve Taught in School<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-size:13px;color:#4a5568;line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1rem 0;\">Everything useful that twelve years of education somehow forgot to cover. Money. Disagreement. How to be wrong.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"width:30px;height:1px;background:#c8bfaa;margin-bottom:1rem;\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:12px;font-style:italic;color:#6b3d2e;line-height:1.6;margin:0;\">“A population that doesn’t understand money is easier to sell things to. Think about that on your lunch break.”<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f5f0e8;border:1px solid #c8bfaa;border-top:3px solid #d4863a;border-radius:4px;padding:1.75rem 1.5rem;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:2.5rem;font-weight:700;color:#d4863a;line-height:1;margin:0 0 0.75rem 0;\">E<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:9px;letter-spacing:0.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#9a8f80;margin:0 0 0.4rem 0;\">Series E<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a18;margin:0 0 0.75rem 0;line-height:1.3;\">Monday Morning With Gary<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-size:13px;color:#4a5568;line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1rem 0;\">Every Monday. Whether you like it or not. Gary meets you at the start of the week with something worth thinking about.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"width:30px;height:1px;background:#c8bfaa;margin-bottom:1rem;\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:12px;font-style:italic;color:#6b3d2e;line-height:1.6;margin:0;\">“Monday dread is a signal, not a weakness. The question is whether you’re brave enough to hear what it’s saying.”<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f5f0e8;border:1px solid #c8bfaa;border-top:3px solid #d4863a;border-radius:4px;padding:1.75rem 1.5rem;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:2.5rem;font-weight:700;color:#d4863a;line-height:1;margin:0 0 0.75rem 0;\">F<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:9px;letter-spacing:0.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#9a8f80;margin:0 0 0.4rem 0;\">Series F<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a18;margin:0 0 0.75rem 0;line-height:1.3;\">Gary Reacts to Motivational Quotes<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-size:13px;color:#4a5568;line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1rem 0;\">Gary reads your favourite motivational quotes. Then he addresses them. Flatly. With coffee. Drop yours in the comments.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"width:30px;height:1px;background:#c8bfaa;margin-bottom:1rem;\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:12px;font-style:italic;color:#6b3d2e;line-height:1.6;margin:0;\">“Your life isn’t shaped by your vibe. It’s shaped by your choices.”<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_code][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” disabled_on=”on|on|on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” disabled=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_code _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<!-- GG MODULE 05 \u2014 WATCH & FOLLOW | GaryGrumbler.com | Divi Code Module | Inline styles only --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,700;1,400&family=IBM+Plex+Sans:wght@300;400;500&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<div 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style=\"display:flex;justify-content:center;gap:3rem;margin-bottom:3.5rem;flex-wrap:wrap;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:2.2rem;font-weight:700;color:#d4863a;line-height:1;margin:0;\">3x<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:9px;letter-spacing:0.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#9a8f80;margin-top:4px;\">Per week<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:2.2rem;font-weight:700;color:#d4863a;line-height:1;margin:0;\">~60s<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'IBM Plex 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[et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/@GaryGrumbler\" style=\"background:#1a1a18;border-radius:4px;padding:2rem 2.5rem;display:inline-flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;gap:1rem;text-decoration:none;min-width:170px;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"width:52px;height:52px;background:rgba(212,134,58,0.15);border-radius:50%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:20px;\">\u25b6<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#f5f0e8;margin:0;\">YouTube<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:10px;color:#6b5d4a;letter-spacing:0.05em;margin:0;\">@GaryGrumbler<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <a 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style=\"width:50px;height:1px;background:#c8bfaa;margin:0 auto 3rem auto;\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:clamp(1rem,2.5vw,1.3rem);font-style:italic;color:#4a5568;max-width:520px;margin:0 auto;line-height:1.7;\">“He’s not trying to build a following. He’s just talking. Which is somehow worse and better at the same time.”<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_code][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_code _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<!-- GG MODULE 06 \u2014 EMAIL SUBSCRIBE | GaryGrumbler.com | Divi Code Module | Inline styles only --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- Connect form action to your GHL optin URL --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,700;1,400&family=IBM+Plex+Sans:wght@300;400;500&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<div style=\"width:100%;background:#d4863a;padding:7rem 2rem;text-align:center;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',sans-serif;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width:600px;margin:0 auto;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:0.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(26,26,24,0.55);margin:0 0 0.75rem 0;\">The Weekly Grumble Drop<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:clamp(2rem,5vw,3.2rem);font-weight:700;color:#1a1a18;line-height:1.15;margin:0 0 1.25rem 0;\">Get Gary’s best line<!\u2013- [et_pb_br_holder] -\u2013>delivered every week.<\/h2>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-size:16px;color:rgba(26,26,24,0.65);line-height:1.8;margin:0 0 2rem 0;\">One email. One Grumble Drop. No motivational fluff. No “crushing it” energy. Just the one line from Gary’s latest episode that’s worth thinking about.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <!-- BENEFITS --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:1.5rem;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:2.5rem;flex-wrap:wrap;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:8px;text-align:left;max-width:160px;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style=\"font-size:18px;margin-top:2px;flex-shrink:0;\">\u2615<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-size:12px;font-weight:500;color:#1a1a18;margin:0 0 2px 0;\">One email a week<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-size:12px;color:rgba(26,26,24,0.7);line-height:1.5;margin:0;\">Not a newsletter. Not a sales pitch. Just Gary.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:8px;text-align:left;max-width:160px;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style=\"font-size:18px;margin-top:2px;flex-shrink:0;\">\ud83d\udcac<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-size:12px;font-weight:500;color:#1a1a18;margin:0 0 2px 0;\">The Grumble Drop<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-size:12px;color:rgba(26,26,24,0.7);line-height:1.5;margin:0;\">The quotable line from each new episode.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:8px;text-align:left;max-width:160px;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style=\"font-size:18px;margin-top:2px;flex-shrink:0;\">\ud83d\udeaa<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-size:12px;font-weight:500;color:#1a1a18;margin:0 0 2px 0;\">Unsubscribe anytime<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-size:12px;color:rgba(26,26,24,0.7);line-height:1.5;margin:0;\">Gary won’t take it personally. Much.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <!-- FORM \u2014 replace action with GHL optin URL --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width:460px;margin:0 auto 1.25rem auto;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<form action=\"#\" method=\"post\" style=\"display:flex;border-radius:3px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" placeholder=\"Your email address\" required style=\"flex:1;padding:16px 18px;font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',sans-serif;font-size:14px;border:none;background:#f5f0e8;color:#1a1a18;outline:none;min-width:0;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <button type=\"submit\" style=\"background:#1a1a18;color:#f5f0e8;font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:11px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:16px 22px;border:none;cursor:pointer;white-space:nowrap;\">Send It<\/button><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/form>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:10px;color:rgba(26,26,24,0.45);letter-spacing:0.05em;line-height:1.6;margin:0;\">No selling. No daily emails. Just one line per week. Gary’s words, your inbox.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_code][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” disabled_on=”on|on|on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” disabled=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_code _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<!-- GG MODULE 07 \u2014 ABOUT GARY | GaryGrumbler.com | Divi Code Module | Inline styles only --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,700;1,400&family=IBM+Plex+Sans:wght@300;400;500&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<div style=\"width:100%;background:#1a1a18;padding:7rem 2rem;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',sans-serif;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width:980px;margin:0 auto;display:grid;grid-template-columns:220px 1fr;gap:5rem;align-items:start;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <!-- SIDEBAR STATS --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:9px;letter-spacing:0.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c4956a;margin:0 0 1.5rem 0;\">By the Numbers<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:1.5rem;margin-bottom:1.5rem;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.07);\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:2.8rem;font-weight:700;color:#d4863a;line-height:1;margin:0 0 4px 0;\">22<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-size:12px;color:#6b5d4a;font-style:italic;font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;line-height:1.4;margin:0;\">Years as a plumber in the Sacramento area<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:1.5rem;margin-bottom:1.5rem;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.07);\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:2.8rem;font-weight:700;color:#d4863a;line-height:1;margin:0 0 4px 0;\">8<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-size:12px;color:#6b5d4a;font-style:italic;font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;line-height:1.4;margin:0;\">Months as a motivational speaker<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:1.5rem;margin-bottom:1.5rem;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.07);\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:2.8rem;font-weight:700;color:#d4863a;line-height:1;margin:0 0 4px 0;\">3<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-size:12px;color:#6b5d4a;font-style:italic;font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;line-height:1.4;margin:0;\">Bookings. One thought he was the DJ.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:1.5rem;margin-bottom:1.5rem;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.07);\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:2.8rem;font-weight:700;color:#d4863a;line-height:1;margin:0 0 4px 0;\">2<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-size:12px;color:#6b5d4a;font-style:italic;font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;line-height:1.4;margin:0;\">Divorces. Both instructive.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:2.8rem;font-weight:700;color:#d4863a;line-height:1;margin:0 0 4px 0;\">1<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-size:12px;color:#6b5d4a;font-style:italic;font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;line-height:1.4;margin:0;\">Kitchen table. One mug. Every single episode.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <!-- MAIN COPY --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c4956a;margin:0 0 1rem 0;\">The Full Story<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:clamp(1.8rem,4vw,2.8rem);font-weight:700;color:#f5f0e8;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 2rem 0;\">Sixty-three years of figuring it out the hard way.<\/h2>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-size:15px;color:#a09880;line-height:1.9;margin:0 0 1.4rem 0;\">Gary Grumbler spent over two decades as a plumber. Twenty-two years of going into people’s homes when something had gone wrong \u2014 and quietly learning that <strong style=\"color:#f5f0e8;font-weight:500;\">most people are better than they think they are.<\/strong> They just need something to break first to find out.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"border-left:3px solid #d4863a;padding:0.5rem 0 0.5rem 1.5rem;margin:2rem 0;font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:1.15rem;font-style:italic;color:#f5f0e8;line-height:1.6;\">“You don’t find out who someone is when everything’s working. You find out when the pipes burst at midnight.”<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-size:15px;color:#a09880;line-height:1.9;margin:0 0 1.4rem 0;\">At 53, Gary was laid off. Twenty years with the same company. A box of stuff and a parking lot. Worst month of his life. Also, in hindsight, the beginning of the best stretch. He tried motivational speaking for eight months. Three bookings. One thought he was the DJ. He told them three things about getting older. They clapped politely. He hasn’t stopped talking since.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-size:15px;color:#a09880;line-height:1.9;margin:0 0 1.4rem 0;\">His daughter Carol set up every account \u2014 YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, all of it. Gary watched. Understood none of it. <strong style=\"color:#f5f0e8;font-weight:500;\">She said: just sit at your kitchen table, talk, and stop before a minute is up.<\/strong> So that’s what he does.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-size:15px;color:#a09880;line-height:1.9;margin:0 0 1.4rem 0;\">He doesn’t have a morning routine. He doesn’t journal. He’s not on a journey. He’s a man at a table with a mug of coffee who accidentally figured some things out, and Carol said he should put it somewhere.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:12px;color:#d4863a;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.08em;margin:2rem 0 0.5rem 0;padding-top:2rem;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);\">I’m Gary Grumbler. You didn’t ask for this. Here it is anyway.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-size:12px;color:rgba(212,134,58,0.45);font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-style:italic;margin:0;\">P.S. \u2014 Carol was right about the accounts. Gary won’t tell her that in person. But she’ll see this.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_code][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” disabled_on=”on|on|on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” disabled=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_code _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<!-- GG MODULE 08 \u2014 FOOTER | GaryGrumbler.com | Divi Code Module | Inline styles only --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,700;1,400&family=IBM+Plex+Sans:wght@300;400;500&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<div style=\"width:100%;background:#111110;padding:4rem 2rem 2rem;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',sans-serif;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width:960px;margin:0 auto;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"width:100%;height:1px;background:rgba(255,255,255,0.06);margin-bottom:3rem;\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <!-- FOOTER GRID --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.5fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:3rem;margin-bottom:3rem;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <!-- BRAND --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:9px;letter-spacing:0.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c4956a;margin:0 0 1.25rem 0;\">Gary Grumbler<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:700;color:#f5f0e8;line-height:1;margin:0 0 0.5rem 0;\">Gary <em style=\"color:#d4863a;font-style:italic;\">Grumbler<\/em><\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:12px;font-style:italic;color:#6b5d4a;margin:0 0 1.25rem 0;line-height:1.5;\">“The Retired Genius Nobody Asked For”<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-size:12px;color:#4a4a48;line-height:1.7;margin:0;\">New episodes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Kitchen table. One mug. Zero filters.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <!-- EPISODES --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <pee style=\"font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:9px;letter-spacing:0.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c4956a;margin:0 0 1.25rem 0;\">Episodes<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <a href=\"#\" style=\"font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:11px;color:#6b5d4a;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:0.04em;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;\"><span style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:16px;height:16px;background:rgba(212,134,58,0.15);border-radius:2px;font-size:9px;color:#d4863a;flex-shrink:0;\">A<\/span> Things I Figured Out Too Late<\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <a href=\"#\" style=\"font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:11px;color:#6b5d4a;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:0.04em;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;\"><span style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:16px;height:16px;background:rgba(212,134,58,0.15);border-radius:2px;font-size:9px;color:#d4863a;flex-shrink:0;\">B<\/span> Gary’s Guide To…<\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <a href=\"#\" style=\"font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:11px;color:#6b5d4a;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:0.04em;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;\"><span style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:16px;height:16px;background:rgba(212,134,58,0.15);border-radius:2px;font-size:9px;color:#d4863a;flex-shrink:0;\">C<\/span> Nobody Asked But Here It Is<\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <a href=\"#\" style=\"font-family:'IBM Plex 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