Liz Gumbinner

1 week ago | lgumbinner.substack.com | Liz Gumbinner

“Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of thirty dolls, you know, and maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more than they would normally,” says the guy whose four-year-old son owned tens of dollars worth of stuffed animals and ride-on toys, when he was asked about the increasing impact of his fakakte tariffs. I’m Walking Here is entirely reader-supported and 100% broligarch-free. Subscribe to get new posts in your inbox.

2 weeks ago | lgumbinner.substack.com | Liz Gumbinner

I became a Costco fan the day I realized that baby formula was so unconscionably expensive in my local pharmacy, they began locking it behind glass. Because the only thing a brand new mom likes more than overpaying for something that literally keeps her child alive, is the delightful uncertainty of waiting for a disaffected assistant manager with a key. Will he show? Will it be before or after the baby has a complete meltdown?

2 weeks ago | lgumbinner.substack.com | Liz Gumbinner

Humans are not built to process change so quickly: The good and the bad. Our ears pop to protect us from the increase in altitude as our plane lifts its landing gear and soars. Scuba divers stop, hydrate, and rest to reacclimatize after a dive. We do not “blink” and our babies have become adults, although we like to say as much. Maybe that’s why spring feels so particularly needed this year: The slow progression from bare branches to sweet cherry blossoms.

3 weeks ago | lgumbinner.substack.com | Liz Gumbinner

One thing I miss about my former job sharing cool stuff is, well, the sharing of cool stuff. It’s a habit for me to save the pitches that flood my inbox, and to bookmark (or Pin or Pocket or) them for later use. While I continue to keep my content free for everyone as much as possible, consider this a little added value for my generous paid subscribers. Plus, I’ll provide gift links to paywalled articles where I can. So…free gifts with purchase, I guess?

4 weeks ago | lgumbinner.substack.com | Liz Gumbinner

There are some statements I see a lot online. They’re used in response to MAGA voters expressing varying degrees of remorse, or elected GOP officials, expressing varying degrees of concern or disagreement with the White House. Womp wompOh, lookie who’s just hit the FO phase of FAFO. Leopards/FacesHope you have the day you voted for!You know what I don’t see enough? Welcome! We’ve been waiting for you. So here’s a hastily coined acronym to consider:JOWO: The Joy of Welcoming Onboard.