Sterling Fields, Author at oldmenmumbling.com

No good news this morning for a farming county, thanks to a madman and war…

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Posted on March 11, 2026 by Sterling Fields

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It had been a few days since the Mumblers had gathered in the back room at Bert’s Diner. A couple of us had been sick – winter flu and colds Continue Reading →

The Mumblers come to consensus. Trump is crazy and corrupt, there was no reason to bomb Iran and there is no end game. And then, there are the Epstein files

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Posted on March 2, 2026 by Sterling Fields

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It was one of those Midwest mornings where a hint of Spring either gives you optimism about better days to come, or it’s just setting you up for another arctic Continue Reading →

Waking with a headache and wondering if I really did watch the State of the Union, or was it just a whiskey-fueled bad dream?

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Posted on February 25, 2026 by Sterling Fields

I woke up this morning. I think. Somewhere in the dim recesses of my brain, which was throbbing a bit, I recall sitting down with a bottle of whiskey and Continue Reading →

The Supreme Court smacked Trump over tariffs and we were ready to celebrate until Dean spoke his piece

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Posted on February 21, 2026 by Sterling Fields

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It was another cold evening Friday but at least the daylight was lingering a little longer and we didn’t have to move from Jack’s parking lot into the pub in Continue Reading →

Breakfast on a cold Monday morning and Obama on older folks stepping aside…

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Posted on February 17, 2026 by Sterling Fields

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We are all settled down in the back room of Bert’s diner for our weekly Monday breakfast of the Mumblers and the occasional guest. It was another gray, cold February Continue Reading →

This ain’t the President’s Day of my youth, not by a long shot…

Posted on February 16, 2026 by Sterling Fields

I had a dream last night. I dreamed I woke up on President’s Day and everywhere I looked I was seeing news stories about “President Donald J. Trump Day.” Everyone Continue Reading →

Sure, anyone can contribute….

Posted on February 15, 2026 by Sterling Fields

Got an inquiry this weekend about this site and our Facebook. Basically, it was can someone who’s not an official Mumbler send something in? Not sure what an “official mumbler” Continue Reading →

The SAVE ACT saves nothing but it does allow Republicans to stifle the vote and retain power as a shrinking minority – The MAGAs have been moving toward this moment since the beginning. It’s another whack of the axe on democracy and freedom

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Posted on February 14, 2026 by Sterling Fields

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I’ve been among those who have compared Donald Trump and his cohorts as a modern-day incarnation of Hitler’s Third Reich without the Holocaust. I was listening to a commentator the Continue Reading →

The talk about independents, democrats and that other party continues without much being resolved….

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Posted on February 11, 2026 by Sterling Fields

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When Walter got done with his stirring speech on becoming an independent voter, complete with quotes from our Founding Fathers, there was a moment of silence; either because we were Continue Reading →

Walter stood up, looked around the room and made a declaration

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Posted on February 9, 2026 by Sterling Fields

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It was cold out. Damn but it was cold. Perfect time to gather on a darkening late February afternoon in the card room at the back of Jack’s Pub. We Continue Reading →