NOTHING IN THE HOUSE +
I saw a headline: “Here’s an easy meal when you have nothing in the house.”
It is unbelievable to me that “nothing in the house” literally means you DO have milk, eggs, shredded cheese, and raw vegetables!
Growing up I remember my mother going shopping at a store which gave out S&H Green Stamps. If she had no money we would have plucked and washed dandelion greens from the yard, wilted them in a pot of vinegar water, added a small amount of cooked bacon and some flour and that would have been our meal. “Nothing in the house” was often close to being a fact. But when we did eat wilted greens it seems we always had mashed potatoes and home-canned green beans. too.
In the early years I can remember we signed up for government surplus and were handed a large can of peanut butter (which had separated into peanut oils and solids and had to be stirred heartily), sometimes a large bag of rice and often a block of American cheese (but not anything like Kraft brand). We ate nutritious meals with those. Nothing went to waste. What we didn’t always have – cookies, candies, or ice cream. And, we … always … had … something … in the house … to eat.
This generation knows nothing about being hungry. Sure! There are programs and statistics now, but most of those getting SNAP today would not have qualified for the government surplus program in the early 1960s. You had to be absolutely poor to qualify, not just poor by definition. No one drove up in a new car or a BMW. Definition poor is an income about $21,640 for a couple. But SNAP benefits are available to those couples with an income up to 130% of the poverty line. With 5 kids, our family would have been eligible for SNAP with an income above $65,000 in today’s dollars. Gotta say, most of my life has been spent below the poverty line and I’ve never gotten a nickle from SNAP. If someone gave us a bag of apples not one was ever thrown away. We ate what we had. Maybe there was a can of peas in the cupboard. I ate them even though I did not like canned peas. Maybe there was a can of pickled beats … well, someone ate them because we would give them to someone who could stomach those nasty things. If we had nothing else, we would have eaten them and smiled because we had food to eat.
Did I just say that this generation knows nothing about being hungry? There’s a statistic often told that “X” number of children in America are “food insecure.” It is based on a poorly worded survey given to children a few years back. The question, “In the last year have you ever missed a meal?” (That is THE question the statistic is based on.) Shucks! I missed meals every sports season because there were two practices per day and there was not enough time to eat three meals. But I wasn’t “food insecure.” I was healthy and strong. I missed meals on vacations because we just wanted to get to the destination before seven o’clock (o’clock is a term not often used in the age of digital devices). It didn’t harm me in the least. How is it that we can label an 11 year old boy who is 135 pounds as “food insecure?” I ate healthful foods and didn’t reach 135 pounds until I was 18. I even ate bacon and sausage and I couldn’t gain weight. (Now, of course, I only have to see a picture of a bacon burger and I gain 2 pounds.)
There have always been a few children in America who are so poor that they didn’t know if there is another meal coming and some parents who are awful caregivers (maybe far fewer than we are told). Have you ever been in a house where there was nothing but a jar of pickles in the fridge? Me neither.
Is there nothing to eat in your house? No tater tots? No ice cream bars? No can of chili? No bread?
Our cupboards and freezer have enough food to last for weeks without repeat. We even have a bag of dry white beans, rice, some flour (enough to make several loaves of bread). And pickles in the refrigerator. We have special emergency supplies, too. Powdered eggs and powdered milk to name a couple.
Who has NOTHING to eat in their house yet can whip up something special, like “stone soup?”
DID IT HAPPEN?
This is the first of what I hope will be a continuing series of stories about modern prophecies. That is, someone prints an article about some doomsday event that will happen soon. Let’s be clear, I believe there is value in true prophecy AND several “proofs” of when a prophet should receive our respect. Well, generally, if the prophecy comes true in every detail … that’s pretty good evidence of that person’s foresight. If they miss the mark on significant details … I’m not very impressed. If the doom never appears … that person has no honor.
ITEM #1: California Post had this: “Highly-venomous predator threatens Southern California beaches as El Niño temps continue.”
By “prophet” Zain Khan
Thu, August 27, 2026.
Zain claims that due to global warming and El Nino, the Yellow Bellied Sea Snake, which has “never been seen in California before,“ COULD show up there. It is typically found much further south.
Did it happen? Actually, yes. However the above prophecy was inaccurate in some significant details.
Here’s the follow-up story from UPI …“Venomous sea snake makes rare appearance at California beach.”
By reporter Ben Hooper
Thu, September 17, 2026
Sept. 17 (UPI) — A visitor to a Southern California beach captured video of an encounter with a rare visitor to the state: a highly venomous yellow-bellied sea snake …. Marine naturalist Chad Steffen agreed with her assessment.
“Yellow-bellied sea snakes don’t generally venture further north than Baja California in Mexico. The snake spotted by Aguilar is the first to be documented in Orange County since 2018, and the sixth of its species to visit California since 1972.”
Conclusion: This is NOT the first time this species has been seen near the California coast. That detail was strangely absent in the prediction. I believe this is an important detail missed by the “prophet.” If “global warming” was the cause, then we should be seeing them more and more often … which hasn’t happened. We’ve had a few El Ninos since 2018 and …
Copyright 2026 Donald Whelpley
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