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Spokeo Has Information on You - Find Dead Beat Dads Free

I want to call Spokeo.com to your attention.
The site says "Not your grandma's white pages."
and boy do they mean it. It shows you, where you live,
a street view of your house, tells who lives there, how many
children and lots of other stuff you may want to keep private.

It is useful for locating people such as "Dead Beat Dads"
but may provide too much info to child predators as well.

It's easy to protect your privacy:
Spokeo.com - check to see what your listing says
Remove Your Listing - You can remove your Spokeo listing from public searches for free.

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Giveaway - Pemmican Beef Jerky - One Bag For You plus One for a Soldier, ends 4/19

You can cook with beef Jerky!
Here is a recipe:

Stuffed Cheddar and Jerky Jalapenos

Wear plastic gloves for both preparation steps in this recipe

24 fresh jalapenos (hot or mild) (any type of peppers will do)
-cut off tops of the jalapenos and de-seed, roll in olive oil and roast in the oven at 400 for approximately 15 minutes or until jalepeno has collapsed.
Let cool

Mixture
4 oz. Very finely chopped beef jerky (jerky may need to be softened in a little boiling water prior to chopping)
1.5 cups shredded sharp cheddar, firmly packed
2 table fresh chopped garlic
2 table fresh chopped cilantro
2 tea cumin
2 tea smoked sweet paprika
if you soften the jerky with hot water do not let cool or as an alternative, after chopping, heat in a microwave slightly before
mashing with the shredded cheddar and remaining ingredients
Let mixture cool in the refrigerator until firm
With gloves on stuff mixture into roasted jalapenos, leaving a little mounded out at the top, refridgerate until being served.

GIVEAWAY DETAILS:

How to get 2 bags:

1. Winner will receive a coupon for one free bag of Beef Jerky. Pemmican gave some of these away and they were almost instantly gone. If you missed out, here is your chance to get one.
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2. Redeem the coupon May 1st thru July 4th and Pemmican will donate one bag to a soldier!
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3. Make sure you register free here www.YouBuyWeBuyPemmican.com , then You can get a years worth of BOGO's up to 24 free bags!
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Winner gets this coupon from me, free by mail:
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Secrets of North Dakota - ten things you didn't know

The tiny population of North Dakota has a well kept secret! This is a wonderful place to live!

1. Fishing in the Missouri River - known for Walleye but you never know what you'll catch!

This Sturgeon was caught in the Missouri River, North of Bismarck, North Dakota. It weighed out at over 1,000 lbs and measured out at 11’1″.

It was 56″ around the girth and took over 6 and a half hours, for the
4 guys taking turns at the reeling it in.

Any Sturgeon OVER about five feet has to be released unharmed and cannot be
removed from the water.

They are brood / breeding stock and probably older than most of us.

The Two Bodied Fish was also caught there! Pretty good deal, ya get

double the meat! LOL

2. Sunflowers grow everywhere!

2. Missouri River Natural Area -This 157 acre preserve is pristine floodplain woodlands.
The deciduous forest provides habitat to whitetail deer, fox, raccoon, squirrels, wild turkey, Bald Eagles, Canada geese, owls, wood peckers and a variety of song birds.
Popular for walkers, fisherman and mountain bikers there are almost 5 miles of single track trail. Outdoor enthusiasts, bird watchers and photographers come to enjoy the solitude, abundant wildlife and scenery.

3. Abundant Jobs! - best economy in the nation

"We've had an absolutely stellar few years," says University of North Dakota economist David Flynn. "In all honesty, when you look ahead, we should continue to do well for quite a while."

North Dakota is enjoying an oil boom in the western part of the state, drawing workers from across the country.

The oil windfall has created a $1 billion state budget surplus.

4. large affordable homesBill Halbert on why he moved to North Dakota:
House prices: In the Western United States, the average house price is $ 240,000. I had read what an incredible deal North Dakota real estate is on the internet. We checked in Fargo and Kindred and found that prices were still a little high. We came to Enderlin and thought it was still within a reasonable distance to Fargo. I saw a nice little house for sale and thought, if that place is $ 60,000 I am buying it. I call the realtor and she says it is $ 15,000! I suddenly have all these thoughts of freedom going through my head. When you have a family to feed, saving $ 2000 on a mortgage is meaningful. I have a friend who has a very similar house in Oakland CA, identical square footage, was built in the same era. His house is worth $ 800,000.

5. Lowest crime in the US

6. Almost all kids graduate here - highest rate in the US

7. It's easy to garden in our rich soil.
8. History - The Sheyenne River valley is rich with history. The first inhabitants of the valley were Asiatic Mound Builders who roamed the area 5,000 to 8,000 years ago. Most of the mounds they built can still be seen today in the valley. These people left inscriptions in a large boulder in the valley know as Writing Rock.


9. Canoeing on the Sheyenne River during the summer

10. The Winter: For a few months of the year the landscape is transformed into a beautiful Winter Wonderland. Dress warm and enjoy!

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Can you build a "Green" House with Straw Bales? Photos

We have decided to build our new home using straw bale construction.
It's a way to use farmers waste products to build a very large,
well insulated home with combined electric and heating bills of
around $20 per month. (see the video)

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How Do You Know If He Is The One? from Suburb Sanity

Many thanks to Debbie@ Suburb Sanity
for answering the perfect Valentines Day question:

Answering The Age Old Question Of "How Do You Know If He Is The One?"

Here it is Valentine's Day so I thought I should tell you all a love story.
There are quite a few reasons I fell in love with my husband. He's smart, good-looking, great sense of humor, and has impeccable taste in women. However, one feature tipped the scales in his favor and let me know we were destined to live our lives together.

We share a deep-seated loathing of school PE classes..... Read More

Debbie:

I'm a 48 year old who has been blissfully married for 23 years. I'm also the mom to 19 year old boy/girl twins as well as 17 and 13 year old sons. I love blogging about the crazy things in my life...and yours.

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My Valentines post:

Does He Love Me? How to tell

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