Jed Link
My name is interesting. I was born Matthew Jedediah Link (the second "e"
being from the mountain man/explorer Jedediah Smith). The middle name was a compromise between my dad (the outdoors man) and my Mom (the bible: 2 Samuel 12:25).
In any case, in Kindergarten there were *8* Matthews in two classes
(about
50 kids, so about 8% of the whole K class). We decided to have
it legally
changed to Jed*i*diah Matthew Link. The "e" changed to "i" for
the simple
reason that it seems to be easier to say J-E-D-I-D-I-A-H, than
J-E-D-E-D-I-A-H...
I've been Jed ever since -- although, my grandparent still call me Matt
sometimes.
Jed Link http://www-scf.usc.edu/~link link@usc.edu
ICQ# 8875763