It's interesting how I found the JED.COM site.

I have run across only 3 Jeds and one was named after me.  I signed up for a
Hotmail account, and the id I wanted (jedw) was taken along with jedw1 and
jedw2.

I found it hard to believe that there would be 4 jedw's out there.  So, I
e mailed them.  Jedw responded to me and told me about JED.COM.

When I visited the site, I really couldn't believe it.  And when I started
reading the letters, it was really funny how we have all had similar
experiences with our name.  I've been called Uncle Jed, Hillbilly, Jethro,
Jedi, Jedidiah, Jeb, Chad, Jeff.  I don't know how many times I've said "No,
my name is like ED, but with a 'J' on the front".

I may be a little different than the other Jeds.  From the bios I read, it
seemed like Jed was short for something or a nickname.  My full name on my
birth certificate is actually Jed.  People tend not to believe since it is
an unusual name, but my name is just Jed.

I have gone from knowing of 3 jeds to 67 in a matter of seconds!

Jed Wharram                                       jedw3@hotmail.com
Database Administrator
Caterpillar, Inc.