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It occurred to me that more unusual names might produce better results in the Google-name-game.

• Jedediah is curious about this now.
• The interior of Jedediah is comprised of forest ecosystems...
• Jedediah is my first-born and he was so desired.
• Jedediah is accessible only by boat.
• The archipelago of islands in which Jedediah is centred, is often referred to as the "String of Pearls"
• Jedediah is now officially a park!
• If you are looking for a more intermediate paddle to a beautiful Island hide-a-way then Jedediah is your traveling destination.
• Jedediah is one of the most strong willed and stubborn men I have ever met, but his loyalty runs as deep as a valley.
• Jedediah is holding the Maryland Arms Collectors Association Trophy bowl...
• Jedediah is described in the probate records as a "wood wharfinger,"...
• Jedediah is mentioned in the will of Alexander Edwards as his "dear friend."
• Jedediah is buried in Richland, Oswego County, New York where he had finally settled.
• The third Jedediah is mine.
• Jedediah is back. That doesn't mean all my little green dragons are Jedediah, but this is him again.
• Jedediah is her faithful friend, companion, and servant.
• Jedediah is from Portland, Oregon, and will be a Senior English major next year at Stanford University.
• Jedediah is a cool name. I wouldn't trade it for the world. It made me what I am today.

That also led me to a mini-bio of Jedediah Strong Smith, the early-nineteenth-century California explorer who I was partly named after. I didn't previously know much about him, but now I'm intrigued:

Smith was not your typical mountain man. He was tall, silent and never used tobacco or profanity, never boasted. Reared a Methodist, Smith was a devout Christian who always remained a gentleman even in the wildest frontier company. He was cool under pressure, with strength and leadership ability that was grounded in his faith.

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And as a mountain man, explorer-and-trapper, Jedediah Strong Smith was doubtless the greatest pathfinder of them all.

But even better than that is the catch-phrase down at the bottom of the page, next to a link to an ad for a book about Smith:

"Half preacher, half grizzly: just an ordinary man, used by God."