What's in a name?

Sigh:

The bucolic views of Mount Diablo have created a living hell for Art Mijares.

The Oakley man, who can see Contra Costa's highest peak from his living room, is on a campaign to rid the mountain of the name it has held for 164 years, because diablo means devil in Spanish.

"This is not a hoax, it's a God thing," Mijares said. "Our main icon is named after the devil."

Initally, Mijares wanted to name the peak Mount Reagan, but was denied because Reagan has not been dead for five years.

No one in the area seems to agree with Mijares. But perhaps he's on to something. Perhaps we should remove all references to the devil or "diablo" from our language. Then the whole evil word will be forgotten forever, and we will never have to worry about him again. It's so foolproof, I wonder why no one has thought of it before.