I got hired to come up with a new name for the NFL team that plays in Washington DC. I think they made a smart choice. You may recall that this team, for a long time, was called the Redskins. Leave it to a town of politicians to think a derogatory term for another race was a good choice for the mascot of the Capital’s signature franchise. Anywho, they asked me to help them out. They gave me a few vague guidelines: 1) stay away from names that might offend our fellow human beings or that may portray certain groups in an unflattering light, like the Fighting Irish; 2) we don’t want the same old names that everybody uses, there are too many Wildcats and Bulldogs; 3) a connection to our city and its unique story would be cool, but don’t give us any reference to DC teams of the past (thank God, DC has had a bunch of lame ones, Wizards, Senators, Capitals, Nationals, Spirit … barf).