Noted in passing
Dave Killion — September 28, 2011
I had wondered on this very blog how different the reaction would be to the death of a great entrepreneur compared to the death of a prominent politician, and now we know –
“Arch West, a retired Frito-Lay marketing executive credited with creating Doritos as the first national tortilla chip brand, has died in Dallas at ageĀ 97.”
It must have been a great comfort to West in his final years to know his creation will continue to bring pleasure to millions of people for years and years to come. It is a blessing to mankind that there have been, and will be, so many people making similarly tremendous contributions to human happiness and well-being that the passing of any one of them is hardly even noted. How different they are from those self-serving politicians who rely on state institutions to stage elaborate funerals and ceremonies in order to shore up the illusion of their importance.
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Ashley Johnston says
Less acute than the Layton Celebration, but the annual ceremony to celebrate fallen peace officers at the expense of the tax payer is a bit unnerving as well.
— October 5, 2011
Ashley Johnston says
Forgot to include the link:
http://www.canadaeast.com/rss/article/1435459
— October 5, 2011
Ashley Johnston says
And then I read that Steve Jobs has died. His passing will likely not go unnoticed.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/05/apple-jobs-idUSN1E79421320111005
— October 5, 2011