My name is Don MacLeod, and I’ve spent decades in media, marketing, entertainment, and events, which means I’ve seen the serious, the absurd, and everything in between. 22,000 Days+ is a record of where I’ve been and what I’m noticing now. Not a diary, not a lecture—just my perspective.
This space is my way of pulling those threads together—today’s headlines, cultural moments that stick, and the occasional story from the past that still deserves a spotlight. Some posts will make you laugh, some might make you roll your eyes, and a few could make you think twice. That mix is the point: after 22,000 wake ups, the view gets interesting. A group of University of California math and science professors just sent a letter to campus leadership with a blunt message: incoming students no longer understand middle school math. Not… Colorado Springs, July 4, 1976. Eleven years old. Standing in line to sign a ledger — name, age, city. Farmington Hills, MI. The oldest sibling, the one trusted to write… Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan sent emails last month asking donors for $3, $5, maybe $10 — just enough to fill up his tank so he could visit isolated parts of… I studied meteorology during my four years in college, as I have written about before. As I have stated, I was terrible at actually predicting the weather — but I… For most of the 20th century, a quiet assumption ran through American life: each generation would outlive the one before it. Better medicine, better food, better lives. It held true,…
College Students Are Arriving Without Basic Math Skills, and AI Isn’t the Only Culprit
The Distance Between USA on July 4, 1976 and Today — Measured in Collapsed Certainties
Alaska Senator Pleads Poverty — Then Drops $21K on Lavish French Dinners
Meteorologists Are Watching September 2026 for Super El Niño — And They’re Not Optimistic
Americans Dying Younger: The Generation That Lost the Longevity Lottery
