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. The Groundhog Day winter prediction came in this morning: Phil saw his shadow. Six more weeks of winter. It’s Feb. 2, 2026, and somewhere in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, a rodent emerged… Walk down any grocery aisle and suddenly everything is shouting about protein. Chips. Cookies. Ice cream. Cereal that used to just sit there quietly being cereal. Now they all have… The tundra of white continued this morning. Not the picturesque, Hallmark-movie kind — the grim, industrial-grade accumulation that makes you wonder if the sun is just taking a personal day…. A 5-pound family pack of chicken breast cost $15.01 in January 2020. Today, that same pack runs about $20.40. The eggs you bought for breakfast doubled in price, then crashed…. The Doomsday Clock 2026 announcement landed this week with all the fanfare of a fire alarm in an empty building. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the clock four…
Six More Weeks of Winter: The Groundhog Has Spoken (And We’re Not Okay)
Food Companies Discovered Protein Sells — So Now Everything Has It
The Snow Globe Effect: When Winter Stops Being Charming
Six Years of Receipts — And The Groceries Aren’t Getting Cheaper
Doomsday Clock 2026: Closer to Catastrophe, Further From Solutions
