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. I should say this up front, because it matters. I love Wegmans. My wife’s family in Rochester introduced us to it in the early ’90s, back when it was still… On Tony Dokoupil’s first night anchoring the CBS Evening News, the show briefly stopped pretending it wasn’t live. The moment came during a transition. Dokoupil moved from one segment to… This wasn’t a planned experiment. However, it was not a one-off. An 87-year-old man was being monitored with EEG equipment because of epilepsy. The recording was routine. Continuous. Then he… Guinness World Records has published a list called “The seven records you should set in 2026.” Not could. Should. Which already tells you something about where we are. The institution… Bizarre ER Injuries and the End of “Please Don’t” The headline did all the work. No irony. No flourish. Just a sentence from the New York Post that landed like…
Wegmans, Facial Recognition, and the Feeling You Can’t Shake
Tony Dokoupil’s First Night, the Pause, and the Edit That Followed
A Human Brain Was Recorded While Dying. It Happened More Than Once.
7 Guinness World Records You Can Aim to Set in 2026
Bizarre ER Injuries and the Quiet Collapse of Shame
