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. There is a reason why so many radio morning shows have segments called “Only In Florida.” When the show is running out of ideas you just need to search the… There’s a reason I’m avoiding airline travel chaos right now — and it’s not just one thing. It’s the compounding absurdity of an industry that’s decided customer experience is optional…. Tornadoes have always made me nervous. When I was a kid growing up in the suburbs of Detroit in March of ’76, an F4 touched down in our city, and… Alex Karp — Palantir’s billionaire CEO, Stanford JD, philosophy PhD from Goethe University — just told the world that his own credentials are basically worthless now. “There are basically two… Rapper Afroman — whose real name is Joseph Foreman— won a lawsuit against the Adams County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio after deputies raided his home in 2022, and he turned…
Mom Left Kids in Uber for Two Hours—Father Says He Wants Jail Time
Airlines Will Put You on a Bus, Charge You for Not Fitting Their Shrinking Seats, Then Blame You — Flying in 2026
Darker Than Movies Show” — Prof Reveals What Tornado REALLY Looks Like Inside
The Two Career Paths That Might Actually Be Automation-Proof
Adams County, PA Sheriff: “We Did Not Arrest Afroman. Check the Map.”