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 snack aisle is having an identity crisis. According to a Reuters article about the effects of GLP-1 drugs on snacks, PepsiCo just launched a reformulated Lay’s line with shorter… Christmas Day 2021. Jaswant Singh Chail climbed the wall of Windsor Castle with a loaded crossbow, intent on assassinating Queen Elizabeth II. For weeks before the attempt, he’d been discussing… The groundhog saw its shadow, someone broke a mirror at the office, and your coworker just threw salt over her shoulder because she spilled some on the conference table. Welcome… The restaurant industry is a rite of passage for anyone working in media or entertainment. Before the radio gigs, before the marketing director title in New York, there were shifts… This past week, two major news organizations published investigations into AI chatbots and mental health. NBC New York surveyed over 2,700 psychiatrists and counselors. NPR profiled a woman who spent…
Big Food Panics as GLP-1 Drugs Vaporize $12 Billion in Snack Sales
AI Doesn’t Just Hallucinate — You’re Hallucinating With It
We’re Still Knocking on Wood — And 11 Other Superstitions That Refuse to Die
Nine Ways to Be Terrible at Restaurants (And Why People Do It Anyway)
The Week AI’s Mental Health Problem Became Impossible to Ignore
