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. Di Jin had never ridden in a driverless taxi before Monday. The South Bay businessman booked a Waymo to San Jose International Airport — a routine trip, uneventful right up… Ericka Buensuceso was walking down Hollywood Boulevard last Saturday when she spotted an alien, two hot dogs, and Jesus huddled together outside the Church of Scientology information center. They weren’t… Another month, another study warning that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation — the oceanic conveyor belt keeping northern Europe from turning into Siberia — is more fragile than anyone wants… Surveillance technology in 2026 has achieved a remarkable trifecta: it can’t catch people who openly admit to crimes, it relentlessly persecutes people who’ve done nothing wrong, and — in a… The Pompeii Archaeological Park just rolled out its first Pompeii AI reconstruction — a digital rendering of a man who died during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, clutching…
Self-Driving Car Takes Luggage Hostage, Waymo Offers Two “Complimentary Rides” as Compensation
Scientology Speedruns: When TikTok Turns Churches Into Obstacle Courses
Ancient Eruptions Tanked the AMOC in Years, Not Centuries — And Carbon Emissions Are Next in Line
Whacky Wednesday Got Weird: Shoplifting Confessions, Phantom Warrants, and Python-Hunting Possums
New Pompeii Discovery: The Man Who Died Clutching Ten Coins and a Broken Shield
