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. Some weeks, the news feels like it was assembled by a committee that got locked in a room with a dartboard and a bottle of bourbon. This is one of… Nineteen-year-old “Olivia” has blonde beachy waves, a short nightdress, and a biography promising she’s “deeply caring, supportive and attentive” — also that she “sleeps on the floor… until you call… The grill’s out. The beer’s cold. Somewhere between the potato salad and the third inning, Memorial Day became another long weekend — which is fine, except it wasn’t supposed to… Here is my third day in the fourth grade. Bunny goes into the terrarium. Boa constrictor does what boa constrictors do. Twenty-five kids learn that nature doesn’t negotiate — it… CBS News Radio stopped broadcasting today after nearly a century on the air. Not because it failed — because someone decided it wasn’t worth keeping. Bari Weiss, CBS News editor-in-chief,…
The Week in Chaos: Shotgun-Wielding Dogs and the Man Who Blamed Pickleball
Boys Are Building AI Girlfriends – The Quiet Epidemic of Digital Girlfriends
Memorial Day – Freedom Bought, Never Repaid
Snakes Are Moving North, East, and Into Farmyards — Because the Planet Won’t Stop Heating Up
CBS News Radio: 1927-2026. Destroyed by Spreadsheet Logic
