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. Kimberly Porter dropped her Mercedes C300 at the dealership for service — routine stuff, the kind of transaction that’s supposed to be boring and forgettable. What she got instead: a… At 3 p.m. on March 31, the staff at Indianapolis ABC affiliate WRTV was prepping for the 5, 6, and 7 p.m. broadcasts. By the end of the night, most… Jonathan the tortoise turned 193 this year. He’s lived through the invention of the telegraph, the airplane, the internet, and whatever fresh hell social media became in 2024. And on… Financial collapse three months away. That’s the average cushion most Americans say they have before the bills stop getting paid. Not six months. Not a year. Three. A national survey… A Cornell German instructor hauls in vintage typewriters once a semester and makes her students write essays without spell-check, translation apps, or the ability to delete mistakes. No screens. No…
The Service Department Trust Problem: A Mercedes Tech, a Stolen Car, and a Dealership’s Spectacular Implosion
WRTV Fired Its Newsroom Mid-Broadcast. The New Owner Promised “More Local News.”
How One Ancient Tortoise Survived Nearly Two Centuries of Chaos — And a Heartless Scam
DEAD BROKE AT 90 DAYS: The Survey Wall Street Doesn’t Want You to See
Classrooms Go Retro to Combat AI — But the Pop Quiz Got a Warning Label
