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22,000+ Days and Counting

My Lifetime Wake-Ups

22,000 Days+ is a record of where I’ve been and what I’m noticing now. Not a diary, not a lecture—just perspective with a little humor baked in.

I’ve spent decades in media, marketing, entertainment, and events which means I’ve seen the serious, the absurd, and everything in between. This blog 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 days, the view gets interesting.

Legacy Media Lost a Generation — And Teens Aren’t Waiting Around

December 7, 2025December 4, 2025
Legacy Media Lost a Generation — And Teens Aren’t Waiting Around

There’s a moment every media veteran has when they look around the room, realize every kid is staring at a phone, and think: Ah. We’re screwed. The AP story about…

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The Prison Call That Never Ends — Because the AI Is Still Listening

December 6, 2025December 4, 2025
The Prison Call That Never Ends — Because the AI Is Still Listening

I was reading a piece in MIT Technology Review the other day — here’s the link since credit matters: https://www.technologyreview.com/ — and the thing stuck with me wasn’t the technical…

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Liquor Store Break-In Ends With One Passed-Out Raccoon and a Lot of Questions

December 5, 2025December 4, 2025
Liquor Store Break-In Ends With One Passed-Out Raccoon and a Lot of Questions

There’s drunk, and then there’s “broke into a locked Virginia liquor store and passed out in the bathroom” drunk. And that’s exactly what one raccoon managed to pull off in…

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Your Cheap Home Camera Might Be Watching You… and Someone Else Might Be Watching Too

December 4, 2025December 2, 2025
Your Cheap Home Camera Might Be Watching You… and Someone Else Might Be Watching Too

Every once in a while a story comes along that makes you stop and think, Wow… we’ve crossed a line we can’t uncross. This is one of those stories. South…

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The Skies Aren’t Turbulent — The Passengers Are. And Their Mouths Are Even Worse.

December 3, 2025December 2, 2025
The Skies Aren’t Turbulent — The Passengers Are. And Their Mouths Are Even Worse.

Something snapped in this country. I don’t know when it happened — maybe right after the airlines decided a “snack” was now six pretzels in a zip bag — but…

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  • Legacy Media Lost a Generation — And Teens Aren’t Waiting Around
  • The Prison Call That Never Ends — Because the AI Is Still Listening
  • Liquor Store Break-In Ends With One Passed-Out Raccoon and a Lot of Questions
  • Your Cheap Home Camera Might Be Watching You… and Someone Else Might Be Watching Too
  • The Skies Aren’t Turbulent — The Passengers Are. And Their Mouths Are Even Worse.
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