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. Chinese researchers piloting a submersible 7,000 meters (4.3 miles) below the Indian Ocean expected darkness, cold, maybe some sediment. What they got was a 1,200-kilometer (745-mile) corridor of whale bones… I try to learn something new every day — this wasn’t one I was expecting for today — but handy knowledge. Turns out there’s a primate that can kill you… A group of University of California math and science professors just sent a letter to campus leadership with a blunt message: incoming students no longer understand middle school math. Not… Colorado Springs, July 4, 1976. Eleven years old. Standing in line to sign a ledger — name, age, city. Farmington Hills, MI. The oldest sibling, the one trusted to write… Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan sent emails last month asking donors for $3, $5, maybe $10 — just enough to fill up his tank so he could visit isolated parts of…
World’s Largest Whale Graveyard Is 7,000 Meters Deep and Full of Strange Life
Adorable, Armored, and Occasionally Lethal: Mammals With Unusual Defenses
College Students Are Arriving Without Basic Math Skills, and AI Isn’t the Only Culprit
The Distance Between USA on July 4, 1976 and Today — Measured in Collapsed Certainties
Alaska Senator Pleads Poverty — Then Drops $21K on Lavish French Dinners
