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. The “beta mom” has arrived — and she wants you to know she’s totally fine with the fact that her kid ate cereal for dinner three nights this week. Beta… Rebecca Woods showed up to her friend’s house with a trailer full of bees and a plan that was either brilliant or completely unhinged — depending on whether you were… Residents of Annelise Park, an affluent subdivision in Fayetteville, Georgia, started noticing something off last year. Water pressure was unusually low. The showers ran weakly. Sprinklers sputtered. When the county… A thought experiment is tearing through social media like a brushfire through dry grass. The setup: everyone on Earth votes privately by pressing either a red or blue button. If… A 13-year-old in New Jersey just tried to buy a hacky sack. He couldn’t. Dirtbag — sold out. Bomb Footbags — waitlist only. Even the Wham-O Amazon page looks like…
Beta Moms Are Just Alpha Moms Who Learned to Laugh at Themselves
Woman Releases Swarm of Bees on Deputies to Stop Friend’s Eviction
A Data Center Drained 30 Million Gallons Before Anyone Thought to Check the Meter
Red Button or Blue Button? Why Your Instinct to Survive Might Actually Kill Everyone You Love
Hacky Sacks Are Trending Again — If You Can Actually Get One
