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 groundhog saw its shadow, someone broke a mirror at the office, and your coworker just threw salt over her shoulder because she spilled some on the conference table. Welcome… The restaurant industry is a rite of passage for anyone working in media or entertainment. Before the radio gigs, before the marketing director title in New York, there were shifts… This past week, two major news organizations published investigations into AI chatbots and mental health. NBC New York surveyed over 2,700 psychiatrists and counselors. NPR profiled a woman who spent… The Winter Olympics figure skating competition wrapped up this week with a controversy so predictable you could’ve written the headline before the music started. Team USA’s Madison Chock and Evan… The Stanford dating experiment happened last month. Four thousand students filled out questionnaires. An algorithm matched them. They got 48 hours to meet face-to-face — no endless texting, no three-month…
We’re Still Knocking on Wood — And 11 Other Superstitions That Refuse to Die
Nine Ways to Be Terrible at Restaurants (And Why People Do It Anyway)
The Week AI’s Mental Health Problem Became Impossible to Ignore
Shocking Betrayal Revealed: Shameless French Judge Destroyed Olympic Dreams
Stanford’s Dating Experiment Worked Too Well — And That’s Telling
