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. Some weeks, the news cycle feels like a Mad Libs game written by someone who’s never left their basement. This is one of those weeks. Between Saturday night and Sunday… A new study landed this week with the kind of bluntness that climate research usually avoids: New Orleans needs to start relocating now. Not in a decade. Not after the… A Southwest Airlines flight from Oakland to San Diego was delayed Thursday — not because of weather, not because of a mechanical issue, but because a child-sized humanoid robot named… There’s a new addition to the network, and it does something most UFO sites can’t manage — it takes witness reports seriously without turning the whole thing into a carnival… Di Jin had never ridden in a driverless taxi before Monday. The South Bay businessman booked a Waymo to San Jose International Airport — a routine trip, uneventful right up…
Stolen Livestock, Poisoned Golf Courses, and Sewage Beaches: This Week’s Chaos
New Orleans Relocation Isn’t a Maybe Anymore — It’s a When
A Dancing Robot Bought Its Own Plane Ticket — Then Got Its Batteries Confiscated
Call 947-SAW A UFO: The Hotline for People Who Actually Saw Something
Self-Driving Car Takes Luggage Hostage, Waymo Offers Two “Complimentary Rides” as Compensation
