It's "Popeye the Sailor Man Day"! And with temps in the single digits… It’s a lot more than “Me Timbers” that’s Shivering!!!

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Monday, Congressional investigators revealed that Chinese researchers isolated and mapped the virus that causes Covid-19 in late December 2019, AT LEAST TWO WEEKS before Beijing revealed details of the deadly virus to the world.

- So basically, the Secret is Out… The Chinese DID try to keep the Ancient Chinese Secret a Secret!

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Ratings for Monday night's Emmy Awards sunk to an All-time low of just 4.3 Million viewers... down significantly from last years previous historic low of just 6 Million.

- In case you missed it... Some people won. Some people lost. And as usual, I hadn't heard of 99% of the shows… or “Stars”… that were nominated.

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Two of three U.S. adults say they disapprove of President Biden’s job performance — a record for his presidency.

- But apparently, Dr. Jill and Hunter were both in bad moods when they responded to the survey.

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The five wealthiest people on Earth have seen their wealth skyrocket by 114% since 2020… Meaning Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, Bernard Arnault, Larry Ellison and Elon Musk are now worth a combined total of $869 BILLION.

- Oh sure that may sound impressive. But I’ll bet they still have trouble finding quarters for the Vacuum at the Car Wash… just like the rest of us!!!

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The Fort Worth Zoo in Texas offered the first look at the first baby lion to be born there since 2015.

- They were gonna release a pic sooner… but they wanted to give the baby lion a few years to decide what Gender it wanted to be.

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Have a great day and I’ll see you back here Thursday!

-Dick