Speaking of households, pls note that - per these same Census data - the share of 2-earner households in the USA has actually shrunk since the 1980s (earliest data available), while 1-earner HHs is steady and "no earners" (likely retirees) has grown:
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NFL = 'Nother Flag League. Borderline unwatchable.
I mean, at least baseball is *supposed* to be slow and boring. (That's its charm!) What's pro football's excuse?
The NFL is lucky standard time is coming soon. All that (glorious) Sunday darkness will force us inside, leaving us little choice but to watch garbageball or - gasp - talk to each other.
It's bizarre to me that, out of all the amazing things on The Jetsons we don't yet have, people focus their complaints on flying cars - which are, at best, only a Top 5 Jetsons Thing (and most definitely not No 1).
Robot Maid is obvs #1, and - quite frankly - it's not even close.
And, for my money, the Toaster Bed/morning hygiene system has gotta be second.
The only thing I truly miss abt Big Law is the DC office's professional-grade, European espresso machines (incl the porcelain demitasse!). So fancy, so globalist, so good.
Anyway, back to the coffee: having a high end coffeemaker and appropriate accoutrements seems like such a no brainer. Relatively low cost per employee, and you keep the troops happy AND wired to work work work.