I still have industrial-strength dehumidifiers running 24/7 in my home to fully dry out the interior of walls that were flooded more than ten days ago…but portions of the house are returning to some semblance of reality. I actually have running water (hot and cold) in all the places that are supposed to have running water and none in spots where they're not. The place is becoming functional again, which is not to say it won't take months before all the repairs are made.
Volume 8 of The Complete Pogo is now reaching retailers and the folks at Amazon expect to be shipping copies next Tuesday. Since almost all of the credit goes to others, I can say it's a beautiful book collecting two prime years of what I've long thought was the best newspaper strip ever done. You can order it here or you can order it and the previous volume in a neat slipcase here. I highly recommend you do one or the other.