Q: What is an asynchronous memoir?

A: That's one without a clock signal.

Q: What is that-from computers?

A: Yes. What I write causes associations.

One thing suggests another.

It's the association that is interesting to me. Not the temporal sequence.

Mind you, a lot of time the sequence suggests associations. That's one way we organize things.

Q: How does this relate to archeology?

A: In archeology, you are faithful to whatever comes out of the ground. In the order it comes out in.

Q: I see.

A: The place for logic is within the map. Not between the map and the real world.

Q: I see.

Is SOCIAL SECURITY: AN ASYNCHRONOUS MEMOIR Book IV of at the house?

A: No, it's Book I of The Salvage Archeologist of the Mall Builder Culture.

Q: And it will take us through Christmas?

A: Yes. To New Year's Eve.

Q: What's after that?

A: Whatever's next. A lot can happen between now and January 1.

Q: Was SOCIAL SECURITY: AN ASYNCHRONOUS MEMOIR ever Book IV of at the house?

A: Yes. Until today. Today, I saw it was the first book of a new series. Book I of The Salvage Archeologist of the Mall Builder Culture.

I saw I had started a new series.