A short article about ISFA appeared on page B1 in the February 26 edition of the Wall Street Journal. But There Are Strings Attached. Among them are Gelvin Stevenson s notion of string figures as moving meditations, Alex Abraham s proposed use of string figures as exercise for the arthritic, and James Murphy s practice of using string figures to teach math and logic. The article even mentions Keith s scandalous brassiere figure and Noble s lost elephant. Needless to say, we are much indebted to Elizabeth Seay for publicizing our organization.
Publicity is indeed the key to our survival.
Given the diversity of our group, Philip Noble has suggested we feature member profiles in each issue of ISFA News. In this issue, we introduce two longtime members. I use them to tell stories and amaze my friends. My favorite figure is chocolate. String figures enrich my life for a variety of reasons.