Book #9- "The Monkey Wrench Gang"

Normally, I probably would not have read this book by Edward Abbey. But as I was perusing Amy's book selection at her apartment, I decided to give the author of "Fools Progress" (Ken's favorite book) a chance. At first, I wasn't too impressed and felt the book was dated, but I got into the adventure of it all by the end. It is primarily an environmental book... Taking place in Utah, it addresses the problems of strip mining, logging, dam building, etc. through the eyes of four protagonists who are bent on stopping the development of the desert. The writing is descriptive and I feel like I've been to this area of the States. If things were getting bad in the 70s environmentally, I don't want to think about what it looks like now.

Speaking of the environment, I have continued my anti-plastic bag lifestyle and it is going amazingly well. I use small bags for my garbage and ran out a long time ago. I have resorted to using bigger bags from my first days in Okinawa. It has been a long time since I've been short on plastic bags. I encourage you all to STOP USING PLASTIC BAGS!!!! Totes are cute and handy. And cashiers don't care... Mine expect it and one day I didn't have my tote with me, which threw them into chaos.