Vlad (Wlodek) Wielbut 3745 Fieldcrest Lane Ypsilanti, MI 48197 e-mail: wlodek at umich dot edu

5 books I have just finished reading:
"The Cult of the Amateur" by Andrew Keen
"The Lost City of Z" by David Grann
"The Geography of Bliss" By Eric Weiner
"The Angel's Game" by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
 "Digital Barbarism" by Marc Helprin

5 musicians I've been listening to recently:
David Gray
James Blunt
Secret Garden
Deep Forest
California Liar

5 films I have recently seen:
"Seven Pounds"
"Pursuit of Happyness"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"The IT Crowd, Season I and II"
"Shreck"

Political views:
Independent with a strong libertarian tilt
Opposed to: racism (in any direction), socialism, censorship

Religion:
None. Cultivates highly abstract and fuzzy ideas in the spiritual domain.

Enjoys:
Books (especially those related to current events and trends in the world)
Bicycling
Ocean (beach and waves)
Music (all kinds, as long as it sounds good)


Dislikes:
Television
Mass sport events
Fanatics of any sort
Political correctness
Bleeding-heart liberals and left-wing lumpenintelligentsia
Religious fundamentalism (any and all, but Islamic in particular after September 11, 2001)