People I admire ... Ruby Sinreich
Before I began blogging I spent a great deal of time online reading other people's blogs. Before I moved to Albuquerque I was considering moving to Chapel Hill, NC. During that time I became familiar with Ruby Sinreich who has just the kind of web presence and career trajectory that I would like to develop for myself one day. She was one of the major inspirations for my blog.
I was reading through my Google alerts just now and hitting all of those that pertained to Lawrence Lessig who I blogged about recently. It seems like Ruby and I are on the same page as I discovered she is a fan of Lessig as well and had just blogged about him too.
Ruby Sinreich calls herself a "progressive activist, local politico, professional organizer, and compulsive blogger". She lives in Chapel Hill, NC and kicks much ass. For more information about her please go here and here.

Comments
Let me know if you ever do come to Chapel Thrill... ;-)
You truly are an inspiration Ruby. Keep up the good work and if/when in "Chapel Thrill" ... I'll look you up ... PEACE!