Matthew's birthday is today and we got to go and celebrate by having brunch with him and Stephanie at La Note in Berkeley. Mmmm...they know so many wonderful places to eat.
In fact, Matt knows so much about so many things that I count on him to bring me up to date on all the things I need to know. He sees what is happening the world and puts his observations to work, seeing patterns and developing trends across the globe. He is always ahead of the curve of emerging technology, but he also sees the direction corporations and governments are going and is incredible at predicting outcomes. He is an "early adopter" of new technology and always ready to maximize its uses, but he is also an accurate analyst when it come to understanding the weaknesses in that technology. He is amazing! Time with Matt always leaves me staggered by the insights he has into what is happening in the world today.
However, Matt's greatest virtues lie not with his intellectual brilliance, but with what you see in his face in these pictures. He is a loving man with a devoted wife. He is fiercely loyal to all of the people he cares about, whether they are family or friends (he said he would "kill" for his niece Susannah should she ever need his services as a bodyguard). He is generous and loving.
He is passionate about the things that matter to him--politically, socially and especially in matters of justice--but people matter to him more than anything else. Even stupid people matter to him because every person, like every event in the news, is part of the whole pattern of life. Matt wants us all to get up to speed and work together for good outcomes. I am very proud to be his mother.
Here is a birthday prayer for Matthew:
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