Michael Arden

My names were Pat and Jim.

Pat and Jim Moore.

My birth name is Michael Moore.

I changed it for obvious reasons.

But yeah, I mean, I feel so for the amount of what could be considered as like hardship, the amount of unbelievable gifts I received, shadows, anything negative, I'd say.

What did you learn from watching how your grandparents moved through the world?

I learned some things that I want to strive to do and some things that I want to strive to not do.

The good stuff would be to help people to go above and beyond and to assume responsibility even in moments when you might not feel like it's your obligation.

I think that's been something they taught me.

I mean, they didn't have to take me in.

They didn't have to take such care of me and provide me.

And they certainly did.

And had that not happened, I wouldn't be where I am today.

And so I'm very grateful for that.

I also, you know, we inherit our family's shortcomings as well.

You know, I think I want to worry less than they did, but I don't.

I was going to ask you for tips.

Yeah, no, I haven't figured that out yet.

And they, of course, grew up and lived in a different time and place and, you know.

Southern Baptists who grew up in the Deep South during the Depression, really, were born Depression babies.