We’re breaking from our normal Monday evening programming for this month due to another really great event!

You are invited to the Our Tattoo Stories event on October 10th!

• What: Our Tattoo Stories Photographic Exhibit
• When: Saturday, October 10, 2026 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
  6:30 PM:  Meet and hear from some of the participants sharing their stories
• Where: Bethany United Methodist Church
  Disciple Building (D) Room D-105
  10010 Anderson Mill Road, Austin, TX 78750
  See Map to Event
• Admission: Free and open to the public
  RSVP is required
  (so we have a good idea of how many people are attending!)

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ALSO: Stay tuned! If you are a subscriber to our email group, you may get an email for a spontaneously organized dinner outing! If you are NOT subscribed to our email group, let me know at ! I can add you!

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We’re still doing breakfast!

BREAKFAST:  Tuesday October 13th  our monthly breakfast!
8am at Kerbey Lane Cafe 
(183 @ Anderson Mill).
RSVP to  so we know what size table to get!

We’re breaking from our normal Monday evening programming for this month due to travel.

Stay tuned! If you are a subscriber to our email group, you may get an email for a spontaneously organized dinner outing! If you are NOT subscribed to our email group, let me know at ! I can add you!

ALSO we’re still doing breakfast!

BREAKFAST:  Tuesday September 8th  our monthly breakfast!
8am at Kerbey Lane Cafe 
(183 @ Anderson Mill).
RSVP to  so we know what size table to get!

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When: Monday August 3, 2026 7:00pm
What: Documentary – The Wolves of Yellowstone
This 60 Minutes report explores humanity’s role as stewards of nature by questioning what is the right thing to do when balancing the ecological restoration of gray wolves in Yellowstone National Park with the management of their populations and the valid concerns of local ranchers.
Bring: Potluck light food/snack item to share – I’ll bring a pizza.
(if you don’t have time to bring a food item, come anyway!)
Where: Kevin Gourley’s Photography Studio at 11740 Jollyville Rd. Suite 400, Austin TX
RSVP: Let us know you’re coming, so we know how to set up tables & chairs. Send an email to 

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BREAKFAST:  Tuesday August 11th  our monthly breakfast!
8am at Kerbey Lane Cafe 
(183 @ Anderson Mill).
RSVP to  so we know what size table to get!

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When: Monday August 17, 2026 7:00pm
What: The Queen of Basketball – A 2022 Oscar-Winning Short Documentary
This fascinating Oscar-winning documentary short chronicles the trailblazing basketball career of Lusia Harris—who overcame childhood poverty, height-related teasing, and later struggles with bipolar disorder and a lack of professional opportunities—to become a three-time national champion and the first woman officially drafted by the NBA.
Bring: Potluck light food/snack item to share – I’ll bring a pizza.
(if you don’t have time to bring a food item, come anyway!)
Where: Kevin Gourley’s Photography Studio at 11740 Jollyville Rd. Suite 400, Austin TX
RSVP: Let us know you’re coming, so we know how to set up tables & chairs. Send an email to 

We’re taking a break from our regular schedule!
Instead of two meetings and a breakfast, we are doing this:

Monday July 20, 2026 6:30pm Dinner Outing!

Location: Aviator Pizza & Drafthouse
4005 W Parmer Ln Ste E, Austin, TX 78727

Let us know if you’d like to join us!

When: Monday June 1 2026 7:00pm
What: TED Talk – You are not alone in your loneliness – Jonny Sun
Through a beautifully honest and humorous reflection on his own vulnerabilities, artist Jonny Sun reveals how sharing your loneliness with the online world can unexpectedly connect you with a supportive global community of fellow outsiders.
Bring: Potluck light food/snack item to share – I’ll bring a pizza.
(if you don’t have time to bring a food item, come anyway!)
Where: Kevin Gourley’s Photography Studio at 11740 Jollyville Rd. Suite 400, Austin TX
RSVP: Let us know you’re coming, so we know how to set up tables & chairs. Send an email to 

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BREAKFAST:  Tuesday June 9th  our monthly breakfast!
8am at Kerbey Lane Cafe (183 @ Anderson Mill).
RSVP to  so we know what size table to get!

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When: Monday June 15, 2026 7:00pm
What: TED Talk – This is what happens when you reply to spam email – James Veitch
In this hilariously entertaining TED Talk, comedian James Veitch walks us through a weeks-long email exchange with a scammers’ “gold” representative, proving that replying to spam email can become a masterful, laugh-out-loud exercise in wasting their time.
Bring: Potluck light food/snack item to share – I’ll bring a pizza.
(if you don’t have time to bring a food item, come anyway!)
Where: Kevin Gourley’s Photography Studio at 11740 Jollyville Rd. Suite 400, Austin TX
RSVP: Let us know you’re coming, so we know how to set up tables & chairs. Send an email to 

When: Monday May 4, 2026 7:00pm
What: TED Talk – My Road Trip Through the Whitest Towns in America Rich Benjamin shares his experiences embedding himself in “Whitopias” to understand the social and political implications of self-segregation in America.
Bring: Potluck light food/snack item to share – I’ll bring a pizza.
(if you don’t have time to bring a food item, come anyway!)
Where: Kevin Gourley’s Photography Studio at 11740 Jollyville Rd. Suite 400, Austin TX
RSVP: Let us know you’re coming, so we know how to set up tables & chairs. Send an email to 

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BREAKFAST:  Tuesday May 12th  our monthly breakfast!
8am at Kerbey Lane Cafe (183 @ Anderson Mill).
RSVP to  so we know what size table to get!

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When: Monday May 18, 2026 7:00pm
What: TED Talk – AI is Coming for Your Job. Now What?
Vlad Tenev discusses the inevitable disruption of the labor market by AI and suggests that the future belongs to those who use these tools to become “one-person empires.”
Where: Kevin Gourley’s Photography Studio at 11740 Jollyville Rd. Suite 400, Austin TX
RSVP: Let us know you’re coming, so we know how to set up tables & chairs. Send an email to 

When: Monday April 6, 2026 7:00pm
What: TED Talk – My life started when they said it was over | Elin Kjos
In her viral TEDx talk, viewed over 44 million times, Elin Kjos shares how a terminal cancer diagnosis shifted her focus from future achievements to living fully in the present, proving that life can truly begin even when it seems to be ending.
Bring: Potluck light food/snack item to share – I’ll bring a pizza.
(if you don’t have time to bring a food item, come anyway!)
Where: Kevin Gourley’s Photography Studio at 11740 Jollyville Rd. Suite 400, Austin TX
RSVP: Let us know you’re coming, so we know how to set up tables & chairs. Send an email to 

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BREAKFAST:  Tuesday April 14th  our monthly breakfast!
8am at Kerbey Lane Cafe (183 @ Anderson Mill).
RSVP to  so we know what size table to get!

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When: Monday April 20, 2026 7:00pm
What: How To Stop Doom Scrolling – 7 Tips To Break Free From Social Media
First, what exactly IS “Doom Scrolling?” Doomscrolling is the act of continuously scrolling through bad news on social media or news feeds, despite the feelings of anxiety or dread it produces.
The video “How to Stop Doomscrolling (And What to Do Instead!)” by Psych2Go provides actionable strategies to break the cycle of addictive social media use by understanding the brain’s negativity bias and implementing practical “friction points,” such as setting timers, using grayscale mode, and replacing passive consumption with creative or physical activities
Where: Kevin Gourley’s Photography Studio at 11740 Jollyville Rd. Suite 400, Austin TX
RSVP: Let us know you’re coming, so we know how to set up tables & chairs. Send an email to 

When: Monday March 2, 2026 7:00pm
What: Sorry, meeting canceled due to an emergency.

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BREAKFAST:  Tuesday March 10th our monthly breakfast!
8am at Kerbey Lane Cafe (183 @ Anderson Mill).
RSVP to  so we know what size table to get!

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When: Monday March 16, 2026 7:00pm
What: Conan O’Brien’s Dartmouth Commencement Address!
Conan O’Brien’s 2011 Dartmouth commencement address is a humorous yet poignant speech that uses his personal experience with professional failure to argue that our setbacks ultimately define us and allow us to reinvent ourselves.
Bring: Potluck light food/snack item to share – I’ll bring a pizza.
(if you don’t have time to bring a food item, come anyway!)
Where: Kevin Gourley’s Photography Studio at 11740 Jollyville Rd. Suite 400, Austin TX
RSVP: Let us know you’re coming, so we know how to set up tables & chairs. Send an email to 

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Starting off to a positive start in February, we’ love for you to join us! Invite a friend!

When: Monday February 2nd, 2026 7:00pm
What: TED Talk Watch Party!
“The happy secret to better work” w/ Shawn Achor
This is a very popular TED talk watched over 27 million times! We believe we should work hard in order to be happy, but could we be thinking about things backwards? In this fast-moving and very funny talk, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that, actually, happiness inspires us to be more productive.
Bring: Potluck light food/snack item to share – I’ll bring a pizza.
(if you don’t have time to bring a food item, come anyway!)
Where: Kevin Gourley’s Photography Studio at 11740 Jollyville Rd. Suite 400, Austin TX
RSVP: Let us know you’re coming, so we know how to set up tables & chairs. Send an email to 

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BREAKFAST:  Tuesday February 10th our next monthly breakfast!
8am at Kerbey Lane Cafe (183 @ Anderson Mill).
RSVP to  so we know what size table to get!

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When: Monday February 16th, 2026 7:00pm
What: TED Talk Watch Party!
“10 ways to have a better conversation” w/ Celeste Headlee
When your job hinges on how well you talk to people, you learn a lot about how to have conversations — and that most of us don’t converse very well. Celeste Headlee has worked as a radio host for decades, and she knows the ingredients of a great conversation: Honesty, brevity, clarity and a healthy amount of listening. In this insightful talk, she shares 10 useful rules for having better conversations. “Go out, talk to people, listen to people,” she says. “And, most importantly, be prepared to be amazed.”
Bring: Potluck light food/snack item to share – I’ll bring a pizza.
(if you don’t have time to bring a food item, come anyway!)
Where: Kevin Gourley’s Photography Studio at 11740 Jollyville Rd. Suite 400, Austin TX
RSVP: Let us know you’re coming, so we know how to set up tables & chairs. Send an email to 

We haven’t figured out what we’re doing in February yet! Stay tuned…!

Celebrate a New Year! Happy 2026 Everyone!
Here’s our lineup of January activities with our Life-Insights group!

When: Monday January 5th, 2026 7:00pm
What: TED Talk Watch Party!
“You can do better than a New Year’s resolution – How to Be a Better Human” w/ Gretchen Rubin
Bring: Potluck light food/snack item to share – I’ll bring a pizza.
(if you don’t have time to bring a food item, come anyway!)
Where: Kevin Gourley’s Photography Studio at 11740 Jollyville Rd. Suite 400, Austin TX
RSVP: Let us know you’re coming, so we know how to set up tables & chairs. Send an email to 

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BREAKFAST:  Tuesday January 13th our next monthly breakfast!
8am at Kerbey Lane Cafe (183 @ Anderson Mill).
RSVP to  so we know what size table to get!

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When: Monday January 19th, 2026 7:00pm
What: TED Talk Watch Party!
“The Art of Asking” by Amanda Palmer
A popular TED talk viewed over 13 million times. In The Art of Asking, Amanda Palmer explores the transformative power of vulnerability, arguing that asking for help is not an act of weakness or begging, but a collaborative exchange that builds deep human connection and trust between artists and their communities.
Bring: Potluck light food/snack item to share – I’ll bring a pizza.
(if you don’t have time to bring a food item, come anyway!)
Where: Kevin Gourley’s Photography Studio at 11740 Jollyville Rd. Suite 400, Austin TX
RSVP: Let us know you’re coming, so we know how to set up tables & chairs. Send an email to