The thoughts, work and ideas of Liam Dempsey

Liam Dempsey

An Ongoing Worksite

This happy little website serves as a testing ground and play area for me. While the content is always 'real', the design and functionality vary from time to time as I often play with ideas here. I do so on a 'live' site so as to encourage myself to make the changes quickly.

Entries Tagged as 'Life in General'

Phone boxes in NYC

January 19th, 2010 · No Comments

Back in October of last year, I made my first trip to New York City. On a rather spur of the moment decision, I popped into the car on an early Saturday morning and drove the two hours north to New York. Crossing into Manhattan through the Lincoln Tunnel, I had arrived in the Big [...]

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Tags: Life in General

The Home Depot experience

January 18th, 2010 · 3 Comments

Since becoming a home owner again earlier this year, I’ve made a few trips to my local Home Depot (#4137 is my local) to get various bits and pieces for around the house. During this time, I have been repeatedly impressed with the quality of the sales floor staff at my local Home Depot. Always [...]

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Tags: Business · Life in General

Clearing up cultural confusion: Cider

November 12th, 2009 · No Comments

The Setting Recently I was conducting a job interview over Skype, using video.  I was speaking with a prospective employee, who was perched in front of a computer at lbdesign’s London office. My colleague was with this prospective employee.  As may be evident to regular visitors to this blog, I am currently based in Philadelphia. [...]

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Tags: Business · Life in General · Pubs and beer · Social Networking

How to relax (Part (II)

October 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments

A little video from the wonderfully peaceful beaches of Bermuda. I posted this little clip mostly to share with myself, maybe in six months time, when I am feeling stressed and overwhelmed.  Please feel free to use it for similar purposes for yourself.

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How to relax (Part I)

October 27th, 2009 · 3 Comments

I’ve never been one to take a warm holiday. The idea of falling asleep on the beach with a book on my lap had never appealed to me as an enjoyable way to spend an entire holiday. Sure, an afternoon of relaxing is welcome, but the whole trip of that? Boy! Was a I wrong! [...]

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Tags: Life in General