He was spit on; he was beaten; he was screamed and hollered at.

This site screamed out for a house . It's such a marvelous location ... from the topography of the site, to the shape of the site, everything said to me: This is where I should try and build a house. We have the river; we have the marvelous rice terraces which we can see from our decks.

Screamed like a manic cheerleader heaping encouragement on her high school’s punt returner as he breaks through the first wall of blocks.

The fact that they have beaten the reigning All Ireland champions tells you just how big a task we face. We certainly need to get into our stride from the outset - we can't afford to be in a position where we would be playing catch-up.

Jim screamed at me. But I deserved it. Right, Jim?

It's small, very small. If you're sweating, they're going to see it. If you spit, they're going to see it. But that intimacy brings a theater experience that's unlike what you have anywhere else. You feel like you're building a family over the course of the night.