Kevin James Shay

My blogs

Gender	Male
Industry	Communications or Media
Occupation	Writer/Journalist
Location	Washington, D.C., United States
Introduction	Since I have lived for almost half a century and written for newspapers and magazines for three decades, I think I have something interesting to contribute to the Blogosphere. I write on trends and happenings that interest me related to society, art, sports, politics, travel, parenting, the Cosmos and whatever else floats my boat. Oh yeah, I am very tall at 6-7, thus that's where the blog's name originates - I don't continually fly around in a hot-air balloon.
Interests	Photography, sports, travel, writing, the arts, politics, the Great Outdoors, astronomy, geology, archaeology.
Favorite Movies	The Unbearable Lightness of Being, A River Runs Through It, Planet of the Apes, The Front, One on One, White Men Can't Jump, Fahrenheit 9/11, Schindler's List, Roger and Me, Out of Africa, Reds, Born on the Fourth of July, In the Name of the Father, Dances with Wolves, Breaking Away, Dead Poets Society, Dead Man Walking, Shawshank Redemption, Grapes of Wrath, Mississippi Burning, JFK, Santa Fe, Star Wars and Indiana Jones movies with my son, High School Musical with my daughter.
Favorite Music	Classic rock, blues, some jazz.
Favorite Books	Walden, The Age of Reason, A People's History of the United States, Catcher in the Rye