Retired journalist/editor/foreign correspondent: The Associated Press, 1965-1987 (Chicago, New York, Moscow, London, Johannesburg, Nairobi); Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1987-2008 (15 years as national/foreign editor, seven years on editorial board). Retired in June 2008. Touring bicyclist since 1994, with a cross-country trip in the fall of 2009 -- 3,130 miles unsupported from San Diego to St. Augustine, Fla. Extensive travel.