Hi! I'm John Atkinson, and I'm "Jan's man". I started out quite young, and ever since, I've been racing through my life at the steady pace of one day per day, just like you. Along the way, I've gathered a lot of friends and experiences. I've been blessed with many friends I truly cherish like family. I'm a computer consultant by profession, and a husband by privilege. I'm also the proudest father you'll ever meet, and the saddest, since our beautiful son, Robert, died on December 4, 2008, after being struck by a car at his college campus in Georgetown, Texas, just two days after his 22nd birthday. To get a sense of Rob's presence, see this YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clZYjF3CGgw. Here's a photo/video montage that we produced for his San Diego memorial service: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JGOu47xIG8 I'm a singer and guitarist, a son, a brother, a peace activist, and sometimes, yes, a photographer. Here are some of my photos. I hope you enjoy them. http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Travel/Puerto-Vallarta-2005/Puerto-Vallarta-2005-10-29-09/49291676_SEz6L-Ti.jpg http://jans-man.smugmug.com/ 2009-10-24T08:29:18Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com">John Atkinson (jans-man)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Vacation/Las-Vegas-October-2009/10075401_cKYb4">Las Vegas, October 2009</a>'</p><p><a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Vacation/Las-Vegas-October-2009/10075401_cKYb4" title="Las Vegas, October 2009"><img src="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Vacation/Las-Vegas-October-2009/Chandelier-at-the-Encore/691190855_kroEM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Las Vegas, October 2009" title="Las Vegas, October 2009" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-24T08:29:18Z John Atkinson (jans-man) http://jans-man.smugmug.com http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Vacation/Las-Vegas-October-2009/10075401_cKYb4 <p><a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com">John Atkinson (jans-man)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Arts-and-Crafts/Marcus-Henleys-wood-carvings/8341300_vD3or">Marcus Henley's wood carvings</a>'</p><p><a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Arts-and-Crafts/Marcus-Henleys-wood-carvings/8341300_vD3or" title="Marcus Henley's wood carvings"><img src="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Arts-and-Crafts/Marcus-Henleys-wood-carvings/P1000698/546792862_TanPq-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="122" alt="Marcus Henley's wood carvings" title="Marcus Henley's wood carvings" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-26T05:31:46Z John Atkinson (jans-man) http://jans-man.smugmug.com http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Arts-and-Crafts/Marcus-Henleys-wood-carvings/8341300_vD3or <p><a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com">John Atkinson (jans-man)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Art/Rob-Atkinsons-Art/7046965_e9Ttm">Rob Atkinson's Art</a>'</p><p><a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Art/Rob-Atkinsons-Art/7046965_e9Ttm" title="Rob Atkinson's Art"><img src="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Art/Rob-Atkinsons-Art/CD-decorated-for-Colleen/468245456_UKCN4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="148" alt="Rob Atkinson's Art" title="Rob Atkinson's Art" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-05T07:09:46Z John Atkinson (jans-man) http://jans-man.smugmug.com http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Art/Rob-Atkinsons-Art/7046965_e9Ttm <p><a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com">John Atkinson (jans-man)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Music/Mom-and-Dad-Visit-December/2263067_Nr92t">Mom and Dad Visit, December 2006</a>'</p><p><a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Music/Mom-and-Dad-Visit-December/2263067_Nr92t" title="Mom and Dad Visit, December 2006"><img src="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Music/Mom-and-Dad-Visit-December/Mom-John-and-Dad2/118156290_ssvJf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="76" alt="Mom and Dad Visit, December 2006" title="Mom and Dad Visit, December 2006" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2006-12-21T04:54:21Z John Atkinson (jans-man) http://jans-man.smugmug.com http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Music/Mom-and-Dad-Visit-December/2263067_Nr92t <p><a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com">John Atkinson (jans-man)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Weddings/John-and-Christines-Reception/2091971_mastN">John and Christine's Reception 10-1-2006</a>'</p><p><a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Weddings/John-and-Christines-Reception/2091971_mastN" title="John and Christine's Reception 10-1-2006"><img src="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Weddings/John-and-Christines-Reception/Angels-John-M-at-reception/107905900_WE8aP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="John and Christine's Reception 10-1-2006" title="John and Christine's Reception 10-1-2006" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2006-11-04T06:53:48Z John Atkinson (jans-man) http://jans-man.smugmug.com http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Weddings/John-and-Christines-Reception/2091971_mastN <p><a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com">John Atkinson (jans-man)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Parties/John-McNeilChristine-Elliot/1935088_nVRPn">John McNeil/Christine Elliot "Rainbow" Party, 9/23/2006</a>'</p><p><a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Parties/John-McNeilChristine-Elliot/1935088_nVRPn" title="John McNeil/Christine Elliot "Rainbow" Party, 9/23/2006"><img src="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Parties/John-McNeilChristine-Elliot/P9230707/98103792_DuSgf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="109" alt="John McNeil/Christine Elliot "Rainbow" Party, 9/23/2006" title="John McNeil/Christine Elliot "Rainbow" Party, 9/23/2006" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2006-09-26T02:20:16Z John Atkinson (jans-man) http://jans-man.smugmug.com http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Parties/John-McNeilChristine-Elliot/1935088_nVRPn <p><a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com">John Atkinson (jans-man)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Politics/2006-San-Diego-Walk-For-Peace/1905839_zL64R">2006 San Diego Walk For Peace</a>'</p><p><a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Politics/2006-San-Diego-Walk-For-Peace/1905839_zL64R" title="2006 San Diego Walk For Peace"><img src="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Politics/2006-San-Diego-Walk-For-Peace/P9170563/96211945_WEBQJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="57" alt="2006 San Diego Walk For Peace" title="2006 San Diego Walk For Peace" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2006-09-20T03:22:58Z John Atkinson (jans-man) http://jans-man.smugmug.com http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Politics/2006-San-Diego-Walk-For-Peace/1905839_zL64R <p><a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com">John Atkinson (jans-man)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Parties/Connie-Goviers-60th-Birthday/1829603_FxT22">Connie Govier's 60th Birthday Party</a>'</p><p><a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Parties/Connie-Goviers-60th-Birthday/1829603_FxT22" title="Connie Govier's 60th Birthday Party"><img src="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Parties/Connie-Goviers-60th-Birthday/P8260394/91515051_Tru8E-Th.jpg" width="147" height="150" alt="Connie Govier's 60th Birthday Party" title="Connie Govier's 60th Birthday Party" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2006-08-29T09:32:09Z John Atkinson (jans-man) http://jans-man.smugmug.com http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Parties/Connie-Goviers-60th-Birthday/1829603_FxT22 <p><a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com">John Atkinson (jans-man)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/People/Rob-and-Kasia-Aug-21-2006/1799869_gVYe3">Rob and Kasia - Aug. 21, 2006</a>'</p><p><a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/People/Rob-and-Kasia-Aug-21-2006/1799869_gVYe3" title="Rob and Kasia - Aug. 21, 2006"><img src="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/People/Rob-and-Kasia-Aug-21-2006/CDocuments-and-SettingsJohn/89713906_bNm4q-Th.jpg" width="140" height="150" alt="Rob and Kasia - Aug. 21, 2006" title="Rob and Kasia - Aug. 21, 2006" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2006-08-21T06:08:10Z John Atkinson (jans-man) http://jans-man.smugmug.com http://jans-man.smugmug.com/People/Rob-and-Kasia-Aug-21-2006/1799869_gVYe3 <p><a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com">John Atkinson (jans-man)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Politics/DOP-Fathers-Day-2006-Campaign/1572878_oipuq">DOP Father's Day 2006 Campaign</a>'</p><p><a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Politics/DOP-Fathers-Day-2006-Campaign/1572878_oipuq" title="DOP Father's Day 2006 Campaign"><img src="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Politics/DOP-Fathers-Day-2006-Campaign/Boys-On-Bikes-Cropped-for/76069141_YsX5X-Th.jpg" width="150" height="102" alt="DOP Father's Day 2006 Campaign" title="DOP Father's Day 2006 Campaign" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2006-06-17T10:38:28Z John Atkinson (jans-man) http://jans-man.smugmug.com http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Politics/DOP-Fathers-Day-2006-Campaign/1572878_oipuq <p><a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com">John Atkinson (jans-man)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/gallery/1397467_S3js5">EarthFair 2006</a>'</p><p><a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/gallery/1397467_S3js5" title="EarthFair 2006"><img src="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/photos/66070026_FQizu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="149" alt="EarthFair 2006" title="EarthFair 2006" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2006-04-24T03:31:02Z John Atkinson (jans-man) http://jans-man.smugmug.com http://jans-man.smugmug.com/gallery/1397467_S3js5 <p><a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com">John Atkinson (jans-man)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Travel/Puerto-Vallarta-2005/1060797_oiNBY">Puerto Vallarta, 2005</a>'</p><p><a href="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Travel/Puerto-Vallarta-2005/1060797_oiNBY" title="Puerto Vallarta, 2005"><img src="http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Travel/Puerto-Vallarta-2005/Puerto-Vallarta-2005-10-24-09/49282128_WnmS6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Puerto Vallarta, 2005" title="Puerto Vallarta, 2005" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2005-12-22T11:30:54Z John Atkinson (jans-man) http://jans-man.smugmug.com http://jans-man.smugmug.com/Travel/Puerto-Vallarta-2005/1060797_oiNBY