Atlanta

My Crazy Life With the Beautiful Game

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OK, so it’s no secret that I have become a massive soccer (football) fan over the last 10 years. I liked watching it prior to that, but, as you know, with the coming of Atlanta United in 2017, the rest is history.

The game has been around a lot longer than that of course… and it’s time that I lay roots down to further my fandom. I made a post on social media today about a quest that I am embarking on. I’ll let my video do the talking here.

The time has come for me to make this announcement. #EFL, #PremierLeague, get ready! It's time for Nick to pick his side.

— NickintheATL (@nickintheatl.bsky.social) 2026-05-24T18:40:40.390Z

Now, you may be asking yourself why? Why make such a public deal about this? Why not just pick a team and go with it? Because I can’t. I just don’t know… that’s why I’m soliciting feedback from everyone. It also proves to me just how passionate everyone else is about the Beautiful Game too! The popularity of the sport has grown by leaps and bounds in just the last few years and it’ll only get better from here.

More to come!

Random Thoughts – 03/18/2021

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I sit here with my mind in a blur. It’s been a hell of a week in Atlanta. I am going to assume the reader by now has heard of the tragic and hateful events that transpired earlier this week.
(However, in case you’ve been living under a rock, go get up to speed.)

I echo what a lot of other people have said, hate has no home in ATL. None whatsoever.

What I do want to talk about is how I personally feel about all of this and how it relates to me.

As a gay man, I have had my fair share of hate, scorn, epithets and what have you thrown at me. It’s not fun. In my travels here, I have driven past the places where this all happened lots of times. I never though anything of them. They are legitimate businesses ran by good people. To have so many lives cut short by a terrorist claiming he was trying to remove sources of his sex addiction is just the most ridiculous thing I have heard in quite a while.

How can a person live with themselves after that.

Gah. I don’t know.

There is lots more to digest out of this, but I don’t want to ramble on. A lot of other people have already said what I am thinking.

Let my good friend Ron educate you a bit:

Atlanta is strong. We won’t let hate win. I know this place is a good one. I still love it here and we will go forward stronger. Say their names.