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He鈥檚 been blogging in some form or another since the turn of the millennium, eventually learning and loving <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225104013/http://wordpress.org/">WordPress</a>. After trying his hand at such careers as exegete, retail TV salesman, and digital strategist for a traditional publisher, he currently works as a Happiness Engineer at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225104013/http://automattic.com/">Automattic</a>, helping users of the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225104013/http://wordpress.com/">WordPress.com</a> service. In his spare time he enjoys the study of games and game design, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225104013/http://bach.csl.edu/">performing the works of the baroque</a>, being part of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225104013/http://cardinals.com/">Cardinal Nation</a>, and helping <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225104013/http://amandamarkel.com/">his wife</a> (try to) control his five children.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> </footer> </article> </div> </div> <div id="secondary" class="widget-area" role="complementary"> <div class="first front-widgets"> <aside id="recent-posts-2" class="widget widget_recent_entries"> <h3 class="widget-title">Recent Posts</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225104013/http://ryanmarkel.com/2012/12/11/effective-tutorials-in-video-games/" title="Effective Tutorials in Video Games">Effective Tutorials in Video Games</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225104013/http://ryanmarkel.com/2012/12/11/turning-the-real-into-the-unreal-paper-mario-sticker-star/" title="Turning the Real into the Unreal: Paper Mario Sticker Star">Turning the Real into the Unreal: Paper Mario Sticker Star</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225104013/http://ryanmarkel.com/2012/12/06/no-more-free-google-apps-for-domains/" title="No More Free Google Apps for Domains">No More Free Google Apps for Domains</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225104013/http://ryanmarkel.com/2012/12/03/rock-band-as-art/" title="Rock Band as Art">Rock Band as Art</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225104013/http://ryanmarkel.com/2012/11/14/the-ncaa-and-student-likenesses-in-ea-games/" title="The NCAA and Student Likenesses in EA Games">The NCAA and Student Likenesses in EA Games</a> </li> </ul> </aside> </div> <div class="second front-widgets"> <aside id="image-3" class="widget widget_image"><h3 class="widget-title">Come hear me sing.</h3><div class="jetpack-image-container"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225104013/http://ryanmarkel.com/2012/09/05/bach-at-the-sem-2012-2013-season/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225104013im_/http://ryanmarkel.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/bats3.jpg" alt="Bach at the Sem" class="alignnone"/></a></div> </aside> </div> </div> </div> <footer id="colophon" role="contentinfo"> <div class="site-info"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225104013/http://wordpress.org/" title="Semantic Personal Publishing Platform">Proudly powered by WordPress</a> </div> </footer> </div> <div style="display:none"> </div> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225104013js_/http://ryanmarkel.com/wp-content/plugins/jetpack/modules/photon/photon.js?ver=20121206"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225104013js_/http://s0.wp.com/wp-content/js/devicepx-jetpack.js?ver=201251"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225104013js_/http://s.gravatar.com/js/gprofiles.js?ver=2012Decaa"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var WPGroHo = {"my_hash":""}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225104013js_/http://ryanmarkel.com/wp-content/plugins/jetpack/modules/wpgroho.js?ver=3.6-alpha-23193"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225104013js_/http://ryanmarkel.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/js/navigation.js?ver=1.0"></script> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225104013js_/http://stats.wordpress.com/e-201251.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> st_go({v:'ext',j:'1:2.0.4',blog:'39994758',post:'6414',tz:'-6'}); var load_cmc = function(){linktracker_init(39994758,6414,2);}; if ( typeof addLoadEvent != 'undefined' ) addLoadEvent(load_cmc); else load_cmc(); </script></body> </html>