/*
Theme Name: Merri Musings - Sexy Cooking Skin
Theme URI: http:/merrimusings.mu.nu/
Author: Apothegm Designs
Author URI: http://apothegmdesigns.com/
*/

body {
margin: 0; 
/* setting border: 0 hoses ie5 win window inner well border */
padding: 0;  }

body { text-align: center; } /* center on ie */

img, a img { border: 1px solid #FFFFFF; }
#alpha a { color: #FFFFCC; text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px; }
#alpha a:link { color: #FFFFCC; text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px; }
#alpha a:hover { color: #FFCCCC; text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px; }
#alpha a:visited { color: #FFFFCC; text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px; }

#beta a { color: #CC0000; text-decoration: underline; }
#beta a:link	{ color: #CC0000; text-decoration: underline; }
#beta a:hover	{ color: #996633; text-decoration: underline;  }
#beta a:visited { color: #CC0000; text-decoration: underline; }

#gamma a { color: #330000; text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px; }
#gamma a:link { color: #330000; text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px; }
#gamma a:hover { color: #CC0000; text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px; }
#gamma a:visited { color: #330000; text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px; }

h1, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; }

h1, h3, h4, h5, h6 { font-weight: normal; }
h1, h3, h4, h5, h6, p, ol, ul, pre, blockquote {
margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; }

/* page layout */

body { color: #000000; text-align: center; font-size: 12px; line-height: 130%;
font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif; 
background: #CC0000 url(http://www.merrimusings.mu.nu/style/2/wrap1150.jpg) repeat-y top left; }

#container {
width: 900px;  text-align: left; position: relative; 
margin-left: 50px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px; /* center on everything else */ }

#banner {
width: auto; 
/* necessary for ie win */
margin-top: 0px; position: relative; height: 390px; width: 900px;
background: url(http://www.merrimusings.mu.nu/style/2/topper4.jpg); 
background-repeat: no-repeat;  }

#banner a, #banner a:link { display: none; }
#banner-description, .description { display: none; }

#rap { position: relative; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; 
margin-top: -150px; width: 900px; }

#alpha { width: 215px; display: block; position: absolute; float: none;
text-align: left; margin-right: 0px; left: 10px; top: 100px; padding: 0px; 
background-image: url(http://www.merrimusings.mu.nu/style/2/alphatopper.jpg) top left no-repeat; color: #FFCCCC; }

#beta { width: auto; display: block; float: none; top: 0; left: 225px;
color: #666666; font-size: 12.5px; position: absolute; width: 450px; }

#gamma { width: 220px; display: block; top: 50px; right: 0px; padding: 0px;
left: 680px; position: absolute; float: none; color: #CC0000; }

#alpha, #beta, #gamma {
display: inline; /* ie win bugfix */
min-height: 1px; }	

#alpha .left-top { height: 20px; margin: 0px; }
#alpha .left-bot { height: 20px; margin: -20px 0px 20px 0px; padding: 0px; }

#alpha .left { margin: 0px; padding: 0px 10px 0px 10px;  font-size: 12px; }
#alpha .left ul { margin: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0px; }
#alpha .left  ul li { list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; }
#alpha .left ul ul { margin: 0px; padding: 0px; margin-top: 1px solid #FFFFFF; }
#alpha .left ul li li { list-style-type: none; padding-left: 20px; padding-bottom: 5px; }
#alpha .left ul.children { margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 10px; }
#alpha .left h2 { text-align: center; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 30px;
padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; margin-bottom: 5px; }	

#alpha #searchform { margin: 0px; padding: 0px; }
#alpha #searchform input { width: 100px; border: 1px solid #000000; }
#alpha #searchform #go { width: 30px; }
#alpha select { width: 140px; }
#alpha option { width: 140px; }

#content { margin-top: 400px;     }

#gamma .right-top { height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;  }
#gamma .right-bot { height: 20px; margin: -20px 0px 20px 0px; 
padding: 0px; }

#gamma .right { margin: 0px; padding: 0px 10px 0px 10px; font-size: 12px; }
#gamma .right ul { margin: 0px; padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0px; }
#gamma .right ul li { list-style-type: none; margin: 0px;
padding-bottom: 20px; }
#gamma .right ul ul { margin: 0px; padding: 0px; }
#gamma .right ul li li { margin-left: 30px; text-align: left; line-height: 12px;
list-style: url(http://www.merrimusings.mu.nu/style/2/tinytomato.jpg); 
padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 1px;
padding-bottom: 1px; }

#gamma .right ul.children { margin-top: 5px; margin-left: 10px; }
#gamma .right .side h2 { color: #CC0000;
font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
font-size: 16px; text-align: center; margin: 0px; 
font-variant: small-caps; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px; font-size: 14px; }

#gamma #searchform { margin: 0px; padding: 0px; }
#gamma #searchform input { width: 100px; border: 1px solid #CC0000; }
#gamma #searchform #go { width: 30px; }
#gamma select { width: 140px; }
#gamma option { width: 140px; }

/* standard helper classes */

.clr { clear: both; overflow: hidden; width: 1px; height: 1px; font-size: none;
margin: 0 -1px -1px 0; border: 0; padding: 0; line-height: 0%; }

/* content */

.spacer { align: center; }

.content-nav { margin: 10px; text-align: center; }

.date-header, .entry-content { position: static; clear: both; }

.entry, .trackbacks, .comments, .archive { position: static; overflow: hidden;
clear: both; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 20px; }

.entry-content, .trackbacks-info, .trackback-content, .comment-content,
.comments-open-content, .comments-closed {
clear: both; margin: 5px 10px; }

.entry-excerpt, .entry-body, .entry-more-link, .entry-more { clear: both; }

.entry-footer, .trackback-footer, .comment-footer, .comments-open-footer,
.archive-content { clear: both; margin: 5px 10px 20px 10px; }

h2, .trackbacks-header, .comments-header, .comments-open-header, .archive-header, .archive-header a, {
/* ie win (5, 5.5, 6) bugfix */
p\osition: relative;
width: 100%;
w\idth: auto;
margin: 0; padding: 0px; text-align: left; font-weight: normal;
font-variant: small-caps; margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 5px;
font-size: 20px; color: #000040; line-height: 125%; }

h1 { margin: 0px; text-align: right; padding: 10px; margin-top: 20px;
font-family: "Stone Sans ITC TT", "Arial Rounded MT BOLD", Verdana, sans-serif;
color: #CC0000; font-size: 16px; }

h3 { font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 5px; font-weight: bold; color: #996633; padding-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dotted #444444; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px;  }

blockquote { font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;
font-size:11px; background: #CC9999; font-weight:normal;  padding: 10px;
border:1px solid #CC0000; margin-right: 15px; margin-left: 10px; }

.entry-content, .comment-content, .trackback-content { 
margin: 0; line-height: 125%; }

.entry-footer, .comment-footer, .trackback-footer { 
margin: 0 0 20px 0; border-top: 1px solid #444444; padding-top: 3px; 
color: #000000; font-size: 11.5px; text-align: right; }

.comment-content, .trackback-content, .comment-footer, .trackback-footer {
margin-left: 10px; border: 0px; }

.content-nav { margin-top: 0; }

#trackbacks-info { margin: 10px 0; border: 1px solid #CCCCCC; padding: 0 10px; color: #444444; font-size: 11.5px; text-align: center; }

.comments-open-footer{ margin: 10px 0; color: #444444; font-size: 11.5px; border: 0px; }

.blog { padding: 15px; text-align: justified; color: #444444; }

#menu { margin-bottom:15px; text-align:center; }			
		
.posted	{ font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif; padding-top: 5px;
border-top: 1px dotted #444444; font-size: 11.5px; color: #000033; 
margin-bottom: 20px; }
			
.calendar { font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 140%;
padding: 0px; text-align: center; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;
color: #000000; font-weight:normal; }
div.calendar { padding: 2px; text-align: center; }
div.calendar table { width: 190px; text-align: center;  }
.calendar a { text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold; }
.calendarhead { text-align: center; font-weight: normal; 
font-variant: small-caps; line-height: 140%; margin-bottom: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; font-size: 20px; color: #330000; }	

.side { color:#000000; font-size: 12px; font-weight:normal; line-height:140%;
padding:2px; }	
		
.comments-body { color: #444444; text-align: left; font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 140%; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-top: 10px; border: 0px;  }		

.comments-post { color:#444444; text-align: left; font-size: 11.5px; 
font-weight: normal; border: 0px; }	
			
.trackback-url { color:#444444; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;
line-height: 140%; padding: 5px; border: 1px solid #CCCCCC; }

.trackback-body { color: #444444; text-align: left; font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: normal; height: 100%; text-align: left; line-height: 140%; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-top: 10px; }		

.trackback-post { color:#444444; text-align: left; font-size: 11.5px; font-weight:normal; }	
		
.comments-head { font-size: 14px; color: #000000; margin-top: 20px; font-weight: normal; }		

.skins {
background: url(http://www.merrimusings.mu.nu/style/2/skins.jpg) top center no-repeat; height: 40px; }

.photo { 
background: url(http://www.merrimusings.mu.nu/style/2/littlemerrichef.jpg) top center no-repeat; width: 200px; height: 247px; border: 0px; }
.calendarimage { 
background: url(http://www.merrimusings.mu.nu/style/2/calendar.jpg) top center no-repeat; height: 40px }
.recent { 
background: url(http://www.merrimusings.mu.nu/style/2/recentmusings.jpg) top center no-repeat; height: 40px; }
.comments { 
background: url(http://www.merrimusings.mu.nu/style/2/recentcomments.jpg) top center no-repeat; height: 40px; }
.category { 
background: url(http://www.merrimusings.mu.nu/style/2/categoryarchives.jpg) top center no-repeat; height: 40px; }
.monthly { 
background: url(http://www.merrimusings.mu.nu/style/2/monthlyarchives.jpg) top center no-repeat; height: 40px; }
.tempo { 
background: url(http://www.merrimusings.mu.nu/style/2/tempo.jpg) top center no-repeat; height: 40px; }
.culinari { 
background: url(http://www.merrimusings.mu.nu/style/2/culinari.jpg) top center no-repeat; height: 40px; }
.allthings { 
background: url(http://www.merrimusings.mu.nu/style/2/rachaelray.jpg) top center no-repeat; height: 60px; }
.coll { 
background: url(http://www.merrimusings.mu.nu/style/2/coll.jpg) top center no-repeat; height: 40px; }
.americanflag { 
background: url(http://www.merrimusings.mu.nu/style/2/american.jpg) top center no-repeat; height: 60px; }
.aclu { 
background: url(http://www.merrimusings.mu.nu/style/2/stoptheaclu.jpg) top center no-repeat; height: 60px; }

.honors { 
background: url(http://www.merrimusings.mu.nu/style/2/honors.jpg) top center no-repeat; height: 60px; }
.dice { 
background: url(http://www.merrimusings.mu.nu/style/2/glenn.jpg) top center no-repeat; height: 60px; }
.blogads { 
background: url(http://www.merrimusings.mu.nu/style/2/blogads.jpg) top center no-repeat; height: 40px; }
.nebraska { 
background: url(http://www.merrimusings.mu.nu/style/2/nebraska.jpg) top center no-repeat; height: 60px; }
.cotillion { 
background: url(http://www.merrimusings.mu.nu/style/2/thecotillion.jpg) top center no-repeat; height: 40px; }
.favorito { 
background: url(http://www.merrimusings.mu.nu/style/2/favorito.jpg) top center no-repeat; height: 60px; }
.protect { 
background: url(http://www.merrimusings.mu.nu/style/2/protect.jpg) top center no-repeat; height: 60px; }
.vigilant { 
background: url(http://www.merrimusings.mu.nu/style/2/vigilant.jpg) top center no-repeat; height: 60px; }
.stats { 
background: url(http://www.merrimusings.mu.nu/style/2/stats.jpg) top center no-repeat; height: 40px; }
.search { 
background: url(http://www.merrimusings.mu.nu/style/2/search.jpg) top center no-repeat; height: 40px; }
.munu { 
background: url(http://www.merrimusings.mu.nu/style/2/munu.jpg) top center no-repeat; height: 40px; }