body {
		margin:0px 0px 20px 0px;
		background:#ccffbb;
              background-image: url('tile.jpg');
              background-repeat: repeat;		
		}
	A 			{ color: #003366; text-decoration: underline; }
	A:link		{ color: #003366; text-decoration: underline; }
	A:visited	{ color: #003366; text-decoration: underline; }
	A:active	{ color: #009988;  }
	A:hover		{ color: #009988;  }

	h1, h2, h3 {
		margin: 0px;
		padding: 0px;
              color: #333399;
	}

	#banner {
		font-family:palatino,  georgia, verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color:#efd;
                background-image: url('blogpix/bluetile.jpg');
              background-repeat: repeat;
		font-size:large;
		font-weight:bold;	
  		padding:15px;
                border-left:5px dotted #ccffbb;
                border-right:5px dotted #ccffbb;
		}

	#banner a,
        #banner a:link,
        #banner a:visited,
        #banner a:active,
        #banner a:hover {
		font-family: palatino,  georgia, verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color: #ffd;
		text-decoration: none;
		}

	.description {
		font-family:palatino,  georgia, times new roman, serif;
		color:#339;
		font-size:small;
  		text-transform:none;	
		}
				
	#content {
		position:absolute;
		background:#ddffdd;
              background-image: url('tile2.jpg');
              background-repeat: repeat;
		margin-right:170px;
		margin-left:225px;
		margin-bottom:20px;
		border:5px dashed #ccffbb;
		width:60%
		}

	#container {
		background:#ffffdd;
              background-image: url('tile2.jpg');
              background-repeat: repeat;
		border:5px dashed #CFC;		
		}

	#links {	
		padding:5px;				
		border:0px solid #CFC;
				
		}
		
	.blog {
  		padding:15px; 
		}

	.blogbody {
		font-family:palatino, georgia, verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color:#3366cc;
		font-size:small;
		font-weight:normal;
             
  		line-height:150%;
		}

	.blogbody a,
	.blogbody a:link,
	.blogbody a:visited,
	.blogbody a:active,
	.blogbody a:hover {
		font-weight: normal;
		text-decoration: underline;
	}

	.title	{
		font-family: palatino, georgia, times new roman, serif;
		font-size: medium;
		color: #339;
		}			

	#menu {
  		margin-bottom:15px;
		
		text-align:center;
		}		

	.date	{ 
		font-family:palatino, georgia, times new roman, serif; 
		font-size: large; 
		color: #3366cc; 
		border-bottom:1px solid #999;
		margin-bottom:10px;
		font-weight:bold;
		}			
		
	.posted	{ 
		font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif; 
		font-size: x-small; 
		color: #3366cc; 
		margin-bottom:25px;
		}
		
		
	.calendar {
		font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color:#36c;
		font-size:x-small;
		font-weight:normal;
  		background:#ffffdd;
              background-image: url('tile2.jpg');
              background-repeat: repeat;
  		line-height:140%;
  		padding:2px;
                text-align:left;
		}
	
	.calendarhead {	
		font-family:palatino, georgia, times new roman, serif;
		color:#006644;
		font-size:small;
		font-weight:normal;
  		padding:2px;
		letter-spacing: .3em;
  		text-transform:uppercase;
		text-align:left;			
		}	
	
	.side {
		font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color:#006;
		font-size:x-small;
		font-weight:normal;
  		line-height:140%;
  		padding:2px;				
		}	
		
	.sidetitle {
		font-family:palatino, georgia, times new roman, serif;
		color:#006;
		font-size:small;
		font-weight:normal;
  		padding:2px;
  		margin-top:30px;
		letter-spacing: .3em;
  		text-transform:uppercase;		
		}	

        .strikethrough { text-decoration: line-through; }	
	
	.syndicate {
		font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		font-size:xx-small;		
  		line-height:140%;
  		padding:2px;
  		margin-top:15px;  		
 		}	
		
	.powered {
		font-family:palatino, georgia, times new roman, serif;
		color:#006;
		font-size:x-small;		
		line-height:140%;
		text-transform:uppercase; 
		padding:2px;
		margin-top:50px;
		letter-spacing: .2em;	
		}	
		
	
	.comments-body {
		font-family:palatino, georgia, verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color:#339;
		font-size:small;
		font-weight:normal;
  		background:#ffffdd;
              background-image: url('tile2.jpg');
              background-repeat: repeat;
  		line-height:140%;
 		padding-bottom:10px;
  		padding-top:10px;			
 		border-bottom:1px dotted #339;					
		}		

	.comments-post {
		font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color:#339;
		font-size:x-small;
		font-weight:normal;
	
		}	
			
	
	.trackback-url {
		font-family:palatino, georgia, verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color:#339;
		font-size:small;
		font-weight:normal;
  		line-height:140%;
 		padding:5px;					
		}


	.trackback-body {
		font-family:palatino, georgia, verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color:#339;
		font-size:small;
		font-weight:normal;
  		line-height:140%;
 		padding-bottom:10px;
  		padding-top:10px;					
		}		

	.trackback-post {
		font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color:#339;
		font-size:x-small;
		font-weight:normal;	
		}	

		
	.comments-head	{ 
		font-family:palatino, georgia, verdana, arial, sans-serif; 
		font-size:small; 
		color: #006; 
		border-bottom:1px solid #006;
		margin-top:20px;
		font-weight:bold;	
		}		

	.comments-rss	{ 
		font-family:palatino, georgia, verdana, arial, sans-serif; 
		font-size:small; 
		color: #006; 
		margin-top:20px;
		font-weight:bold;	
		}	

	#banner-commentspop {
		font-family:palatino, georgia, verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color:#006;
		font-size:large;
		font-weight:bold;
		
              background-image: url('tile1.jpg');
              background-repeat: repeat;
  		padding-left:15px;
  		padding-right:15px;
  		padding-top:5px;
  		padding-bottom:5px;  		  		  			 
		}