body{
	padding: 0px;
	margin: 0px;
	font-family: Garamond, 'Times New Roman', serif;
}
img {
	border: none;
}
hr {
	width: 100%;
	border: none;
	border-top: solid 1px #728d94;
}
ul {
	list-style: none;
}


a:link { 
	color: #ba4a4a;
	text-decoration: none;
}

a:visited { 
	color: #575757;
	text-decoration: none;
}

a:hover { 
	color: #ba4a4a;
	text-decoration: underline;
}

a:active { 
	color: #ba4a4a;
	text-decoration: none;
}


#head_nav a:link { 
	color: #000000;
	text-decoration: none;
}

#head_nav a:visited { 
	color: #000000;
	text-decoration: none;
}

#head_nav a:hover { 
	color: #000000;
	text-decoration: underline;
}

#head_nav a:active { 
	color: #000000;
	text-decoration: none;
}

#shadow {
	width: 943px;
	margin: 0px auto;
	background: url('images/shadow.gif');

}

#container {
	width: 920px;
	margin: 0px auto;
	padding: 0px;
	border: solid 5px #728d94;
	border-top: none;
	background-color: #f8f3ce;
	overflow: auto;
}



#phone_time_top {
	border-top: solid 2px #728d94;
	border-bottom: solid 2px #728d94;
	padding: 3px 3px 3px 10px;
	overflow: auto;
	font-variant: small-caps;
	font-size: 14px;
}

#head_nav {
	position: relative; /* So that blocks can be absolutely positioned in it */
	background: url('images/header.jpg') no-repeat;
	font-family:  'Lucida Grande', 'Trebuchet MS' ,Trebuchet,Arial,Verdana,Sans-serif;
	font-size: 18px;
	font-weight: bold;
	height:240px;
}

#head_nav h2 {
	display: none;
}

#rant_logo {
	position: absolute;
	bottom: 8px;
	right:8px;
}

#nav_links {
	position: absolute;
	bottom: 8px;
	left:20px;
}

.nav_red_star {
	margin: 0px 25px -2px 25px;
}


#left_column {
	float: left;
	width: 650px;
	border-right: solid 1px #728d94;
}

#right_column {
	margin-left: 650px;
	border-left: solid 1px #728d94;
}

#right_column a:visited { 
	color: #575757;
	text-decoration: line-through;
}


.date{
	float: left;
	width: 130px;
	text-align: center;
	font-family:  'Lucida Grande', 'Trebuchet MS' ,Trebuchet,Arial,Verdana,Sans-serif;
	font-size: 11px;
	font-weight: bold;

}

.date li {
	margin-left: -22px;
	width: 93px;
}

.post {
	margin: 20px 20px 20px 140px;

}

.date_image{
	width: 93px;
	height: 53px;
	background: url('images/datebackground.gif') no-repeat;
	color: #f8f3ce;
	font-size: 40px ! important;
	font-weight: bold;
}
.date_image_small {
	width: 93px;
	height: 53px;
	background: url('images/datebackground.gif') no-repeat;
	color: #f8f3ce;
	font-size: 20px ! important;
	line-height: 50px;
	font-weight: bold;
}

.author {
	text-align: right;
	font-variant: small-caps;
}

#right_column ul {
	margin-top: -15px;
}
#right_column li {
	margin: 5px 0px 0px -5px;
}
.link_cat {
	font-variant: small-caps;
	font-size: 18px;
	margin-top: 25px ! important; 
	margin-bottom: -3px ! important; 
	margin-right: 40px ! important;
	border-bottom: dotted 1px black;
}

.footer {
	text-align: center;
	margin: -2px 3px 3px 3px;
	font-size: 11px;
	font-family:  'Lucida Grande', 'Trebuchet MS' ,Trebuchet,Arial,Verdana,Sans-serif;
}

.nicks_plug {
	width: 920px;
	margin: 5px auto;
	text-align: right;
	
	font-size: 11px;
	font-family:  'Lucida Grande', 'Trebuchet MS' ,Trebuchet,Arial,Verdana,Sans-serif;
	
}


.archive_list {
	margin: 20px 20px 20px 140px;
}

.archive_list_title{
	font-weight: bold;
	font-variant: small-caps;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.archive_list li {
	margin-top: 3px;
}

.pictures {
	text-align: center;
}

.pictures img {
	padding: 3px 3px 3px 3px;
	border: solid 1px #728d94;
}


.float_right {
	float: right;
}

.float_left {
	float: left;
}

.post_container {
	overflow: auto;
}