/* Cackaloo — soft warm "journal" palette (blush + cream + sage), relaxed two-column blog
   layout with a sidebar. Distinct from every other network site. */
:root{
  --bg:#fdfbf9; --bg-2:#f6efe9; --card:#fff; --ink:#2b2622; --soft:#6c615a; --faint:#a59a90; --line:#ece2d8;
  --blush:#d76d77; --blush-d:#b8505a; --sage:#7a9471; --sage-d:#5f7a57; --mustard:#d9a441;
  --maxw:1140px;
  --disp:"Spectral",Georgia,serif;
  --body:ui-sans-serif,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;font:17px/1.72 var(--body);color:var(--ink);background:var(--bg);-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
a{color:var(--blush-d);text-decoration:none}
a:hover{color:var(--sage-d)}
img{max-width:100%;display:block}
.wrap{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px}
h1,h2,h3{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.01em}

header.site{background:var(--bg-2);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.nav{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;padding:18px 24px;max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:8px;font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:700;font-size:1.55rem;color:var(--ink)}
.brand .logo{font-size:1.2rem}
.brand b{color:var(--blush)}
.nav nav a{color:var(--soft);font-weight:600;font-size:.84rem;margin-left:22px}
.nav nav a:hover{color:var(--blush-d)}

/* hero band */
.hero{background:linear-gradient(160deg,var(--bg-2),var(--bg));text-align:center;padding:58px 24px 50px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.hero .ey{font-weight:700;font-size:.76rem;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--sage-d);margin:0 0 14px}
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(2.2rem,5.4vw,3.4rem);line-height:1.08;margin:0 auto 14px;max-width:18ch;color:var(--ink)}
.hero p{font-size:1.18rem;color:var(--soft);max-width:52ch;margin:0 auto}

/* two-column blog body */
.layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 320px;gap:42px;padding:46px 0}
@media(max-width:880px){.layout{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

.feature-post{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:16px;overflow:hidden;margin-bottom:26px}
.feature-post img{height:280px;width:100%;object-fit:cover}
.feature-post .pad{padding:22px 26px 26px}
.feature-post .tag{color:var(--blush-d);font-weight:700;font-size:.74rem;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase}
.feature-post h2{font-size:1.85rem;line-height:1.14;margin:8px 0 10px}
.feature-post h2 a{color:var(--ink)}.feature-post h2 a:hover{color:var(--blush-d)}
.feature-post p{color:var(--soft);margin:0 0 14px}
.readmore{display:inline-block;background:var(--blush);color:#fff;font-weight:700;font-size:.84rem;padding:10px 20px;border-radius:999px}
.readmore:hover{color:#fff;background:var(--blush-d)}

.postrow{display:flex;gap:18px;padding:20px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.postrow img{width:130px;height:96px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:10px;flex:none}
.postrow .tag{color:var(--sage-d);font-weight:700;font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase}
.postrow h3{font-size:1.25rem;margin:4px 0 5px}
.postrow h3 a{color:var(--ink)}.postrow h3 a:hover{color:var(--blush-d)}
.postrow p{color:var(--soft);font-size:.9rem;margin:0}

/* sidebar */
.side .box{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:16px;padding:22px 22px;margin-bottom:22px}
.side .box h4{font-family:var(--disp);font-size:1.2rem;margin:0 0 12px;color:var(--ink)}
.side .box.accent{background:var(--sage);color:#fff;border:0}
.side .box.accent h4{color:#fff}
.side .about p{color:var(--soft);font-size:.94rem;margin:0 0 10px}
.side ul{margin:0;padding-left:1.1em;color:var(--soft);font-size:.94rem}
.side ul li{margin:6px 0}

/* idea generator widget */
.ideabox{text-align:center}
.ideabox .out{background:var(--bg-2);border-radius:12px;padding:20px 18px;min-height:84px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-family:var(--disp);font-size:1.18rem;line-height:1.4;color:var(--ink)}
.ideabox button{margin-top:14px;background:var(--mustard);color:#3a2c12;border:0;font-weight:700;font-size:.9rem;padding:11px 22px;border-radius:999px;cursor:pointer;transition:transform .12s}
.ideabox button:hover{transform:translateY(-2px)}
.ideabox .hint{font-size:.78rem;color:var(--faint);margin:10px 0 0}

/* article */
article.post{max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;padding:44px 0 10px}
article.post .meta{color:var(--blush-d);font-weight:700;font-size:.76rem;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:12px}
article.post h1{font-size:clamp(1.9rem,4.4vw,2.6rem);line-height:1.12;margin:6px 0 20px}
article.post h2{font-size:1.5rem;margin:36px 0 12px}
article.post p,article.post li{font-size:1.07rem}
article.post .lead{font-size:1.22rem;line-height:1.6;color:#403a33}
article.post .lead::first-letter{float:left;font-family:var(--disp);font-size:4rem;line-height:.78;color:var(--blush);padding:6px 12px 0 0}
article.post figure{margin:26px 0}article.post figure img{border-radius:12px}
article.post figcaption{font-size:.84rem;color:var(--faint);text-align:center;margin-top:8px}
.callout{background:var(--bg-2);border-left:4px solid var(--sage);border-radius:10px;padding:15px 20px;margin:24px 0}
.related{border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin-top:42px;padding-top:18px}
.related h3{font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--faint);margin:0 0 8px}
.related a{display:block;padding:7px 0;font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:700;color:var(--ink)}.related a:hover{color:var(--blush-d)}

footer.site{background:var(--bg-2);border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin-top:50px;padding:36px 0;color:var(--soft);font-size:.9rem;text-align:center}
footer.site a{color:var(--soft)}footer.site a:hover{color:var(--blush-d)}
.disc{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--faint);max-width:640px;margin:14px auto 0}
@media(max-width:560px){.postrow img{width:90px;height:74px}.nav nav a{margin-left:14px}}

/* ===== ENHANCEMENT PASS (echo the 2007 "K8 the GR8" witty personal-blog roots + header fix) ===== */
header.site .nav{padding-left:0;padding-right:0}
header.site .nav.wrap,header.site .wrap.nav{padding:18px 24px}
/* a little hand-set wink under the masthead, like an old blog tagline */
.bloglede{font-family:var(--disp);font-style:italic;font-size:.96rem;color:var(--soft);text-align:center;
  padding:9px 24px;background:var(--bg-2);border-bottom:1px dashed var(--line)}
.bloglede b{color:var(--blush-d);font-style:normal}
/* tactile journal touches */
.feature-post{box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(43,38,34,.06)}
.feature-post:hover{transform:translateY(-2px);transition:transform .15s}
.readmore{box-shadow:0 4px 14px rgba(215,109,119,.35)}
.side .box.accent{background:linear-gradient(150deg,var(--sage),var(--sage-d))}
.ideabox .out{border:1px dashed var(--line)}
article.post h2{position:relative;padding-left:16px}
article.post h2::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:.18em;bottom:.18em;width:4px;border-radius:3px;background:var(--blush)}
.callout{box-shadow:0 6px 18px rgba(122,148,113,.12)}

/* fix: kill the top-left seam where the header border meets the lede strip (some browsers
   render a 1px colored sliver at the corner). Header drops its bottom border; the dashed
   lede strip becomes the single clean divider, full-bleed with no left gap. */
header.site{border-bottom:0}
.bloglede{border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin:0;width:100%}