The default Octopress style does not indent OL and UL lists, i.e.,

• flight of bees
• lodge of beavers
• rabble of butterflies
• murder of crows

I dislike this very much, and prefer

• flight of bees
• lodge of beavers
• rabble of butterflies
• murder of crows

After a quick search, Octopress Issue #417 provided the the simple solution: add

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article {
  ol, ul {
    padding-left: 3em;
  }
}

or any other custom css to sass/custom/_styles.scss.