after much frustration, i finally figured out how to add a 'links' sidebar to the blog. i sorted through a bunch of gibberish computer formatting code and inserted my links where they are supposed to go, republished the blog, and ... ta-da! it doesn't work. the links are there, but they lead to nowhere. so, i'm working on the problem. hopefully soon i can find someone to help who knows what they are doing, but for now the links are a dead end. but soon, i promise...