For sake of brevity, lets just state the obvious. Here lies a page documenting the introductory process of one Jon Baker's attempt to grapple with the behind-the-scenes language of HTML and associated script.
There will be many blunders and goofs. However, with a lot of patience and a little luck, and yes even, the greatest tool of all, love, we may just learn at least enough to post a dumb gif of a crab holding a cigarette, while in the background, Cotton-Eye-Joe plays reduntantly and joyless.