The first one seems to be built to follow that website’s looks. There are quite a few themes that look like this, however it is modded Kubrik (default) theme. Have a look here:
http://www.healthaffairs.org/blog/archivesMenu
In my opinion the one you picked looks better.
Thanks. I appreciate your input. I like the one I picked, but am always thinking there’s something better out there! So, hearing an opinion from someone who knows more than me, helps me a lot. My template was simple to install and works with widgets. Oh, one more question, what is the best way to learn how to use WordPress, such as changing pictures and other settings, and adding widgets, etc. Thanks
Well, I started here a few months ago:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page
It looks a bit intimidating at first, but give it a few hours and try some of the examples and soon you’ll find out that changing the look of your blog and adding functionality/plugins is very easy.
If you have any questions, search here. There are thousands of threads with thousands of answers (1791 x 30 to be exact) so the chance that you’ll have a question that hasn’t been already answered are very slim 🙂
