I've got a static home page and I'd like to add a loop of blog posts to it, as described here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_a_Static_Front_Page.

The first step is to open up the home page for editing (in my theme) and then add the loop code. But I can't figure out how to do this. Any help?

I never edit the theme files as they won't survive an upgrade to the theme. To do what you want I would use a plugin like "List Category Posts" or perhaps use the Juggledad custom query template that comes with the theme.

Thank you! Very sensible. I'm so glad I didn't accomplish what I originally set out to do! ; )