Sooner or later you should learn HTML -- it's not that hard. And while you're at it, learn about cascading stylesheets. The <style> element (and CSS) has been part of HTML since the 4.0 specification, and the browsers currently in common use handle it pretty well.
Except for occasional Webasaurus pages (like mine) you will hardly find the older <table> tags any more. Stylesheets are easier to use, generally load faster, and separate the presentation fluff of a page from its content meat.
If you are using Blogger templates, you will find that they are basically inline stylesheets. If you want to give your Blog a different look and feel to match your other site(s) or to set it apart from others and increase your brand-recognition you will have to edit the stylesheet.
Although there are plenty of online resources, a good book on the subject is extremely helpful. One I can recommend is: HTML for the World Wide Web with XHTML and CSS by Elizabeth Castro. It's reasonably up-to-date, covers the emerging XHTML standard, and while it goes into considerable detail, it is easy enough for beginners (who are the usual audience of HTML books).
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