Before I get into today's main topic, I want to remind you that until November 18th, you can get Keyboard Maestro as part of the current Productive Macs bundle. For $30 you get seven apps, including Keyboard Maestro (normally $36) and another utility I highly recommend, DefaultFolderX which normally sells for $35. So you can get both apps for less than the cost of either - plus five other apps! Grab that bundle.
Now, as part of my quest to get people over the initial learning curve of Keyboard Maestro, I'm going to revisit