Clarity vs Aesthetics: The RSS Icon

THE RSS HEADACHE
 
I spent an hour trying to put an RSS button on my page.
 
After googling, Wikipedia-ing, FAQ-ing, calling friends and yanking out my hair (in that order, yes. Interesting how internet help comes before human help, eh?), I finally stumbled on the right wordpress page with instructions to answer my prayer.
 
Then, I had another [...]