Note to selves: if you ever have trouble loading basic applications in Mac OS X such as System Preferences, TextEdit, new program installers or even performing simple operations such as opening and saving documents, try removing any third party fonts (especially those really, really old ones). Sometimes, that’s all it takes to return your Mac to a healthy, good-natured state. In the words of a young kid I recently overheard at the library saying into his mobile phone, “Tight!”