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I had a very specific problem with fonts in Mozilla Thunderbird on my new MacBook Pro, turns out a font was incorrectly identifying itsself as Arial, one of the basic system fonts.

To identify the problem font, use Spotlight to search for the font name that isn’t working, in my case Arial. You should see the fonts appear, you can then open them with FontBook and remove them.

Thunderbird is back to normal for me.

Hope this helps someone else.

I don’t usually do this, but I’m going to give thanks to a candidate for whom I didn’t vote. I watched with great eagerness last night as Barack Obama won the presidency against John McCain. I expected McCain’s concession speech to involve the typical “we ran a good race” and “there’s always next time.” But it didn’t. John McCain delivered, very well I might add, a concession speech that the entire nation should be proud of. He honored Senator Obama’s history-making win, and urged unity in the country, even taking credit for the loss. McCain’s speech was possibly one of the best ones I’ve seen him give. McCain spoke clearly, and directly to his supporters and the nation. I agree with this blogger claiming that if McCain’s stump speeches could have been as well delivered, the outcome could have been different.

McCain reacted to his supporters “booing” of Obama, urging them not to. The first time I know of that he’s done this in the campaign.

“I would urge all Americans who supported me, to join me in not just congratulating him, but offering our next president our goodwill and earnest effort … to find the necessary compromises to bridge our differences, to help restore our prosperity, defend our security in a dangerous world … Whatever our differences, we are fellow Americans.”

He appeared visibly grateful to his supporters, visibly sincere in his support of President-elect Obama, something that I’ve not seen along the campaign trail.

So here it is, my thank you to John McCain:

Senator, I have nothing but the utmost respect for your service to this country, both in our military and in politics. Your long-service in the Senate is a testimate to your state’s respect for you. Though we may differ greatly on issues, I was moved by your concession speech Tuesday night. I felt it to be the best speech I’ve seen you give. Not because of the overlying facts, but because of your character, your excellent delivery, and most of all, your words. You, Senator, are a true American hero, and this country should continue to look up to you. I wish you the best of luck in your continued career in the Senate. God bless.

I love it when some research comes out that reinforces a stance I’ve had for a while. CNN reports today that “organic” food is not necessarily more nutritious than ordinary food. Lending more weight to the fact that it’s only making you feel better about buying it and emptying your wallet.