@ 2bet:
I like the idea of mixing up the <strong> and <b> tags as I also thought the <b> was obsolete and tried not to use it so any page in xhtml strict would validate. But thinking about getting all the other options correct, that use of a <b> tag would be a small thing. So thanks.
On the subject of tags, I remember reading somewhere recently that the use of either <strong> or <b> tags was not as important as it once was for SEO and that mixing them up with <em> tags would help.
Would you agree with that?