It Started with a Journal

Thank you! Actually, after your earlier comment, I went and took the code that LJ created from the customization page and repositioned everything. That led me to do exactly what you've suggested here, and that took care of both removing the navbar and stopping the repetition of the components. :D

I've edited my post on components_help to reflect what I no longer need help on (and your assistance!) ... because somehow, in doing the above, the sizing was also fixed on my friends page and entry link page. Who knew?? :-)

Now the only thing left for me to de-mystify is how to get the permalink to be next to the entry-link icons rather than on top.