2. We are at 31 Mb, not realy a problem since we could stay under 35 Mb
and still would be very fast and light.
Remove leafpad AND nano. Add e3, cause it has options to start with nano/emacs/vi/... keybindings and is really small.
And we can also tune existing software a little or look for more lightweight replacements.
3. I'm quiet happy with TazWeb
And I find it useless.
replave Midori ? TazWeb is 15 Kb package and Midori 256 Kb.
Bicycle is smaller, than car. But what do you want to use every day?
KISS
KISS is nice and needed for whole system. But Occam's razor is more useful method of doing things.