diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.event.js b/js/jquery.mobile.event.js
index 8475ac73a03..c1bdc90d050 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.event.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.event.js
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ $.event.special.tap = {
 				
 				var moved = false,
 					touching = true,
+					origTarget = event.target,
 					origPos = [ event.pageX, event.pageY ],
 					originalType,
 					timer;
@@ -97,7 +98,10 @@ $.event.special.tap = {
 						clearTimeout( timer );
 						touching = false;
 						
-						if ( !moved ) {
+						/* ONLY trigger a 'tap' event if the start target is
+						 * the same as the stop target.
+						 */
+						if ( !moved && (origTarget == event.target)) {
 							originalType = event.type;
 							event.type = "tap";
 							$.event.handle.call( thisObject, event );
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.js b/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.js
index 6ee10c4fe39..713cc5869d6 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.js
@@ -172,8 +172,12 @@ $.widget( "mobile.selectmenu", $.mobile.widget, {
 			if( !$(event.target).is("a") ){ return; }
 
 			// index of option tag to be selected 
+			/* :XXX: If we use 'options' from the current closure, then when
+			 *       the list is re-built, we won't have access to the new set
+			 *       of options.
+			 */
 			var newIndex = list.find( "li:not(.ui-li-divider)" ).index( this ),
-				option = options.eq( newIndex )[0];
+				option = select.find('option').eq( newIndex )[0];
 			
 			// toggle selected status on the tag for multi selects
 			option.selected = isMultiple ? !option.selected : true;
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js b/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js
index 81c711ed081..97b381b74c5 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js
@@ -170,8 +170,14 @@
 		//reset base to pathname for new request
 		if(base){ base.reset(); }
 
-		//kill the keyboard
-		$( window.document.activeElement ).add(':focus').blur();
+		/* kill the keyboard
+		 *
+		 * :XXX: This CAN fail, and when it does, the failure shouldn't
+		 *       terminate changePage().
+		 */
+		try {
+			$( window.document.activeElement ).add(':focus').blur();
+		} catch(e) {};
 
 		function defaultTransition(){
 			if(transition === undefined){
@@ -190,7 +196,12 @@
 
 			// ensure a transition has been set where pop is undefined
 			defaultTransition();
-		} else {
+		/* :XXX: Only push the url/transition onto the urlStack if a
+         *       destination URL was identified AND 'changeHash' is not
+         *       explicitly false.  Otherwise, the urlStack could become
+         *       cluttered with empty urls, causing history navigation issues.
+		 */
+		} else if( changeHash !== false && url ) {
 			// If no transition has been passed
 			defaultTransition();
 
@@ -495,4 +506,4 @@
 			}
 		}
 	});
-})( jQuery );
\ No newline at end of file
+})( jQuery );