Originally Posted by Ultralight Hiker
I find it interesting when people consider 'design' something frivolous.

AGREE!

I asked the same question as the OP when I first came here. (But must have deleted it; I didn't get a satisfactory answer, apparently.)

MY op about this site's design: VERY NICE!

Seriously. There are very gifted web designers (probably reading this now) who would make this a site that feeds our full senses.