I understand the need for the change, and I think I appreciate the vast! amount of work; literal work it has and will take to finish the installation. That said, the overall look is one of having risen from the grown-ups only to be seated at the kids' table.
I trust that the Powers That Be will over the next few days fine-tune the appearance especially the background color so that posts are indeed easier to read.
Thank you to whomever is doing the dirty work. When I read The Blog's list of remaining tasks I was astonished at what remains to be done. Have a beer on me. (That reminds me, it's about time I became a Contributing Member...)