Michael forwarded me this link, which I thought was worth sharing:
“Windows XP has quite a cartoony look and feel compared to the slick look of Aero Glass; this is mostly offset by the lack of strange screen artifacts caused by malfunctioning graphics code. You know, almost like static on the screen. This was a once [...]

.. your wife tells you that she’s moved the liquor of one of the kitchen cabinets to make room for your kids Lite-Brite.
The horror.