It's a designer preference that's all I can say. I did go in and make a couple of adjustments to make it a bit cleaner. Thanks for your suggestions about the backgrounds on the logo and content section of the home page.Snap, why not a simple Outer Glow, that is a great way to bring attention. I don't know how it will look, if anything Why not make it 3D looking by having the reflection on the Z-axis instead of the Y-Axis
Don't take this as a "he's not willing to budge type thing". I just don't feel that it's a design flaw. If I were working on someone else's site, it would be a different story.