CFL update

Today, I secured a socket extender for use with that n:vision daylight CFL bulb I picked up yesterday.  Result:  Bright, white, pleasant light, and a decent amount of it.  I think I like these bulbs.

Minor downside:  The top turn or so of the bulb protrudes above the top of the torchiere's bowl.  I think I can live with that, and the next time I buy new lights, I'll just buy them with the shape of these bulbs in mind.

Oh -- and, of course, that every other light in the house now looks yellow ....

Bulb details: n:vision model ESM27, SKU 230-520, 27W, 5500K, 9-year warranty, $6.97 at Home Despot.  The manufacturer actually makes medium-base CFLs up to 42W (claimed 150W equivalent), but I don't know whether those are 5500K bulbs.

Reading recommendation

ilcylic linked to this article by Jonathan Schell, "Too Late for Empire", reprinted with permission from The Nation, in which it will appear in print in the August 14-21 issue.

It makes interesting reading.  I recommend that you go read it too.  It may make you think.