On Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:56:44 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

The type of bulb you are using is probably not giving the light the
way you want it. Use a plain incandescent and it will diffuse more
rather than hit a localized spot.

Maybe I do need to go back to the plain old-style 100W tungsten bulb.

This is what the CFL looks like (see how it sticks out).

Front view:
http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/12037559.jpg

Side view:
http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/12037561.jpg