So getting the stub out of the light socket was going to be a delicate operation.  There are a lot of things about it that sucked but, the worst part was having to look, basically, straight up at a bunch of thin, jagged glass as I applied torque to it.

I am not handy.  I do not own safety goggles.

Fortunately, the can-do attitude prevailed over a lack of equipment.  If you need a lightweight set of safety glasses - one that will deflect tiny fragments of glass from a lightbulb and not much more - you can fashion it from an empty tissue box and some Scotch tape.  Just cut the bottom of the box out, enough to cover your nose and eyes at least, and use the Scotch tape to seal the slit through which the tissue is usually dispensed.

 

Here is what this awesome device looks like in action: