Problem: Article: While it was originally used to describe country music, the phrase "three chords and the truth" is often used to describe many types of music, especially punk rock. If you're going to be the vocalist, you've got to provide the truth part. In general, punk lyrics need to come from your life, and come from the heart. Listen to Keith Morris' lyrics on the first two Circle Jerks records. He addresses class issues, politics, and addiction in explicit ways. Perfect punk vocals. Punk songs are often from the perspective of alienated youth, giving voice to the particular frustration of being a teenager. Feel like nobody cares or understands you? Channel that feeling into your lyrics. Sing about what matters to you, and to your community. Nihilism and anarchism are philosophies often associated with punk rock, both philosophies that privilege the freedom of the individual from all ideological and political structures. It's important to understand this context of most punk music. Most punk songs aren't incredibly complex in the vocal range required, or in the melodies included. Often, lots of classic punk lyrics will only include a few lines, repeated over and over. Don't worry about over complicating things. Often, punk lyrics don't need to rhyme to make them work. Toss out all the traditional rules of songwriting and go with what works for the material. Most punk songs are only two minutes long, three at the most. If you can clock in a memorable punk song that takes less than 120 seconds to play, you're really on to something. Don't overthink it when you're structuring the song. Think verse, chorus, verse, chorus, chorus. Punk rock also makes plenty of room for juvenile and the crude senses of humor. Toilet humor and sex puns are par for the course on lots of skate and pop punk songs, especially. Check out early NOFX, Blink 182, Screaming Weasels, and Green Day songs for good examples of punk at its most crude.
Summary: Write the truth. Make the personal political. Write simple melodies. Make the songs short. Be crude.

Problem: Article: In case you've decided to make changes to your lights after you've put up your tree, you should remove the lights for safety and ease of access. Anytime you need to replace a bulb in a strand of lights, you should always find a replacement bulb with the same voltage as the original. Look under the tag on the strand of lights to find voltage information. Some light strands blink because they have special bulbs that twinkle. If that's the case with your lights, you can get rid of the twinkle feature by switching out the bulbs. Oftentimes, the bulbs that blink on these strands will be marked with red or silver tips. However, if they aren't marked, plug in the strand, let it warm up, and use a small piece of masking tape to mark each blinking bulb. First, unplug the lights. Then, for each blinking bulb, hold the bulb by the base (where the light attaches to the strand) and pull out the bulb and the bottom casing. Remove the bulbs from the casing. If you have trouble removing the bulb and casing, use a screwdriver to pry the light out. For every blinking bulb that you removed, you want to replace it with a non-blinking bulb. Insert the new bulb into the case, making sure the two wires on the end go through the holes in the bottom of the case. Fold the wires back so they rest against the side of the casing. When you have finished, reinsert the new bulb and casing back into the base. When you have replaced all the blinking bulbs and returned them all to their bases on the light strand, plug in the lights and test them. Give them a few minutes to warm up.
Summary: Remove the lights from the tree. Find replacement bulbs. Locate the blinking bulbs. Remove the bulbs. Replace the bulbs. Test the lights.

Problem: Article: In order for you to program your Genie remote, your Genie receiver must be plugged into your TV and a power source, and the receiver must be powered on. Possible models of the Genie receiver include the Genie HD DVR, Genie Mini, and Wireless Genie Mini. Genie remotes can have any one of the following model numbers: RC-73, RC-72, RC-71B, or RC-71. You should see the appropriate model number in the upper-left side of your remote. If you're using a non-Genie remote, you can't program it for use with your Genie receiver. If your TV isn't set to use the Genie receiver as its input, you'll also need to switch to the Genie receiver's input channel by pressing the Video or Input button before proceeding. You should have a direct line of sight from your remote to your Genie receiver. Doing so will prompt your Genie remote to begin connecting to the receiver. When you see the green lights flash on the remote flash twice, you can release the buttons. If you don't see the flash or you are otherwise unable to program your DIRECTV Genie remote for use with your TV, try using the manual setup instead. You should see "Your remote is now setup for RF" appear on-screen when the remote's setup is complete. You may have to exit this menu by pressing the SELECT button. If you're attempting to program your Genie remote for an audio source, for example, you'll want to make sure that the audio source is plugged in and turned on. It's on your remote. Doing so opens the on-screen menu. Use the arrows on your remote to select this option, then press ENTER. This option is in the menu. The Settings menu will open. You'll find this option in the settings menu. It's in the Remote Control menu. Doing so brings up a list of items for which you can program your Genie remote. Select either Program a TV or Program an Audio Device in the menu. The menu options that you see here may vary slightly. Your Genie receiver will display the instructions for programming your remote for your selected component. Once you complete these instructions, your remote should work with your selected item. If programming your Genie remote for your TV, you'll select a manufacturer and a television model before you can set up your remote.
Summary: Make sure that your Genie receiver is plugged in. Ensure that you're using your Genie remote. Turn on your TV. Point your Genie remote at its receiver. Press and hold the MUTE and ENTER buttons. Release the buttons when prompted. Wait for the confirmation message. Turn on the component that you want to program if necessary. Press the MENU button. Select Settings & Help. Select Settings. Select Remote Control. Select Program Remote. Select a component to set up. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Problem: Article: A digital electric meter records the amount of electricity your household is using electronically. Thus, a digital electric meter is much simpler to read than a traditional meter because it has fewer readings to decipher. Unlike traditional analog electric meters, many digital meters transmit your meter reading wirelessly to the electric company via radio frequencies. This means that you will not have a meter reader come to your house to read your meter. If you prefer to keep your traditional meter, it may be possible in some municipalities to avoid having a new "smart" meter installed. Your meter should have a digital readout that gives you one long series of numbers. The exact configuration on this readout will vary depending on the manufacturer and the readout could include . Contact your electric company to get information about your meter if you cannot figure out how to read it on your own. Your electric meter may have a few other numbers displayed, including power status for the meter and reference numbers for the electric company. Remember to only pay attention to the large central string of numbers when trying to figure out your electric usage. Digital electric meters do not reset after every reading. This means that in order to calculate the number of kilowatt hours you have used, you need to keep track of consecutive readings. Subtract the current reading from the last reading you were billed for to get the most recent kilowatt hours used.
Summary:
Understand the different parts of your meter. Read the numbers on your meter. Calculate the kilowatt hours you have used.