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did not know this
From Baidu:
三百千 编辑
《三字经》、《百家姓》、《千字文》，俗称“三百千”，是三部影响大而流行广的启蒙读物。明代思想家吕坤曾说：“初入社学，八岁以下者，先读《三字经》以习见闻，读《百家姓》以便日用，读《千字文》以明义理。”“三百千”将早期的识字教育与中国的历史文化，以及人格修养的教育巧妙地融合在了一起。言辞简练，含义丰富，朗朗上口，便于诵读。
(Sorry too tired to translate, but Wikipedia covers similar territory)
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I caved
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A Conversation from This Evening
Me: I've been wanting to read a story about a baby ghost who is calmed with a ghost pacifier! Shouldn't there be 1000 of those stories ( Read more... ) -
Solo Parenting Day 3/3
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Solo parenting day 1/3; so far no casualties
I spent all morning laughing aloud at work at this: Laws Concerning Food and Drink; Household Principles; Lamentations of the Father
(I can't wait until The Bean is old enough to start demonstrating some of these ... while I'm holding a phone to film the incidents. My God, my God, I am so glad that I was a child in an era where film was ( Read more... ) -
FINALLY started Baru Cormorant (which I bought in FEBRUARY)
Because I have no time. Ever. My life is a series of half-assed efforts made in a blur of exhaustion. It's a miracle any of them work out.
I have got to give ginkgo a try.
But who cares, because The Traitor Baru Cormorant is so, so interesting. Why haven't, like, The Economist and Planet Money (and their ilk) covered this book yet? Rhey're exactly ( Read more... ) -
sundries
Have started using Martha Stewart recipes. I know, so corporate. But in this world where everyone is an expert, self included, sometimes I just want a simple recipe--in this case, poached chicken breasts, not exactly the epitome of edginess--with some freaking Professional Quality Control. See also: why the NPR podcast empire is so pervasive among ( Read more... )
