Pake Is As Pake Does

We've reflected on the Hawaiian term pake before. It has a dual meaning: a person who is frugal and a person who is of Chinese descent. It is a racial slur, but a) given the world's evils, we used to be and should be more relaxed about these things, and b) there is a kernel of truth in most racial stereotypes.

More evidence of your humble observer's pake-ness. I can't bear to see how much goes to waste because pump dispensers can't extract the last drop of liquid. Over a period of several days, I used a funnel to drain two nearly-empty bottles of shampoo into a third. Rational thought says that less than a dollar's worth was rescued, but I can't help myself. Pake is as pake does.