Anticipating goodness

"...I was surprised that it didn't mention Eve in any especial way."

Say what?  Genesis, chapter 3, clearly states otherwise.  The serpent talks the woman (later named Eve) into eating the fruit of the forbidden tree, and she gives the fruit to Adam, which he eats.  God finds out because the fig leaves are a big giveaway, and Adam tries to weasel out of the situation stating, "the woman you gave me" gave me the fruit to eat.  Eve says she was beguiled by the serpent, as if that excuse would fly.  You know the rest of the story.

I couldn't find my sixty year old copy of the King James Bible so I had to look all this up in my copy of the Oxford Annotated Bible (Revised Standard Version), which is probably a better resource for this type of discussion.

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"What's the point system?  Is that like karma?"

I'm guessing that this question refers the "The Good Place."  The answer is kinda/sorta yes.  The premise of the show is that one character (there is at least one more) is sent to the Good Place after death based on her exemplary life, but it is a case of mistaken identity.  Points are given (or taken away) while alive; enough points and you stay out of the Bad Place.  Amusing flashbacks provide a context of her terrible behavior, and she truly deserves to go to the Bad Place.  Therein lies the tale: her efforts to stay in the Good Place provide the bulk of the plot.

There are a lot of clever ideas (depending on your sense of humor) such as losing points if you've had a personalized license plate or paid money to see The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

"I wasn't a failed DJ; I was pre-successful"

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I wouldn't assume a Christian is thinking of his path to heaven as a motive for giving the beggar a buck.  He might just think it's a good thing to do for it's own sake, and he feels good himself in doing so.  Same thing with the atheist.

There's an old guy who sells StreetWise (a newspaper usually sold by the homeless for a little income) near the local Starbucks and I usually slip him a buck, forgoing the newspaper.  It's a very minor act, and not something I do every time I see him.  But I always greet him by name and maybe that helps his dignity a little in that he isn't just another nameless soul down on his luck.  If I was a true believer I don't think such trivial gestures would help keep me out of hell.

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The ice cream maker should arrive tomorrow, with the first batch being made sometime Friday.  So, Mr. Beagles, are there any rookie mistakes I should keep an eye out for?  I have plenty of containers so I'll be able to do a taste test and freeze the remainder.  The full 1.5 quart capacity will seldom be used unless there's some special occasion that needs a lot of ice cream.  I expect a lot of trial and error but even the failures should be more than palatable.  This should be fun.