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#BlogElul Day 29: Return

Posted on September 13, 2015September 9, 2015 by Leon

RETURN is one of the most basic of all constructs in IT. Whether you are a programmer, sysadmin, network engineer, Virtualization architect, or something else, there is an almost 100% likelihood that you have needed to find out the RETURN code from one of your systems at some time in the past.

For that reason, I love that this is the last prompt for this series. It’s a way of saying “We’re all done here. Run garbage collection, write to the log files, and close this puppy down.”

It’s been a great run – by far my most successful participation in #BlogElul. Not only did I complete each and every one of the prompts this year, I did it twice – once on this blog and once on EdibleTorah.com.

For those who are long on time and short on inspiration, here’s a review of each of the essays.

  • Elul 1: Prepare
  • Elul 2: Act
  • Elul 3: Search
  • Elul 4: Understand
  • Elul 5: Accept
  • Elul 6: Know
  • Elul 7: Be
  • Elul 8: Hear
  • Elul 9: See
  • Elul 10: Count
  • Elul 11: Trust
  • Elul 12: Forgive
  • Elul 13: Remember
  • Elul 14: Learn
  • Elul 15: Change
  • Elul 16: Pray
  • Elul 17: Awaken
  • Elul 18: Ask
  • Elul 19: Judge
  • Elul 20: Dare
  • Elul 21: Love
  • Elul 22: End
  • Elul 23: Begin
  • Elul 24: Hope
  • Elul 25: Intend
  • Elul 26: Create
  • Elul 27: Bless
  • Elul 28: Give
  • Elul 29: Return

Thank you for coming along on this journey with me.

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// Every good programmer leaves an easter egg or two
// Here’s where I would like to thank a few people:
// First, I am blessed beyond measure to have had the chance to marry my best friend.
// without her, I would be lost adrift in the sea of madness and chaos.
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// Second, thank you to Phyllis Sommer (aka “Ima on (and off) the Bima”) for kicking this // event off year after year and generating both writing prompts AND enthusiasm
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// Third, to Rabbi Raphael Davidovich. This was his first year participating in #BlogElul, and
// I tried not to ape his thoughts too much. or without attribution. But like a good partner
// at the gym or a good chevruta (sorry, CHEVRUSA) at yeshiva, his work pushed me to do
// my best as well even when I might have been more lenient with myself.

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