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Because of this recent super cold winter, for the first time I was worried about my Chicago Hardy Fig tree. But then figured it was in a protected micro-climate in my yard l and thought it would be OK. I’m seeing one or two small buds, so it's not dead but I was looking through my photos from last year and saw that I had full leaf bloom and unripe fruits in early May 2025. This year, I think I might have to prune many dead branches and cut it back severely, but luckily it is still alive. How are yours doing?

Location: Philadelphia. Because of this recent super cold winter, for the first time I was worried about my Chicago Hardy Fig tree. But then figured it was in a protected micro-climate in my yard l and thought it would be OK. I’m seeing one or two small buds, so it's not dead but I was looking through my photos from last year and saw that I had full leaf bloom and unripe fruits in early May 2025. This year, I think I might have to prune many dead branches and cut it back severely, but luckily it is still alive. How are yours doing?

I'm a moron. At various times throughout the semester when I’m not near my computer or phone, I’ve thought 'hey I haven’t heard anything about commencement yet' but forgot to check when I could. Then all of a sudden it’s the end of the semester and I realize I have not RSVP'd for commencement and I’ve heard nothing about it, like when it is, what day it is, renting the regalia, etc. I dig around in my email for for anything from the person coordinating it and I see nothing, so I send them an email saying "hey I know it’s too late for this year, but please make sure I’m on the list for next year. This is important to me for service plus I enjoy it." I mention it to my colleagues and one of them digs around their email to see if they got it and they found that I WAS included on the email. I did indeed get the email and I somehow archived it and didn’t even realize. When I saw it today, it didn't even look familiar, like I must have archived without reading it.

Anyway I'm mortified and a bit sick over it. I like my students and love celebrating them walk across the stage. I deserve the roasting I might get for posting. 🫠

(edited for typos)