Your Daily Photo (Keep Your Surprisingly Capacious Bowls, I've Got a Freakin' Fruit-bearing Tree in My Backyard Edition)

Valencias are the best juicing orange, even if they don't always have the best cosmetic appearance.

And enjoy this sentence from the wiki on Valencias (which despite the name, were developed right here in Southern California, not Spain)

However, its excellent taste and internal color make it desirable for the flesh markets, too.

(That's what Tiger said!)

(and I may have altered one letter in the above sentence, guess which one)

(and here's a link to the post that inspired me to shoot my tree this afternoon)

(also, I may have gotten a bit crazy pushing those color curves around when converting these shots from RAW to JPG formats)

Here's a slide show of the whole small set (12 pictures) taken this sunny, but cool, afternoon (at least it's cool by our standards, fine, 59F isn't exactly cold, but it's not beach weather, either).

The Course Tiger Can't Tame

Nissan Open started today. I'm not all that intimate with the actual Riviera course (though used to eat that thing up on the old Links golf game, an updated fan-created Riviera course can be found here, for those still rocking the old Links 2001/2003 golf games).

Tiger's never won at Riviera, his very first PGA Tour event at the age of sixteen was a sponsors exemption for the Nissan Open (then still the LA Open, I think). He's skipping the tournament this week.

It's considered one of the premiere golf courses in the world, and has hosted its share of US Opens.

It's the only course where Tiger has competed more than 4 times in which he's failed to win. That's pretty remarkable in a sport where most players win a handful of tournaments at most and even the very elite players feel lucky to win a couple dozen tournaments in their lifetime.

I expect Tiger will tame this course at some point in his career, though if he never does, that will be a distinction that will add considerably to the legend of this course.

(did he duck this course to keep his PGA Tour win streak alive?)

My only personal experience at the Riviera Country Club was attending my Senior Prom there (not a golfer, or a person you'll likely to find at any country club, so not my cup of tea).

Blackyshack

From ESPN Page 2, Bill Simmons waxing lovingly about Tiger Woods

4. His favorite golf movie is "Caddyshack." There's no No. 2 on the list. (I'm guessing he wasn't a big fan of "Tin Cup" and "Bagger Vance.") I thought about pitching him my idea for "Black Caddyshack" but decided against it.

This got me thinking, what if they did actually make a "Black Caddyshack"? First off, it would have to be called Blackyshack (a la Blacula). Secondly, casting would be critical. Who would be the BlackBill Murray? I'd go with Forest Whitaker. He can be funny, he has presence, and he does a great crazy. For the Black Rodney Dangerfield, I'd go with Cedric the Entertainer, he's a hack, but a good natured hack who can ham it up in a Rodney sort of fashion. For the Chevy Chase role, I'd cast Tiger Woods himself. He's conquered the golfing world, I think he can handle the acting. Plus he could just play a slightly off kilter version of himself and it would fit the role. John Witherspoon could do a good Ted Knight impression.

The rest of the cast doesn't matter, but one other thing, I'd go with a puppet and NOT CGI for the gopher. The gopher must be an obvious puppet, it's part of the charm. Screw technological advances!

If this happens, I expect at least half a point for fleshing out the suggestion.