It’s a Jungle Out There!
May 19th, 2013. Filed under: Reruns.
First posted July 17, 2008
I suppose by now you’ve figured out that my mind can travel down some paths not frequently traveled.
While in Walgreen’s last week something caught my eye as I was passing the cosmetic counter. I had to turn around and go back and get a better look. I really just couldn’t believe what I was seeing. My first thought was, “Just look at that jungle.”
I can’t seem to avoid jungles. I found myself looking at a display of nail polish. Revlon’s Jewels of the Nile, to be more specific. All I could see were jungle colors with innovative names such as Pink Orchard, Guava Glam, Primal Purple and Tropical Teal. Don’t those names bring visions of tropical flowers and fruits? And what about Exotic Ivory? I’m thinking of all those wild elephants crashing through the jungle and trampling the gorgeous flowers and luscious fruits. Smash! Kaboom! Oh, no! It’s coming right at me. I’m the next tropical bloom on the “let’s crush everything in our path list.” Okay, I escaped that stampede.
Now I’m looking at Brazil Nut Brown and thinking about the mud at the edge of the Nile squishing up through my toes. I wonder if this mud is as good as the Dead Sea Mud. Maybe I should smear some all over my body and see if it beautifies me.
I really have trouble with the last color. Lush Lime. I don’t see trees with a bounty of limes for harvest when I look at that green. I see maybe some moss, but mostly I see something rotten and molded. Maybe those bananas I stepped in trying to get away from the elephants.
There’s a color Revlon forgot. They could have called it Bold Bananas. What’s a jungle without bananas? I think I will get on one of those tour boats going on down the Nile to see what else I can find to go with those nail colors. Oh, look! The tour company is named Jungle Jewels and my boat is called the Tropical Flower.