This is my last effort as your local sex columnist. Instead of the traditional send-off, the this-is-what-I-learned-and-I-hope-you-did-too schlock, I’m giving you one last column and a fine farewell. I hope the next sex columnist rocks and can deal with e-mails addressing the current state of his or her pubic hair. No, that wasn’t a joke.
I know you can’t think further than your 10-page paper due in one hour, but the winter holidays are approaching. After you realize that sex in the library is overrated, I’ve got some ideas for a little holiday festivity. Believe me, people, it gets hotter than mistletoe.
Hanukkah starts tonight, so get ready to have eight crazy nights of candlelit romance. Jews celebrate Hanukkah to commemorate a Maccabean mitzvah. Way back when, the Maccabees needed to light the menorah of the temple, but they only had enough oil for one night. The oil ended up lasting for eight days instead, and that was the miracle of light. Immerse yourself in the oil-happy holiday and discover the miracle of oil-based lubes.
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