Of the Endangered Species List

I've got sticky mouse syndrome. My mouse refuses to budge. I shake it, I blow on the little ball, and I bang it against the desk, but the mouse still sticks. I know they sell wireless/balless mouces(mice?), but I don't have one. So, I have to suffice with what I've got, and that happens to be a mouse with its ball still in tact. She's an endangered species, and one of the least sought after items in an office. However, I continue to caress her and hope the cursor glides across the screen at the same time and, more importantly in the same direction, as my mouse.

I always wondered why they would make such a device, obviously technological advances in science have allowed us to operate a finger pad on our laptops and a balless mouse with a sensor, but I still wonder how long it will take until all offices rid their cubes of the very last mouse-with-ball.

It's clear that I am now the minority, most have switched over and are advancing in exponential ways. Will I be the last to own a ball mouse? If so, should I save this little guy as a collectors item, or throw it away in the trash?

During these frustrating times, I want to throw the sticky icky mouse in the dumpster along with various other office products.
Enjoy this little bit of technology. It's the Kiwi Mouse from New Zeland by Microsoft. I think its time I get one.


I hope that I've captured some unanimous frustrations. Do you still have a ball operated mouse? Or do I have a rare collectors item?