Like many Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse users, my scroll ball occasionally starts to stick. Once it even stopped working altogether.

Apple’s official solution to the problem hasn’t worked for me. Others have suggested that one must crack the case on the mouse to fix it. Still others suggest using rubbing alcohol, and one guy even cut up strips of tape to feed under the ball… Crazy!

However, I have come up with a solution that has worked for me every time, and it’s a slightly surprising one: Huggies Naturally Refreshing Cucumber & Green Tea Baby Wipes.

Honestly, I don’t know if the cucumber and green tea have any bearing on the success of this procedure, but it’s what we had around the house.

Just rub the mouse down with a single wipe, and then flip it upside down, and roll the scroll ball around vigorously with the wipe. For best results, push down with a fair bit of force, and consider using a flat surface, like a table or book when you do this.

Your mileage may vary. If it shorts something out or discolors your mouse, don’t cry to me.

I sometimes see humor in insignificant and random things, and also allow my imagination to play out like a movie screen in my head… kind of like the character J.D. from Scrubs.

Here’s an example: The hospital where I am employed bivocationally recently had a book sale in the main entrance lobby. The book sales are always a collection of pop-culture “best sellers” and usually includes a small “Christian” section. T.J. Jakes recently released a book called Reposition Yourself. Perhaps the book sellers should have repositioned this book in their display? Click on the [poor-quality cell phone image] thumbnail above to see what I mean… I don’t think the good Bishop would be happy with where he was placed…