MOUSE BALLS

Do you know what this is a picture of?  Its mouse turds!  Not Mickey Mouse turds, but computer mouse turds.  I clean my mouse out every couple of months or so... I open the bottom, pull out the ball (my mouse only has one ball, poor little thing, no wonder he always pulls to the left).  And I have to scrape off those little roller thingies that help the ball go 'round, and this is what I pull out, every time!  I don't get it... its not like I have crud all over my mouse pad or anything.  So where does this junk come from?  I'm afraid if I look hard enough I might see it move!  It can't be healthy!  Anyhow... if you don't clean your mouse's ball, do it.  Be careful, you don't want to damage anything, just flip your mouse upsidedown, unscrew the ball-holder and the ball should just drop out.  Gently clean the rollers with a cotton swab moistened with... alcohol?  Actually I drink the alcohol and scrape the rollers with my fingernail to remove the crusty scuzz... but thats just me.  Its not unusual for your computer screen to react irradically at this point, after all, the mouse's ball is a very sensitive area.  Just keep a firm grip on the mouse and work carefully.  Return the ball to its little hole, replace the cover and secure, and you're back in business!  What ever you do... under no circumstances should you give in to the temptation to sniff the scuzz-particles... unless you don't mind having a nose full of mouse turds of unknown biological origins!  (Did you ever read Stephen King's Dream Catcher?)  Anyhow, thats how to keep your mouse's ball clean and your computer happy!