My favourite Mouse just died

Are we are designed to just get used to things? It may not matter if we did not like it at first, but as we "get used to it", the habit of frequent use makes things comfortable and easy. Well, I liked my TravelPac Viper Laser mouse from the moment I saw it. It had everything I wanted on a mouse including cool looks and 3200dpi laser quality resolution, as well as sleek ergonomics and best of all, two rubber grips at the side. And, it blinks with a cool white light that makes for a perfect child's night light companion... Silly, right. But definitely endearing. Best of all, it worked so well. And then, while blinking normally and still able to scroll and its buttons (all five of them) worked, the laser optics just "died". It hasn't even been two years. And no rough and tumble use which it was designed for, such as gaming. So, what can I say about its demise. I like it so much I want it replaced, but the fact that it was my favourite was because it worked so well, except it did not last nor worked when I needed it, and all without any tell-tale sign. It was just like discovering your pet whimpering and you can't help it, knowing it will slip into some sort of catatonic state and eventually die. But this mouse is in a coma, functional only to scroll and click, but not point. No point.

I guess that says it all. But like all favourite things, it gets consigned eventually to "Hold Heaven" where things are hoarded for a grieving period before it heads into the recycling bin. For now, I have to contend with the Acer laptop's built-in Synaptics touch pad. It all seems nice and I am fine with the re-adjustment to "my life after Mouse". I think I don't want to get a replacement. But just then, I notice that my Synaptics touchpad sometimes like to leap like a frog to odd places onscreen. Did I just substitute my mouse for a frog?