By Matt Mueller Culture Editor Published Apr 26, 2024 at 12:41 PM

These can be stressful, overwhelming times, and we want to help – so to start your day with a smile, we're going to post five funny viral videos and memes every morning. Because there's no better time for a good laugh than during bad times, and we believe in starting the day on the right foot even when things feel like they're all going wrong.

Enjoy – then be safe, be smart and be healthy. We're in this together.

1. Woke up on the wrong side of bed

Mainly because there's nothing on that side of the bed. Good thing about the whole "landing on their feet" stuff.

2. Mouse trap

This is even scarier than that movie "Mouse Trap" that was somehow ostensibly made for children.

I find a great way to not get a mouse up your pants is not stand desperately close to a mouse trap just to film it for no reason. And also don't have a delicious wedge of fresh cheddar in your trousers. 

3. Jealousy

Mr. Squeakers may be his favorite day – but he needs him to know his place.

4. Attention hog

Man, dogs are not our friends today. Adorable, sure ... but very needy.

Are we also sure that's not a meerkat?

5. The daily dog

Today's pupper annoys me, because it's somehow a better chef than I am.

Not fair. Something shouldn't be able to be THAT cute and also make a good dinner without thumbs.

Bonus breather

To help you cope with the rest of your day, here's a little bonus breathing exercise to calm the nerves and provide a little digital therapy.

Matt Mueller Culture Editor

As much as it is a gigantic cliché to say that one has always had a passion for film, Matt Mueller has always had a passion for film. Whether it was bringing in the latest movie reviews for his first grade show-and-tell or writing film reviews for the St. Norbert College Times as a high school student, Matt is way too obsessed with movies for his own good.

When he's not writing about the latest blockbuster or talking much too glowingly about "Piranha 3D," Matt can probably be found watching literally any sport (minus cricket) or working at - get this - a local movie theater. Or watching a movie. Yeah, he's probably watching a movie.