Irksome "sticky" arrow key problem- using 10.5.6 on 2.16ghz macbook (white)

recently, while using google earth, the globe/land started to run away scroll on me. i didn't know how to stop it; by instinct I'd press the arrow key the opposite direction to which it was scrolling, but that had no effect. if i zoomed in or out, that would stop it, but it would happen again moments later. I'd quit the app, thinking something was wrong with it somehow, and relaunch. it would happen again. i must've uninstalled and reinstalled google earth a dozen times and still, I'd get the same problem.
then, when playing in "second life", an app/game in which i use the arrow keys to move around, my avatar would keep running or spinning in the same direction until i tapped that same direction again. aha! i finally figured out how to stop this from happening; there was nothing wrong with google earth after all, since i could now make the runaway scrolling stop in "GE" too. still, this is a very aggravating nuisance.
I've never spilled anything on my keyboard, and all the arrow keys are like new, nice and springy.
i went into the universal access prefpane, and checked "sticky keys" then unchecked it. still get the same crap behavoir.
not sure what could be causing this. the hardware and software respond consistently to correct the problem once it happens (pressing the arrown key in the same direction as it's locked, or stuck in) but i don't know how it's being triggered. I've tried holding down the arrow keys, holding for 1 second, then off, 2 then off, etc., nothing consistently makes it happen; just using the arrow keys in an app that arrow keys "move you in". i've not experienced any runaway cursors when holding down an arrow key in any text apps. could it have anything to do with a 3D thing?
anyone with information how to fix this? this is extremely annoying even though i now know how to get the arrow keys "unstuck".
thank you.
2.16ghz macbook white Mac OS X (10.5.6)

i've figured out the problem. in case anyone else experiences a similar problem, mine was caused by a great little program called textexpander. alas, i can no longer use it now since the benefits are not worth having my runaway/sticky arrow keys.

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