Sunday, March 29, 2026

Daily (Dr Seuss style) Digital Life Litany for Protection, Direction and Stewardship

Caveat emptier: This post was drafted with help from an AI assistant (Perplexity)— but ideated and edited extensively by the human, Bill Acton. This one has been successfully field tested on my grandchildren, ages 8 ~ 16!

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Oh, the Clicks You Can Click!

You can click in a house,
you can click with a mouse,
you can click on a train,
you can click on a plane.

You can click late at night,
you can click in the day,
but be careful, dear clicker,
where you click your own way.

There are taps that will trick you
and links that will lure,
“Just sign here,” they whisper,
“We’re completely secure!”

There are sites full of slime,
there are feeds full of fuss,
there are folks who seem friendly
but won’t think well of us.

So before you start tapping
that bright little screen,
ask, “Is this wise,
or just noisy and mean?”

“Does this grow who I am?
Does it help who I love?
Would I show it to Grandma
and to Someone above?”

Guard your name, guard your numbers,
guard the keys to your cash,
for a scam with a smile
can still take all your stash.

Guard your words, guard your jokes,
guard the memes that you send,
’Cause a post lasts much longer
than a spat with a friend.

But—with care and good choices,
with kindness and light,
you can surf, you can share,
you can use it just right.

You can learn things and teach things
and brighten the day,
if you think while you click
and you click the right way.

So stand tall when you’re scrolling,
be smart when you roam;
make your digital footprint
a path you’d call “home.”


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williamacton.legalshieldassociate.com

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