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Why I Do Not Travel

There are people whose souls awaken at airports. People who feel restless unless they are planning a trip, booking tickets, standing in immigration queues with headphones on and a passport in hand, convinced that somewhere else — another city, another country, another landscape — life will briefly become more meaningful than the one they currently inhabit. I have never been one of them. And…

Why I Do Not Travel

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Pride Is A Protest

I am a citizen of India. January is Pride Month in Mumbai. There will be marches, talks, performances, and celebrations across the city. And yet, if I am being honest, pride does not come easily to me anymore. I feel unsafe. I feel unseen. I feel neglected — not only as a gay man, but as a citizen. When I was growing up, I loved this country deeply. I carried a fierce sense of patriotism. In…

Pride Is A Protest

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Lawyer Sues The IRS, Demanding It Recognize Pets As Legal Dependents

(link at Forbes at bottom of post)

Nearly all U.S. pet owners (97%) say their pets are part of their family. (PEW Research Center - 51% of U.S. pet owners say their pets are as much a part of their family as a human member )

While millions of U.S. households (about 94 million families) own one or more pets, pets are not considered part of the family for tax purposes. A recently filed case in district court aims to change that. Amanda Reynolds, an attorney licensed in New York and Utah who focuses largely on civil litigation insurance defense, recently filed a complaint in the Eastern District of New York, together with Finnegan Mary Reynolds. The catch? Finnegan is Amanda’s dog.

Reynolds says that Finnegan, her eight-year-old golden retriever, is entirely dependent on her for food, shelter, medical care, training, transportation, and daily living. Finnegan has no independent income, resides exclusively with her, and has annual expenses exceeding $5,000. That means, Reynolds argues, that Finnegan satisfies every meaningful element of dependency recognized under section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code—except for being human. As a result, Reynolds has asked the court to determine whether pets can be recognized as non-human dependents under federal tax law.

This unequal treatment, she says, lacks a rational basis, especially considering the IRS’s own recognition that some animals—specifically, service dogs—may qualify for tax advantages. Reynolds argues that, from a financial standpoint, there is no real difference between service animals and companion animals.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2025/12/12/lawyer-sues-the-irs-demanding-it-recognize-pets-as-legal-dependents/

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The Lift, the Law, and the Limits of Human Decency

I am tired. Not the kind of tired that a night’s sleep fixes, but the bone-deep exhaustion that comes from having to fight—again and again—for the most basic decency. We’ve just taken possession of my mother’s new flat in a Cooperative Housing Society. A Bank of India colony, no less. Two lifts: one passenger, one service. And already, the managing committee has decided that pets are not…

The Lift, the Law, and the Limits of Human Decency

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My Kids and Their Lessons

If you’ve followed my writings, you know that dogs are not simply pets to me — they are companions, teachers, and my children. Living with dogs has been one of the most grounding and transformative experiences of my life. They have walked beside me through loneliness and joy, through grief and laughter, and they have given me lessons that no classroom, book, or mentor could fully teach. Dogs do…

My Kids and Their Lessons

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My Kids Have Fur

The other day, I visited my cousin’s house, and once again, I was reminded of the silent wall that often stands between how people say they love animals, and how little they actually see them. I understand that in many families, dogs are appreciated—even adored—but rarely do they cross that invisible line that transforms them from ‘pets’ to ‘children’. But for me and my sister, that line was…

My Kids Have Fur

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Furkid Photo Dump

Stache

Tala

Chester

Chester and the moon

Maverick

Jackson (looking at my brother LOL) 👀