C. Sabathia, and J. D. Drew, and even our own batting coach, the aforementioned B. J. Surhoff. Lots of jocks used initials in lieu of first names.But ...ome wag got to calling our "T.S. Williams" by the much-more-fun name of "Tough Shit," and, naturally enough, that had rapidly become his nickname-for-life.Probably not exactly what old Dad had in mind.Anyway, I asked Surhoff what the problem was with the kid's hitting. I knew Tough Shit was hanging in there at around .282, and that he'd finished. “May the gods preserve my worthless soul.” “Corina, you’re scaring me. What’s going on? What has this to do with my mother?” Alina was struggling for composure and calm, fighting not to launch into full-blown panic. The old woman turned to her then, but her eyes widened in surprise when she looked at Alina. “Forgive me,” she said as tears began to fall down her wrinkled cheeks. “Kulpa vitni est me volo, Mia Reglia!” The language Corina spoke was old, one that Alina had never heard her or. That first day we were out back shoveling some dirt into a trench that I had dug to bury some electrical cable going to my garage. Needless to say we both got sweaty and dirty. So after going into the house I puttered around for a few minutes then decided to take a shower. I got naked as I threw my clothes into the washing machine, then I trudged through the house to the bathroom, and then I opened the door. Oh crap.There was Beth standing in the middle of the room with her arms up tucking a. Before becoming Zach's mum, gender was something Pennygave little thought to. You were male or female. It was as simple asthat.Of course she had heard of and read about transsexuals or transgenderedpeople, but until Zach, she hadn't thought about or realised thefundamental impact it has on a life when it was being led in a genderthat was not right for the person who was living it. But now she wasexperiencing first hand how gender confusion impacted on a life. WasZach really a girl inside or.