thank you tayla
yes, as an Aries.. patient isn't generally my thing, but making people smile and meeting new friends i do daily! LOL

Merrill.. yeah, i've thought of just writing either of them a letter when i think of them.. which is often LOL but seeing as i'd like to at least get past introductions first and don't want to scare them off, i'm forcing myself to take it slow for now.
2-out-of-3 of the first 3 people i wrote have responded... both were at the same prison, but like i said their letters were personal, not just generic copies of each other, they each got different pictures that i sent them of me, and i've gotten into the habit of having their profile up while i'm writing them and maybe a copy of the last letter i wrote them as reference.

since the topic is closed, i'll ask here... in the Nevada section (a 2008 post) it says one of the things you're not suppose to mail inmates is stamps. i've sent stamps in my letters but don't want to get them in trouble. do they have access to stamps or how does that work if you don't send them a stamp to reply?

thanks again tayla for the friendly welcome