Kristen -- I envy you. How perfectly you got me to from laughing out loud to really thinking about friendship and how it has changed in many ways. 

I'm older and my contacts with people have been mostly face-to-face. I like this as it gives me a FULL sense of the person. When I was a life coach, however, I was amazed at how easily I felt connected to people I only spoke with over the phone.  Now, I have good friends I've never met in person. I didn't think this was possible...but it is...for me, at least.  Great post. Thanks for making me laugh and think at the same time :)