My group is exactly the same. The core group, including myself, all went to school together. A few others have joined over the years but the group has essentially been unchanged for over 20 years. D&D is definately the glue that bonds us together. No one has offered to cock punch me yet, but there's always time.

I hardly ever use the phone these days. I loath texting and I'm too tight to make calls. Facebook/Email/Blogger/Googlechat are my prefered options. Your post made me laugh though because I've done the same thing, spending ages trying to communicate when all I had to do was pick up the phone and speak!