Honey pie, we're back. We missed you. No, baby, there's not another blog in our lives. We swear. We've just been … uh, busy. Please, baby, please know that you are our one and only …

We can't decide on the best excuse for our light posting schedule on Fresyes these days, so we'll just let you take your pick:

Excuse #1: It's summer in New York. The last thing we want to be doing after work hours is sitting in front of a g.d. computer.

Excuse #2: We've secretly taken pleasure from your daily disappointment -- the fleeting letdown that occurs when you, the loyal readers, come to the Fresyes website and realize, "Those lazy bastards haven't written anything since Sunday… and even THAT sucked."

But we're not alone. Turns out many of our favorite New York blogs have either taken up a half-time summer schedule or disappeared entirely -- leaving little doubt that this "blogging phenomenon" is directly linked to the weather. So check the Doppler if you want a better prediction of when we're going to grace you with our presence again.

Meantime, here's some stuff that's been backed up in our inbox from the past week:

1. We spotted Johnny Knoxville at Café Habana last weekend (reading the NY Times, eating beans out of a cup and listening to his iPod, if you must know), this, just weeks after our breathtaking Naomi Watts run-in at the takeout counter. Incidentally, Knoxville also is starring in the new flick "Grand Theft Parsons," which depicts the fiery final sendoff of songwriter Gram Parsons. And while the Reagan funeral is nice, we all know the best way to say goodbye to a dear friend is to get drunk, steal the casket and set it on fire at Joshua Tree National Forest.

2. Kinky Freidman -- mystery novel author, salsa maker, former member of the Texas Jewboys and resident of my parents' old record collection -- is running for Texas Governor. His major campaign issue is outlawing the declawing of cats. (via Slatch)

3. We don't want to stir up a girlfight (okay, maybe we do), but this Fresno Famous article on Fresno hofbraus reminds us vaguely of that dream Chrissy Fessler had about us the other week. Either way, both posts tell you more than you ever wanted to know about the Great Fresno Hofbrau Explosion. Hofbrau. It's just a great word. Hofbrau.

4. Coincidence? We think not! Britney Spears blows out her knee in New York while shooting a video. At the same time, a dear friend of the Fresyes family breaks her leg in New York when she's hit by a cab running a red light. Their lives are intertwined forever.

Best wishes to her for a speedy recovery. And a cautionary note to New York tourists: Jaywalking is always the safer bet.