BlogList

Blogger have invented a tip-top new 'Page element' called 'BlogList'. (Customise/Add Page Element/BlogList).

The advantage over a static blogroll is that you can choose the option 'Most recently updated' and it will shift a blog to the top the list every time there's a new post. So you only need visit a blog if you notice that it has jumped to the top of the list, so it's handy for blogs that you like but which are semi-dormant.

You can also tick boxes for 'Icon' (which looks messy); 'Title of most recent item' and 'Snippet of most recent item' (which may be of interest to occasional visitors to your blog, who might be inspired to wander off elsewhere, but not to the blogowner, plus it looks a bit messy); and 'Date of last update' (which is superfluous if your blogroll is sorted by 'Most recently updated', to be honest).