Here are the highlights from today’s Blogroll dive:

• Bryan published a short list of his favorite sites.
• Michael Heilemann discussed writing.
• Khaled posted the cover of his upcoming Broken Kode book.
• Michael Hampton discussed the recent breach of the U.S. government’s “debt ceiling”.
• Rick’s new puppy, Abby, completed her first photo shoot for an upcoming coffee table book.
• Jim would like you to vote on your favorite icon for the upcoming Yasu v2.0 release.
• Jon reported on Samsung’s new and improved LCD technology.
• Craig would like to hear your advice on traveling and sight-seeing in Peru.
• Sarah announced her upcoming recital.
• Chris would like you to buy his new co-authored book, Blog Design Solutions.
• Angsuman compared BriteAds to BlogAds.
• And, Mark discussed the level of censorship in Google’s new Chinese site.