How I display the five most recent entries from my journal on the sidebar of my blog using MT and Server Side Includes.
Link to Kiffin's script.
Use Multiple Templates to generate a list of other entries in the same category on an Individual Entry Archive page.
Use SSI to generate a list of other entries in the same category on an Individual Entry Archive page.
Link to how to use Server Side Includes to display category-specific content in your archives.
Link for how to display random entries.
Customizing your comment display based on how many there are.