OK. So, I'm a blogger. I love blogging and all things blogging. But, I have too many blogs. :-) So, I write in one and direct you to that blog for the good stuff...
I just wrote a post about my favorite plugins for WordPress blogs (on your own server, of course). If you want to check them out (and some of them are pretty SEO sweet), go to
http://ovblogger.com/2008/04/19/my-personal-plugins-list/Hope it's helpful!