Jerry Jackson's blog

You have finally met him. I'm the one person on Earth who didn't like the movie "ET".

Does anyone remember the fictional locations "Molasses Swamp", "Gum Drop Mountains", and the "Ice Cream Floats"?

"Many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view". I'll be impressed if anyone can name the character who uttered those famous words.

A sneeze is no laughing matter for some, especially to monkeys who befriend pachyderms.

Growing up in rural North Carolina, we didn't have cable TV- that was a luxury reserved for my city friends.

The words "summer camp" conjure up all kinds of images. For some reason, I can't help but think about Jim Varney in "Ernest Goes to Camp".

I wonder if any of you remember the TG&Y stores?

Over the last three months of 2011, our Weather Lab received a major overhaul.

I've been a forecaster for nearly 20 years now, but I can still remember my first Christmas as a meteorologist.

What is your favorite movie? A simple question, but the answer can be hard to determine.

I was driving down I-40 this past weekend and took notice of the excessive traffic on the road. I saw no evidence of a wreck, and there was no holiday being celebrated.

One of my first childhood memories of the beach was a trip to the Jolly Roger Inn at Topsail. It was my first experience "fishing".

If you want to buy anything in a store, it seems you must plan your trip several months in advance.

As I write this entry, I can hear the distant crack of fireworks from Wilmington's July 4th celebration.

This past Father's Day was one to remember, but not for a good reason. Still, things could have been much worse.