So, like, Oh my God, it's totally October 1982

For October, we're headed back to 1982.   The Cold War is still going on.  USSR is performing nuclear tests and President Ronald Reagan declared a war on drugs. 

Top 40 songs included:

• "Jack and Diane" – John Cougar
• "Who Can it be Now" – Men At Work
• "Eye in the Sky" – The Alan Parsons Project
• "I Ran" – A Flock of Seagulls
• "Abracadabra" – The Steve Miller Band
• "Athena" – The Who
• "You Can Do Magic" – America
• "Heartlight" – Neil Diamond
• "I Get Excited" – Rick Springfield (I had this album)
• "Mickey" – Toni Basil
• "Hold On" – Santana

Fiction best sellers were:

• Master of the Game by Sidney Sheldon
• Space by James A. Michener
• The Valley of the Horses by Jean M Auel (I think I read this)

Non-fiction best sellers

• Jane Fonda’s Workout Book
• Living, Loving and Learning by Leo Buscaglia
• A Light in the Attic – Shel Silverstein (I still have this)

We were watching Dallas, Magnum P.I., Simon & Simon, The Love Boat, The A-Team and Hart to Hart.  Vanna White replaced Susan Stafford on Wheel of Fortune.

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The October 1982 Workbasket Magazine had four crochet patterns.  There’s the Checquers Afghan:

The Martian and Astronaut:

And the two you'll choose from this month - A Cuddly Cat or a Watermelon Ensemble

The cuddly cat is described as "adorable on a child's bed".   The Watermelon Ensemble is a potholder, a key chain, a bookmark and a refrigerator magnet.  

What do you think I should make; a cuddly cat or some watermelon accessories?