There is definitely something wrong.

How can it be that we haven't even eaten Thanksgiving turkey, yet the stores have more Christmas decorations covering their walls and ceilings than the folks at the North Pole?

Don't believe me? Try walking through any store without seeing Rudolph's red nose shining the way or snowflake ornaments dotting an aisle.

The end of the line for me, however, came last week when one of the stores (intentionally remaining nameless) was blasting "Rockin' around the Christmas Tree" in an attempt to get shoppers to tap their toe while waiting in one of the two open checkout lines. It was probably an attempt to keep us from realizing we were waiting 15 minutes to pay.

My trees haven't even lost their leaves yet, and they want me to rock around the Christmas tree? Are you kidding?

Where did all of this hype come from? And perhaps more important, how can I get off of this train that is moving faster than Lindsay Lohan speeding around Hollywood in her little red convertible looking for an accident?

I really do not want to be a part of this machine anymore.

I want to enjoy Halloween one day per year, Thanksgiving one day per year and Christmas two days per year — Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Any more is too much.

But isn't that what we do with everything?

When something is new and cool, we like more of it — a lot more of it.

Whether it is a television show, music, cars or news, we want a lot of whatever is the current trend.

This is even true with bad news.

When can we tire of hearing about the housing "crisis," the booming oil price or another sensational murder trial?

We even do it with politics. We haven't even elected our respective candidates from each political party, and there is speculation as to whether Al Gore will run in 2012. That's right. 2012!

I don't even know what I'm having for dinner tonight, and there are people worried about 2012?

The best thing anyone can do is to simply stop. Stop shopping for holiday gifts in July, stop worrying about the president two terms from now and stop trying to be superhuman.

In fact, I'm going to start a club. It will be called the One Day Only club, and I am actively seeking membership. It's free since I don't have Paypal and, frankly, I don't have the energy to chase members who don't pay dues.

The club will pay homage to holidays on one day and one day only — the day they are actually occurring. For instance, the Fourth of July will be celebrated on July 4 of each year. Nothing more, nothing less.

Yes, it's a novel concept but one I believe has merit. This will free up plenty of other days for me to do trivial things like work, play with my kids, or cook out for fun. Throw in a couple of birthdays and my yearly schedule looks pretty darn full, thank you very much.

I'm tired of the wheel, so please let me off. And while you're at it, please let my kids and wife off, too. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy Thanksgiving.

Christian Ola, a community columnist for the Butler Eagle, resides in Mars with his wife, son and daughter and can be reached at christianolac@aol.com.