Ash Wednesday confusion

I just saw a lady with a black smudge on her forehead. We got on the elevator together. She smiled at me, and I am sure I gave her a confused look. I was contemplating telling her about the smudge, not unlike I would contemplate whether or not and how to tell a strange man in the elevator that his fly was unzipped, when I realized it's Ash Wednesday.

Geesh. I may not be Catholic, but I still feel like a jackass. What if I had actually reached up to wipe it off??

Anyhow, for a funny Ash Wednesday picture, go here.