Ok the problem is solved (I think) and I learned two things:
#Upgrading fixed the problem: no more error message and now only one
backstage bar instead of three (ah, I miss the time in my life where
"backstage bar" meant something different.)
#The moment something appears to be wrong, I will revert to a saved
copy. When the lines btw ones the data and the application are this
blurred (meaning that if I break the "program" I break my data) I need
to pay more attention to if its working well. My last good copy was
from Wednesday, and I had entered hours and hours of notes.
Still learning,
Jerimiah