Apple Care rocks.  I sent my macbook out for service on Thursday and got it back today!!  It’s only Tuesday!  Anyway, it looks like they gave me a whole new case (keyboard, touchpad, screen, etc.) and did something to the hard drive to make it work again.  My settings were the same as I left them and it works great.  OK Apple, you’re forgiven.  I don’t hate you anymore…at least until you let me down again.