Ok, ding dong me does not even know what to call it to search the help...

The bar above my taskbar that shows 1. the url to links I hover over, 2. whether I'm on a secure page or not, etc... has disappeared.

What's it called and how do I get back?

Thanks!

In FF go :

View > Status Bar

Make sure its checked ;)

The status bar is checked.

... [Rick knuckles self on the forehead] I closed FF then reopened it and it re-appeared. I guess I should have tried that first.

Yep, if in doubt REBOOT ;)