Anyways, I solved this issue, in startup disc, you need to unlock the lock, which I did not do, so I rebooted to my Mac HD! Ok now..
Joe: Mac HD — applications, desktop, developer... etc. Right there. I don't know why, it's empty and can confuse people... You don't have it?
Apparently you posted this while I was typing a response to another post and I submitted without seeing this one and went on. Sorry for any understandable confusion that created.
I do not have a Desktop folder at the drive root (/Desktop) empty or otherwise. Neither do any of the other Macs around here, nor is there any reason for a /Desktop folder. Desktop folders, their content, arrangement, and picture are unique to a specific user account. I cannot come up with a reason for not deleting it.