I think I have a GHOST in my computer! Need some exorcism!

OK, it's not a ghost, but it's a mysterious "t" file that shows up on my office computer's desktop whenever anything is moved to/from the desktop or saved on it. Every time I click on it, it disappears!! It doesn't seem to cause any other problems, but I want to make sure that it's not a sign of anything scary.
For your convenience, here's a photo too!
http://flickr.com/photos/verushka26/2311957380/in/photostream/
Thanks so much for any help/insight,
Vera
PS - I've totally verified and repaired the heck out of that hard drive
PPS - I'm not too computer-savvy, although I can learn quickly. So if you drop some Terminal Terminology on me, please be precise and thorough.
PPPS - Isn't it funny how a lowercase t actually looks like a little white floating ghost??

I can't comment specifically about your mysterious file, but judging from the screen shot you put up you're running your boot drive much too full. A general rule of thumb is that you should have at least 15% free and yours has only about 4% free. IMHO you're courting disaster. Having that little free space can/will cause file corruption problems, your computer to slow down/feel sluggish and may cause weird problems like mysterious 't' files…
I'd try freeing up some space and seeing if the 't' file goes away.

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