Rocco,
This is usually the result of giving users admin rights on the box. They turn around and remove Domain Admins just like in the fable of the sorcerer's apprentice.

QA,
See this thread:

Topic: local admin

Pretty much the same, only different. After you add yourself back in, you should remove the user.
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