MBDude, I congratulate you on the funniest post on here in a long time!
Dan: Whoa there boy! You don't want to be encouraging novices to start fiddling with the barometric compensator until they've gone through the basics. They're only going to confuse themselves. You and I (and other too) know that the barometric compensator can be used as a diagnostic tool but that's because we have a comprehensive understanding of what is in reality a very simple system that looks very complicated.
What's happening, by the sound of it, is that your cold start device is working, which is a good thing.
The cold start device adds more fuel when cold and lessens it as the engine warms up. The symptoms you describe indicate that when the cold start device is active, the additional fuel is allowing the engine to perform. As the cold start device reduces its input, the amount of fuel being delivered is no longer sufficient.
Do what your 30 buckeroos has entitled you to do and take the linkage tour then report back.
It could simply be a matter of a few clicks of the pump adjustment.