No worries RTC, I will not put myself in a postion for permanent injury. I do realize I'm on the edge with the numbness, but I'm darn well stubborn enough to try and get it right.
Funny thing is that just the bar causes the numbness. Just standing there with the bar. I'm thinking its a stretch rather than compression on the neck at this point. Its gotta be a root stretch in the brachial plexus.

I'm gonna take you up on your suggestion and pick up some foam rollers. Also, I'm gonna start heading back to yoga this week. Squatting stuff will be form only at this point. You guys are right, I'm a cyclist and not a weightlifter. Priority is to ride a bike.

Not that this makes me immune to any idiotocracy, but I'm an Occupational Therapist. Since I've begun this whole lifting thing, at work I've been hitting up a physiatrist for advice on what I did, what likely caused it, and how long I should rest/recover before trying to problem solve it again.