OK reporting back with some good news. CL has been very diligent working on the problem with me. We have been working via phone and e-mail. I sent over some log files and I was sent a patch to load today. I was able to sync from notes to my pre and my pre to notes. It's a little different than the previous way we would sync (read a few more steps) but at least it works. Basically, you get another calendar in addition to Google, palm and whatever else you have on you pre called "CL USB" and that's the lotus notes info (I only do the calendar) .
I'm a happy camper now that I can get all my info from my work calendar to my pre w/o having to cut and paste it to Google Even though I realize CL has a vested interest in getting this working I'm impressed on how helpful they were. They even called me a few times to help get it worked out. I'm going to work with it a few more days then get a registered copy. I know this app may not be for everyone but for those of us that can's sync via Wi-Fi or BT it's very handy.
http://www.companionlink.com/usbsync/index.html