HA!! I was sitting at my desk here at work and it hit me like a ton of bricks! Here's my solution: I get one of those cheap universal PDA car mounts that can be attached to the windshield. Then I can either "stick" the pedestal to my desk somewhere out of place. The arm will definitely be able to hold it high enoough off of the surface to give the charging/synch cable clearance. If it doesn't stick I can use one of those plastic disks that can be attached to the desk with some double stick tape or another type of adhesive.
Anything here would work:
http://www.arkon.com/pdamount.php
Looking over the replies to this post, I see heepdriver mentioned something similar, if not exactly what I was talking about. I'm not sure how the cup holder would work w/ the cable sticking out the bottom of the holder. I guess I'd have to go to officedepot.com and surch for it. That's what I'll do next.
I have an old universal arkon powered mount and 14" arm that I used w/ my X5. I'll try this out when I get home. If it works, I'll get another universal mount that isn't as bulky as the powered mount. I'll also post pictures as well.