Got email from moto support tech.
THis is what he suggested:
Remove all accounts except gmail. Turn phone off for 30 seconds.
Restart, then add back accounts. *this is not so much fun, but much better than a full factory reset again*
Update phone with *228 option 2
He also suggested the following battery management app.
http://market.android.com/details?id...defender&hl=en
I did these things this morning AND....
It is now 7:35 pm and my phone hasn't been plugged in since this morning, gotten more calls than usual, lots of emails (of course with reinstalling all my accounts again)... and my battery is around 2/3 full!!!
Under battery usage, voice calls and display are back on top where they belong,
YEA
We will see over the next few days if it stays working well again...