Apropos of nothing, I just got the hundredth or so weekly reminder that my macOS can be updated to Monterey. I'm waiting till the show is over, then I'll bite the bullet and take the plunge and perhaps call upon another metaphor or two, whereupon I shall upgrade from Catalina to Monterey, bypassing Big Sur and not collecting $200.
Once the dust settles on the OS, I'll upgrade the all-important MainStage to the current version which is now reported as perfectly stable. This is NOT something you do while you have a gig going on, or one upcoming, but it'll be nice to finally get up to date on everything starting Sunday or Monday.