diff --git a/rattail_demo/config.py b/rattail_demo/config.py
index 1ff335b..8cd6ccb 100644
--- a/rattail_demo/config.py
+++ b/rattail_demo/config.py
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ class DemoConfigExtension(ConfigExtension):
 
         # tell rattail where our stuff lives
         config.setdefault('rattail.mail', 'emails', 'rattail_demo.emails')
+        config.setdefault('tailbone', 'menus', 'rattail_demo.web.menus')
diff --git a/rattail_demo/web/menus.py b/rattail_demo/web/menus.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37a818a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rattail_demo/web/menus.py
@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
+"""
+Web Menus
+"""
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
+
+
+def simple_menus(request):
+    url = request.route_url
+
+    menus = [
+        {
+            'title': "Time Clock",
+            'type': 'menu',
+            'items': [
+                {
+                    'title': "Personal Schedule",
+                    'url': url('schedule.employee'),
+                    'perm': 'schedule.view',
+                },
+                {
+                    'title': "Full Schedule",
+                    'url': url('schedule'),
+                    'perm': 'schedule.viewall',
+                },
+                {
+                    'title': "Edit Schedule",
+                    'url': url('schedule.edit'),
+                    'perm': 'schedule.edit',
+                },
+                {
+                    'title': "Raw Scheduled Shifts",
+                    'url': url('scheduledshifts'),
+                    'perm': 'scheduledshifts.list',
+                },
+            ],
+        },
+        {
+            'title': "Products",
+            'type': 'menu',
+            'items': [
+                {
+                    'title': "Products",
+                    'url': url('products'),
+                    'perm': 'products.list',
+                },
+                {
+                    'title': "Vendors",
+                    'url': url('vendors'),
+                    'perm': 'vendors.list',
+                },
+                {
+                    'title': "Departments",
+                    'url': url('departments'),
+                    'perm': 'departments.list',
+                },
+                {
+                    'title': "Subdepartments",
+                    'url': url('subdepartments'),
+                    'perm': 'subdepartments.list',
+                },
+                {
+                    'title': "Brands",
+                    'url': url('brands'),
+                    'perm': 'brands.list',
+                },
+                {
+                    'title': "Families",
+                    'url': url('families'),
+                    'perm': 'families.list',
+                },
+                {
+                    'title': "Report Codes",
+                    'url': url('reportcodes'),
+                    'perm': 'reportcodes.list',
+                },
+            ],
+        },
+        {
+            'title': "People",
+            'type': 'menu',
+            'items': [
+                {
+                    'title': "All People",
+                    'url': url('people'),
+                    'perm': 'people.list',
+                },
+                {
+                    'title': "Customers",
+                    'url': url('customers'),
+                    'perm': 'customers.list',
+                },
+                {
+                    'title': "Employees",
+                    'url': url('employees'),
+                    'perm': 'employees.list',
+                },
+            ],
+        },
+        {
+            'title': "CORE-POS",
+            'type': 'menu',
+            'items': [
+                {
+                    'title': "Departments",
+                    'url': url('corepos.departments'),
+                    'perm': 'corepos.departments.list',
+                },
+                {
+                    'title': "Subdepartments",
+                    'url': url('corepos.subdepartments'),
+                    'perm': 'corepos.subdepartments.list',
+                },
+                {
+                    'title': "Vendors",
+                    'url': url('corepos.vendors'),
+                    'perm': 'corepos.vendors.list',
+                },
+                {
+                    'title': "Products",
+                    'url': url('corepos.products'),
+                    'perm': 'corepos.products.list',
+                },
+                {
+                    'title': "Customers",
+                    'url': url('corepos.customers'),
+                    'perm': 'corepos.customers.list',
+                },
+                {
+                    'title': "Employees",
+                    'url': url('corepos.employees'),
+                    'perm': 'corepos.employees.list',
+                },
+                {
+                    'title': "Transaction Details",
+                    'url': url('corepos.transaction_details'),
+                    'perm': 'corepos.transaction_details.list',
+                },
+            ],
+        },
+        {
+            'title': "Batches",
+            'type': 'menu',
+            'items': [
+                {
+                    'title': "Handheld",
+                    'url': url('batch.handheld'),
+                    'perm': 'batch.handheld.list',
+                },
+                {
+                    'title': "Inventory",
+                    'url': url('batch.inventory'),
+                    'perm': 'batch.inventory.list',
+                },
+                {
+                    'title': "Import / Export",
+                    'url': url('batch.importer'),
+                    'perm': 'batch.importer.list',
+                },
+            ],
+        },
+        {
+            'title': "TempMon",
+            'type': 'menu',
+            'items': [
+                {
+                    'title': "Clients",
+                    'url': url('tempmon.clients'),
+                    'perm': 'tempmon.clients.list',
+                },
+                {
+                    'title': "Probes",
+                    'url': url('tempmon.probes'),
+                    'perm': 'tempmon.probes.list',
+                },
+                {
+                    'title': "Readings",
+                    'url': url('tempmon.readings'),
+                    'perm': 'tempmon.readings.list',
+                },
+            ],
+        },
+        {
+            'title': "Admin",
+            'type': 'menu',
+            'items': [
+                {
+                    'title': "Stores",
+                    'url': url('stores'),
+                    'perm': 'stores.list',
+                },
+                {
+                    'title': "Users",
+                    'url': url('users'),
+                    'perm': 'users.list',
+                },
+                {
+                    'title': "User Events",
+                    'url': url('userevents'),
+                    'perm': 'userevents.list',
+                },
+                {
+                    'title': "Roles",
+                    'url': url('roles'),
+                    'perm': 'roles.list',
+                },
+                {
+                    'title': "Email Settings",
+                    'url': url('emailprofiles'),
+                    'perm': 'emailprofiles.list',
+                },
+                {
+                    'title': "Raw Settings",
+                    'url': url('settings'),
+                    'perm': 'settings.list',
+                },
+                {
+                    'title': "DataSync Changes",
+                    'url': url('datasyncchanges'),
+                    'perm': 'datasync.list',
+                },
+                {
+                    'title': "Rattail Demo Upgrades",
+                    'url': url('upgrades'),
+                    'perm': 'upgrades.list',
+                },
+            ],
+        },
+    ]
+
+    return menus
diff --git a/rattail_demo/web/templates/menu.mako b/rattail_demo/web/templates/menu.mako
index d8bdad0..966e724 100644
--- a/rattail_demo/web/templates/menu.mako
+++ b/rattail_demo/web/templates/menu.mako
@@ -1,161 +1,58 @@
 ## -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
 
+<%def name="make_simple_menu()">
+
+  % for topitem in menus:
+      <li>
+        <a>${topitem.title}</a>
+        <ul>
+          % for subitem in topitem.items:
+              <li>${h.link_to(subitem.title, subitem.url)}</li>
+          % endfor
+        </ul>
+      </li>
+  % endfor
+
+  ## User Menu
+  % if request.user:
+      <li>
+        <a${' class="root-user"' if request.is_root else ''|n}>${request.user}${" ({})".format(inbox_count) if inbox_count else ''}</a>
+        <ul>
+          % if request.is_root:
+              <li class="root-user">${h.link_to("Stop being root", url('stop_root'))}</li>
+          % elif request.is_admin:
+              <li class="root-user">${h.link_to("Become root", url('become_root'))}</li>
+          % endif
+          <li>${h.link_to("Messages{}".format(" ({})".format(inbox_count) if inbox_count else ''), url('messages.inbox'))}</li>
+          <li>${h.link_to("Change Password", url('change_password'))}</li>
+          <li>${h.link_to("Logout", url('logout'))}</li>
+        </ul>
+      </li>
+  % else:
+      <li>${h.link_to("Login", url('login'))}</li>
+  % endif
+
+</%def>
+
 <%def name="main_menu_items()">
 
-    % if request.has_any_perm('schedule.view', 'schedule.viewall', 'schedule.edit', 'scheduledshifts.list'):
-        <li>
-          <a>Time Clock</a>
-          <ul>
-            % if request.has_perm('schedule.view'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("Personal Schedule", url('schedule.employee'))}</li>
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('schedule.viewall'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("Full Schedule", url('schedule'))}</li>
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('schedule.edit'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("Edit Schedule", url('schedule.edit'))}</li>
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('scheduledshifts.list'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("Raw Scheduled Shifts", url('scheduledshifts'))}</li>
-            % endif
-          </ul>
-        </li>
-    % endif
+  % if request.rattail_config.getbool('tailbone', 'menus.simple', default=False):
+      ${self.make_simple_menu()}
+  % else:
 
-    % if request.has_any_perm('products.list', 'vendors.list', 'departments.list', 'subdepartments.list', 'brands.list', 'families.list', 'reportcodes.list'):
-        <li>
-          <a>Products</a>
-          <ul>
-            % if request.has_perm('products.list'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("Products", url('products'))}</li>
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('vendors.list'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("Vendors", url('vendors'))}</li>
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('departments.list'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("Departments", url('departments'))}</li>
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('subdepartments.list'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("Subdepartments", url('subdepartments'))}</li>
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('brands.list'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("Brands", url('brands'))}</li>
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('families.list'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("Families", url('families'))}</li>
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('reportcodes.list'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("Report Codes", url('reportcodes'))}</li>
-            % endif
-          </ul>
-        </li>
-    % endif
-
-    % if request.has_any_perm('people.list', 'customers.list', 'employees.list'):
-        <li>
-          <a>People</a>
-          <ul>
-            % if request.has_perm('people.list'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("All People", url('people'))}</li>
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('customers.list'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("Customers", url('customers'))}</li>
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('employees.list'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("Employees", url('employees'))}</li>
-            % endif
-          </ul>
-        </li>
-    % endif
-
-    % if request.has_any_perm('corepos.departments.list', 'corepos.subdepartments.list', 'corepos.vendors.list', 'corepos.products.list', 'corepos.customers.list', 'corepos.employees.list', 'corepos.transaction_details.list'):
-        <li>
-          <a>CORE-POS</a>
-          <ul>
-            % if request.has_perm('corepos.departments.list'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("Departments", url('corepos.departments'))}</li>
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('corepos.subdepartments.list'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("Subdepartments", url('corepos.subdepartments'))}</li>
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('corepos.vendors.list'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("Vendors", url('corepos.vendors'))}</li>
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('corepos.products.list'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("Products", url('corepos.products'))}</li>
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('corepos.customers.list'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("Customers", url('corepos.customers'))}</li>
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('corepos.employees.list'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("Employees", url('corepos.employees'))}</li>
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('corepos.transaction_details.list'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("Transaction Details", url('corepos.transaction_details'))}</li>
-            % endif
-          </ul>
-        </li>
-    % endif
-
-    % if request.has_any_perm('batch.handheld.list', 'batch.inventory.list', 'batch.importer.list'):
-        <li>
-          <a>Batches</a>
-          <ul>
-            % if request.has_perm('batch.handheld.list'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("Handheld", url('batch.handheld'))}</li>
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('batch.inventory.list'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("Inventory", url('batch.inventory'))}</li>
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('batch.importer.list'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("Import / Export", url('batch.importer'))}</li>
-            % endif
-          </ul>
-        </li>
-    % endif
-
-    % if request.has_any_perm('tempmon.clients.list', 'tempmon.probes.list', 'tempmon.readings.list'):
-        <li>
-          <a>TempMon</a>
-          <ul>
-            % if request.has_perm('tempmon.clients.list'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("Clients", url('tempmon.clients'))}</li>
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('tempmon.probes.list'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("Probes", url('tempmon.probes'))}</li>
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('tempmon.readings.list'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("Readings", url('tempmon.readings'))}</li>
-            % endif
-          </ul>
-        </li>
-    % endif
-
-    % if request.has_any_perm('stores.list', 'users.list', 'userevents.list', 'roles.list', 'emailprofiles.list', 'datasync.list', 'settings.list', 'upgrades.list'):
+    % if request.has_any_perm('users.list', 'roles.list', 'settings.list', 'upgrades.list'):
         <li>
           <a>Admin</a>
           <ul>
-            % if request.has_perm('stores.list'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("Stores", url('stores'))}</li>
-            % endif
             % if request.has_perm('users.list'):
                 <li>${h.link_to("Users", url('users'))}</li>
             % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('userevents.list'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("User Events", url('userevents'))}</li>
-            % endif
             % if request.has_perm('roles.list'):
                 <li>${h.link_to("Roles", url('roles'))}</li>
             % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('emailprofiles.list'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("Email Settings", url('emailprofiles'))}</li>
-            % endif
             % if request.has_perm('settings.list'):
                 <li>${h.link_to("Raw Settings", url('settings'))}</li>
             % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('datasync.list'):
-                <li>${h.link_to("DataSync Changes", url('datasyncchanges'))}</li>
-            % endif
             % if request.has_perm('upgrades.list'):
                 <li>${h.link_to("Rattail Demo Upgrades", url('upgrades'))}</li>
             % endif
@@ -181,4 +78,5 @@
         <li>${h.link_to("Login", url('login'))}</li>
     % endif
 
+  % endif
 </%def>
diff --git a/rattail_demo/web/templates/themes/bobcat/menu.mako b/rattail_demo/web/templates/themes/bobcat/menu.mako
index 10fe535..5cd4fe3 100644
--- a/rattail_demo/web/templates/themes/bobcat/menu.mako
+++ b/rattail_demo/web/templates/themes/bobcat/menu.mako
@@ -1,170 +1,67 @@
 ## -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
 
-<%def name="main_menu_items()">
+<%def name="make_simple_menu()">
 
   <div class="navbar-start">
 
-    ## Time Clock
-    % if request.has_any_perm('schedule.view', 'schedule.viewall', 'schedule.edit', 'scheduledshifts.list'):
+    % for topitem in menus:
         <div class="navbar-item has-dropdown is-hoverable">
-          <a class="navbar-link">Time Clock</a>
+          <a class="navbar-link">${topitem.title}</a>
           <div class="navbar-dropdown">
-            % if request.has_perm('schedule.view'):
-                ${h.link_to("Personal Schedule", url('schedule.employee'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('schedule.viewall'):
-                ${h.link_to("Full Schedule", url('schedule'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('schedule.edit'):
-                ${h.link_to("Edit Schedule", url('schedule.edit'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('scheduledshifts.list'):
-                ${h.link_to("Raw Scheduled Shifts", url('scheduledshifts'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
+            % for subitem in topitem.items:
+                ${h.link_to(subitem.title, subitem.url, class_='navbar-item root-user')}
+            % endfor
           </div>
         </div>
+    % endfor
+
+  </div><!-- navbar-start -->
+  <div class="navbar-end">
+
+    ## User Menu
+    % if request.user:
+        <div class="navbar-item has-dropdown is-hoverable">
+          <a class="navbar-link ${'root-user' if request.is_root else ''}">${request.user}${" ({})".format(inbox_count) if inbox_count else ''}</a>
+          <div class="navbar-dropdown">
+            % if request.is_root:
+                ${h.link_to("Stop being root", url('stop_root'), class_='navbar-item root-user')}
+            % elif request.is_admin:
+                ${h.link_to("Become root", url('become_root'), class_='navbar-item root-user')}
+            % endif
+            ${h.link_to("Messages{}".format(" ({})".format(inbox_count) if inbox_count else ''), url('messages.inbox'), class_='navbar-item')}
+            ${h.link_to("Change Password", url('change_password'), class_='navbar-item')}
+            ${h.link_to("Logout", url('logout'), class_='navbar-item')}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+    % else:
+        ${h.link_to("Login", url('login'), class_='navbar-item')}
     % endif
 
-    ## Products
-    % if request.has_any_perm('products.list', 'vendors.list', 'departments.list', 'subdepartments.list', 'brands.list', 'families.list', 'reportcodes.list'):
-        <div class="navbar-item has-dropdown is-hoverable">
-          <a class="navbar-link">Products</a>
-          <div class="navbar-dropdown">
-            % if request.has_perm('products.list'):
-                ${h.link_to("Products", url('products'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('vendors.list'):
-                ${h.link_to("Vendors", url('vendors'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('departments.list'):
-                ${h.link_to("Departments", url('departments'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('subdepartments.list'):
-                ${h.link_to("Subdepartments", url('subdepartments'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('brands.list'):
-                ${h.link_to("Brands", url('brands'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('families.list'):
-                ${h.link_to("Families", url('families'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('reportcodes.list'):
-                ${h.link_to("Report Codes", url('reportcodes'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
-          </div>
-        </div>
-    % endif
+  </div><!-- navbar-end -->
+</%def>
 
-    ## People
-    % if request.has_any_perm('people.list', 'customers.list', 'employees.list'):
-        <div class="navbar-item has-dropdown is-hoverable">
-          <a class="navbar-link">People</a>
-          <div class="navbar-dropdown">
-            % if request.has_perm('people.list'):
-                ${h.link_to("All People", url('people'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('customers.list'):
-                ${h.link_to("Customers", url('customers'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('employees.list'):
-                ${h.link_to("Employees", url('employees'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
-          </div>
-        </div>
-    % endif
+<%def name="main_menu_items()">
 
-    ## CORE-POS
-    % if request.has_any_perm('corepos.departments.list', 'corepos.subdepartments.list', 'corepos.vendors.list', 'corepos.products.list', 'corepos.customers.list', 'corepos.employees.list', 'corepos.transaction_details.list'):
-        <div class="navbar-item has-dropdown is-hoverable">
-          <a class="navbar-link">CORE-POS</a>
-          <div class="navbar-dropdown">
-            % if request.has_perm('corepos.departments.list'):
-                ${h.link_to("Departments", url('corepos.departments'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('corepos.subdepartments.list'):
-                ${h.link_to("Subdepartments", url('corepos.subdepartments'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('corepos.vendors.list'):
-                ${h.link_to("Vendors", url('corepos.vendors'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('corepos.products.list'):
-                ${h.link_to("Products", url('corepos.products'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('corepos.customers.list'):
-                ${h.link_to("Customers", url('corepos.customers'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('corepos.employees.list'):
-                ${h.link_to("Employees", url('corepos.employees'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('corepos.transaction_details.list'):
-                ${h.link_to("Transaction Details", url('corepos.transaction_details'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
-          </div>
-        </div>
-    % endif
+  % if request.rattail_config.getbool('tailbone', 'menus.simple', default=False):
+      ${self.make_simple_menu()}
+  % else:
 
-    ## Batches
-    % if request.has_any_perm('batch.handheld.list', 'batch.inventory.list', 'batch.importer.list'):
-        <div class="navbar-item has-dropdown is-hoverable">
-          <a class="navbar-link">Batches</a>
-          <div class="navbar-dropdown">
-            % if request.has_perm('batch.handheld.list'):
-                ${h.link_to("Handheld", url('batch.handheld'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('batch.inventory.list'):
-                ${h.link_to("Inventory", url('batch.inventory'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('batch.importer.list'):
-                ${h.link_to("Import / Export", url('batch.importer'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
-          </div>
-        </div>
-    % endif
-
-    ## TempMon
-    % if request.has_any_perm('tempmon.clients.list', 'tempmon.probes.list', 'tempmon.readings.list'):
-        <div class="navbar-item has-dropdown is-hoverable">
-          <a class="navbar-link">TempMon</a>
-          <div class="navbar-dropdown">
-            % if request.has_perm('tempmon.clients.list'):
-                ${h.link_to("Clients", url('tempmon.clients'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('tempmon.probes.list'):
-                ${h.link_to("Probes", url('tempmon.probes'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('tempmon.readings.list'):
-                ${h.link_to("Readings", url('tempmon.readings'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
-          </div>
-        </div>
-    % endif
+  <div class="navbar-start">
 
     ## Admin
-    % if request.has_any_perm('stores.list', 'users.list', 'userevents.list', 'roles.list', 'emailprofiles.list', 'datasync.list', 'settings.list', 'upgrades.list'):
+    % if request.has_any_perm('users.list', 'roles.list', 'settings.list', 'upgrades.list'):
         <div class="navbar-item has-dropdown is-hoverable">
           <a class="navbar-link">Admin</a>
           <div class="navbar-dropdown">
-            % if request.has_perm('stores.list'):
-                ${h.link_to("Stores", url('stores'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
             % if request.has_perm('users.list'):
                 ${h.link_to("Users", url('users'), class_='navbar-item')}
             % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('userevents.list'):
-                ${h.link_to("User Events", url('userevents'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
             % if request.has_perm('roles.list'):
                 ${h.link_to("Roles", url('roles'), class_='navbar-item')}
             % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('emailprofiles.list'):
-                ${h.link_to("Email Settings", url('emailprofiles'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
             % if request.has_perm('settings.list'):
                 ${h.link_to("Raw Settings", url('settings'), class_='navbar-item')}
             % endif
-            % if request.has_perm('datasync.list'):
-                ${h.link_to("DataSync Changes", url('datasyncchanges'), class_='navbar-item')}
-            % endif
             % if request.has_perm('upgrades.list'):
                 ${h.link_to("Rattail Demo Upgrades", url('upgrades'), class_='navbar-item')}
             % endif
@@ -195,4 +92,6 @@
     % endif
 
   </div><!-- navbar-end -->
+
+  % endif
 </%def>