No more birthday cakes

An ornery boss who didn't want to save the world. Also, 7 other things worth your time.

I'd like you to meet Edward Mike Davis, former Texas oilman.

Only, you can't meet him, because he’s dead.

So, we'll have to get to know him via his legacy, which is a trove of 40-year-old, typewritten, corporate memos that include some of the harshest, most acerbic, and flat-out “grumpiest” missives you'll ever read.

Start with this one, for example, date…