Aesthetic: an artistic expression, a carefully treasured and guarded aura. We all have one.

An Arizona retirement community is so committed to its “look” that it’s battling one of its residents, 5-foot-nothing, 82-year-old Donna Cordero. The widow of two veterans, Cordero had a small American flag painted on her curb alongside her house number. During one of its routine patrols “to observe the aesthetic appearance of the properties and to ensure they are maintaining ‘the look,’” her homeowners association spotted the flag and told her she’d need to paint over it.